The Castlegar Cultural Advisory Committee will be hosting a round table meeting on June 12, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Castlegar and District Recreation Complex, Selkirk Room.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss future objectives of the committee, what our vision is and possible actions we can take for our continued...

Looking for something to do on your May long weekend? Come down to Millennium Park in Castlegar (110 5th St) and enjoy the Third Annual Castlegar Garden and Nature Fest taking place on Saturday May 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to the park’s winding walkways, native plants and a scenic river views, you can […]

Grappling with dramatic funding cuts hasn’t prevented Selkirk College from looking toward an ambitious future, if a series of local community consultations is any indication. Selkirk College staff and administration representatives travelled to each of the six regional communites in which one of the nine college sites are located, beginning with Grand Forks on April […]

All of the recent job action talk lately has me really feeling terrible for our teachers. I don’t know a whole lot about the politics of it all but I do know that teaching is HARD! I cannot imagine what it must be like to have to sit in a room with 30-plus children all […]

The non-profit organization that runs the Symphony of the Kootenays has decided to dissolve itself unless four new people come forward to sit on its dwindling board of directors of at a special meeting coming up on May 16 in Cranbrook. But Hans Dekkers, the president of the society, says that even if four people […]

It's official. The City of Greenwood now has the trophy plate to prove it has the best tasting municipal water in the world. City mayor, Nipper Kettle, was presented the award during a "Best Tasting Water in the World" ceremony in Greenwood Friday, May 11. More than 200 people packed the McArthur Centre in downtown Greenwood...

The chickens are ruling the roost once again, and the puns are flying fast and furious after city councillor Deb McIntosh requested a public meeting discussing whether the city should allow residents to raise chickens on urban properties in Castlegar. At council’s regular meeting Monday night, McIntosh said the city had allowed...

Wednesday  is the last day to sponsor a sculpture in this year’s SculptureWalk, then it’s full steam ahead to the Installation Day and Opening Gala on May 26. We will soon be welcoming 30 new sculptures into Castlegar’s downtown core – our biggest event yet. It’s a stellar crop this year, featuring unique, stunning works of...

To the Editor: Once again it is spring in the land of Happily Ever After and the mayor's thoughts have turned to travel. Some time ago in his not so peaceful court he was rebuked for his travel plans to a far and distant kingdom. However, being the King of the land, he said to his court, nay I shall bring this back to court...

Mark your calendars! May 12, roller derby takes Castlegar by storm when the derby dames of the West Kootenay Womens Rollers Derby League once again battle it out for supremacy and bragging rights on the track. This double-header event features Salmo’s Babes of Brutality taking on the home town team, Castlegar’s Dam City...