Shop Local Feature: Not your average businessman
When one thinks of the word ‘businessman’, the mental image one conjures is unlikely to look like Castlegar’s own Yanive Fenier. But, resplendent in his “Kootenay business suit” (jeans, T-shirt, running shoes), with bushy long black hair and five o’clock shadow, Fenier is perhaps the perfect Shop Local poster boy – someone ...
Trio of Trafalgar students shine at West Kootenay and Boundary Regional Science Fair, off to Nationals in May
Three Trafalgar Middle School students earn all-expense paid trip Charlottetown, P.E.I. next month after walking away with the top prizes at the recent West Kootenay and Boundary Regional Science Fair in Castlegar. Miranda Sherell, Emma Borhi and Micah May will be on a plane in May for the Maritimes after edging out 79 other competitors […]
PANAMA: Poor but not forgotten thanks to online videos
Coco Solo was once a United States Navy submarine base on the Panama Canal Zone, near Colón, Panama. Today, Coco Solo is the home of some of the poorest, most marginalized Panamanians. In 2008, Reuters published a story about the “poverty and decay” in Coco Solo, where John McCain (then Republican presidential...
TAX TIP: Canada Learning Bond
The Canada Learning Bond provides money from the Government to help you start saving early for your child’s education after high school. Your child could get $500 NOW to help you start saving early for your child’s education after high school, and an extra $100 each year up to age 15. That’s up to $2,000 (plus interest) in ...
Selkirk College 2012 grads
Selkirk College held its graduation ceremonies last week and extends congratulations to all its new alumni....
B.C. teachers vote 'yes' for Bill 22 opposition strategy
Ed Note: The following is a press release issued by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation A decisive 73 per cent of teachers have voted in favour of a resistance strategy to oppose Bill 22, the controversial Education Improvement Act. In a province-wide vote conducted April 17–19, a total of 21,625 teachers voted yes and 7,846 voted […]
Castlegar to see whole new kind of theatre written and performed by teens
On April 26, a group of Nelson youth participating in the Gender Action Project will perform live at the Mir Centre for Peace. Rumours and Just a Friend, interactive forum theatre pieces about gender issues, are the result of a 10-week-long workshop series facilitated by the Nelson Women's Centre, and supported by SelfDesign...
Rick Hansen to attend juvenile sturgeon release
This year’s annual juvenile white sturgeon release, hosted by the Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative (UCWSRI), promises to be extra-special. The free public event will be opened by long-time sturgeon advocate, celebrated athlete, and Canada’s “Man in Motion,” Rick Hansen. The event, at Hugh Keenleyside Dam (south-west side) near Castlegar on Monday April 23rd, […]
Dignitaries cut ribbon to open Selkirk College Tenth Street Residence
Post-secondary students in Nelson now officially have a place to hang their hats after Selkirk College officially opened its Tenth Street Residence Monday morning. “For many years, students at Selkirk College, in particular those attending programs in Nelson were challenged to find affordable housing,” said Angus Graeme, President of Selkirk College. “More recently the situation […]
OP/ED: Castlegar and Trail need to put down the banjos and grow up
“Our airport is better.” “No, OUR airport is better.” “You’re not closing OUR school.” “Well, you’re sure not closing OURS. So there.” Every time I try to imagine how dialogue between Castlegar and Trail must sound to ministry officials at both the provincial and federal levels, I can almost hear the banjos playing in the […]
