Helping people in our communities at the heart of Skills Centre’s success
Chances are someone in your community has upgraded their skills recently to get a new job, someone has started a trades training program because they found funding that helped cover their expenses, and someone has sought help joining the workforce because English is their second or third language. Chances are also high that...
Fireworks and Sky Lanterns banned within city limits
Effective at noon (Pacific Standard Time) on Friday July 15th, 2022, the use of fireworks and Sky Lanterns will be prohibited within the City of Castlegar. This is in conjunction with the Southeast Fire Centre prohibiting Category 2 fires. For more information on the prohibition from BC Wildfire Services, click here. Please...
BCHP-Revelstoke Trailer tire causes motorcyclist’s death
Police are asking witnesses to a fatal collision Sunday, according to RCMP BCHP Insp. Chad Badry. "On July 3, a trailer tire detached and fatally struck a motorcyclist on Hwy 1 near Revelstoke, B.C.," Badry said in a press release Tuesday. "At 2:20 pm, Revelstoke RCMP and BC Highway Patrol responded to a report of a collision...
Police investigate accidental death of Rossland kayaker
On Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 6:10 pm, Nelson RCMP responded to a report of a kayaker who had become trapped under a log in the Slocan River near Shoreacres Goosecreek Road in Shoreacres. Fellow kayakers as well as bystanders were able to free the 62-year-old Rossland man and began performing CPR until they were relieved by...
Premier’s statement on bus accident involving students at Selkirk College
Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement about a bus accident that claimed a student’s life and injured others: “I was deeply saddened to learn of a serious bus accident involving students from Quebec attending an English-language program at Selkirk College in Castlegar. Sadly, one young life was lost and many...
RCMP warn: cock-a-doodle-don't
On Sunday, July 3, 2022, a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report about a dispute between two neighbours on Happy Valley Road in Rossland, police said in a press release Monday. One neighbour reportedly played a loud recording of a rooster for hours to annoy her neighbour. "Trail RCMP inform the...
DriveSmartBC: Railway Crossing Etiquette
Using proper caution at railway crossings is something that all drivers must remember because the train will not stop for you. It is easy to forget to look if you use a crossing regularly but don’t often encounter a train. About 20 crossing collisions occur each year in British Columbia according to the Transportation Safety...
Castlegar Cooling Centres Ready for Warmer Temperatures
Three cooling centres in Castlegar are ready to open if Interior Health Authority activates its community heat response plan. Last year, the City signed Memorandums of Understanding with Kinnaird Church of God, New Life Church, and Way Out Shelter to offer places for Castlegar residents to go when the temperature outside...
Arrow Flow Change Notification for Tuesday, July 5
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will increase noticeably on Tuesday, July 5: • At 7 a.m., flows will increase from 1,585 m3/s to 1,727 m3/s. • At 8 a.m., flows will increase from 1,727 m3/s to 1,869 m3/s. • At 9 a.m., flows will ...
Amazing Doggy Mom leads SPCA officer to her newborn puppies
When her nine newborn puppies urgently needed help, new mom Dallas teamed up with a BC SPCA animal protection officer to get them to safety. “Dallas had been left to fend for herself on a property near Agassiz when she gave birth,” says Eileen Drever, senior officer for protection and stakeholder relations for the...
