Castlegar budget 2010 - have your say
by Contributor on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 19:15

Ed. Note: The following is a press release issued by the City of Castlegar, including links to a survey allowing for in-depth public input before the the public meeting process begins.

Your City needs you.


A little melodramatic, perhaps – but true, nonetheless.


A changing economic landscape in Castlegar has made budget cuts and residential tax increases of up to six per cent almost a certainty – but decisions made today could shape the future of our city for years to come, and Council doesn't want to make those decisions without you.

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Recent News

OP/ED: Canadian on U.S. death row is right where he belongs

by Rob Leggett on 10 Mar 2010
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Ronald Allen Smith has the distinction of being the only Canadian on death row in the U.S. and, thanks to the resent rejection of his appeal by the U.S. Appeal Court, he is one step closer to execution.


Smith, from Red Deer, Alta, admitted to and was convicted of killing two young men in Montana in 1982. He marched the two young men into the woods by the side of the road and shot them both in the head at point-blank range.

Castlegar fire command truck in collision

by Kyra Hoggan on 10 Mar 2010
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A car accident involving a Castlegar fire truck Friday afternoon is underlining the risks inherent in “pranks” like setting brush fires and purposely setting off alarms.


Fire chief Gerry Rempel was responding to a call regarding brush fires at 2:20 p.m., when the accident occurred on Columbia Avenue in front of the Sandman Hotel.


No one was hurt in the collision, but he says that's more luck than good management.


“I'm not blaming anyone – these things happen – but it's a spin off that sometimes people don't think about,” he said.

Chamber awards night honours local business

by Kyra Hoggan on 10 Mar 2010
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The Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce honoured seven local business Saturday night, including naming M&M Meat Shops Business of the Year, with Businessperson of theYear being awarded to Florio Vassilakakis of the Element Night Club.
The Fireside Inn was packed with more than 100 people, including city councillors Deb McIntosh and Kevin Chernoff and mayor Lawrence Chernoff, to recognize exemplary local commerce and celebrate the city's business community.

Regional News

KEEPING IT REAL: Under BC Injustice System, crime DOES pay

by Harvey Oberfeld on 10 Mar 2010
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Think about it.  If you could walk away with more than $32 million and only have to spend 36 months of your life in a federal prison (maybe even minimum security farm), would you do it? That’s almost a take of a million dollars a month … former investment adviser and convicted multiple fraudster Ian Thow has been alleged to have done pretty close to that

National and International

Several hundred buried in mass graves in Nigeria following clashes

by Wikinews on 11 Mar 2010
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Several hundred bodies have been buried in Nigeria in mass graves near the city of Jos after recent clashes when Muslim herdsmen reportedly attacked Christian villagers.

"We have about 351 corpses being buried at this mass grave, and at the other end, there is another village called Zot, where there are about 36 corpses to be buried separately," commented Solomon Zang, who is Plateau State's chairman of the search, recovery and evacuation committee, as quoted by News24.