Castlegar braces for third wave of Swine Flu
by Kyra Hoggan on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 15:34

This, the second, wave of the Swine Flu pandemic is winding up in Castlegar – but there's a third wave yet to come, according to officials.


Cheryl Whittleton, team leader of emergency in Castlegar and flu coordinator for IHA staff in the Kootenay Boundary, said in an interview yesterday that the cases of H1N1 presenting at the local emergency ward are tapering off.

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Recent News

City gives SculptureWalk $10,000 more; People's Choice voting to close Sept. 24

by Castlegar Source on 08 Sep 2010
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 Castlegar SculptureWalk is enjoying increased public support, as city council agreed to an extra $10,000/per year in funding for the program for the next three years.

At its regular meeting Tuesday night, council gave the green light to $25,000 per year for SculptureWalk, largely due to the project's phenomenal success in this, its first year.

$250,000 for "smart" street lights - a bright idea because they can be dimmed

by Kyra Hoggan on 08 Sep 2010
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 Never mind the streetcar named desire – in Castlegar, the powers-that-be are desiring street lights instead, so much so that they're investing a quarter of a million dollars to get them.

 
City director of transportation and civic works, Chris Barlow, said the more-than 900 new street lights will pay for themselves within six-and-a-half years, as a result of the energy savings they'll promote.
 

Public meeting to discuss road closures at Hugh Keenleyside Dam

by Kyra Hoggan on 08 Sep 2010
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 BC Hydro is inviting the Castlegar public to an information meeting on Sept. 14, during which they'll provide an update on the spillway gate upgrade project and the fall maintenance schedule for the Hugh Keenleyside Dam.

Regional News

Cleanup of Teck waste begins at Black Sand Beach: access closed during construction

by Contributor on 08 Sep 2010
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Pending approval of a final permit, contractors will begin work between Sept. 13 and Sept. 20, 2010 to remove granulated slag at Black Sand Beach on the upper Columbia River. The work is being conducted to clean up polluted material on the beach from the Teck Metals Ltd. (formerly Teck Cominco) smelter in Trail.

The project will take about five weeks. For safety reasons, the beach will be closed to public access during construction. Scheduled work dates and safety notices will be posted, and flaggers will be present to direct traffic on the Northport-Waneta Road at certain times.

National and International

Obama announces plan to build roads, railroads and runways

by Wikinews on 07 Sep 2010
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In a speech in Wisconsin, US President Barack Obama announced a USD50 billion plan to restore 150,000 miles of roads, lay 4,000 miles of railroad tracks and rebuild 150 miles of airport runways within six years. The speech was given at an annual Labor Day festival in Milwaukee to union workers on Monday afternoon.