Residents from across the Columbia Basin are invited to discuss the future of energy at RE:Energize, the Columbia Basin Symposium, taking place May 6 to 8, 2027, at Selkirk College in Castlegar. This free event will bring people together to examine the many ways energy powers homes, businesses and communities. Participants will explore the full […]

Castlegar and Trail RCMP executed two search warrants on rural properties related to a joint investigation. On September 15, 2026, Castlegar RCMP and Trail RCMP, with assistance from the RCMP Southeast District Emergency Response Team (ERT), executed search warrants at two rural properties in relation to a joint drug trafficking investigation. The search warrants were executed at residences located in the 8600 […]

The City of Castlegar is inviting residents and community organizations to help shape the City’s 2027 budget by sharing their ideas, priorities, and feedback throughout the budget process. Each year, the budget guides how public funds are invested in essential services, infrastructure, programs, and initiatives that support quality of life in Castlegar. “The City’s budget […]

Kids across Kootenay Monashee and the province are heading back to school, making it a great time to check that routine vaccinations are up to date. Vaccines help protect children from serious illnesses and keep them healthy so they can enjoy learning, sports, and time with friends. Vaccination remains a safe and effective way to […]

The Community Foundation of Castlegar & District (CFOCD) Is hosting it Annual General Meeting on  Wednesday, Oct. 14 at the Confluence (1995 6 Ave.) from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. CFOCD is making a lasting impact across our region, quietly helping local organizations thrive through grants, community support, and long-term investment in our shared future. The […]

Nearly all Kootenay residents who drive for work know they must slow down and move over for emergency vehicles with flashing red and blue lights. But far fewer realize the same law also protects other roadside workers who use flashing amber lights. A Road Safety at Work survey conducted this year found that 98 per […]

Both professional and recreational drivers are expected to drive safely and obey the law; the most recent vehicle impound on the Sea to Sky Highway shows the consequences of ignoring that maxim. On Sept. 7, 2026, at 11 a.m., on Hwy 99 near Porteau Cove, a BC Highway Patrol motorcycle operator clocked a white Toyota […]

*Please read before applying for these kittens, we can only respond to homes that we feel would be appropriate (explained below)  Applications are found on the website, kaap.ca under “adopt”. Cookie’s crumbles came to KAAP after being found living as strays, with their mom who, is of course named Cookie.   They had no human interaction […]

After three years of travelling across Canada together, Michelle Wright, Jason McCoy, and Doc Walker are putting the journey into song with “The Great Canadian Roadtrip Rides Again,” a new collaborative single arriving on Sept. 11 via Navigator Records ahead of the group’s upcoming national tour. The tour will include an Oct. 28 performance at Trails Charles Bailey Theatre. Inspired by […]

Adrian Dix, acting Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth, has released the following statement about the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for August 2026: “People and businesses in British Columbia continue to show their steady strength and resilience as new and continuing tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump create unjustified challenges in some of our […]