A structure fire has done extensive damage to a log structure at the Columbia Gardens Winery early Saturday afternoon, according to Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue Chief Dan Derby. He said 13 firefighters responded to a call at 9430 Station Road that came in at 12:04 p.m. Crews arrived on scene at 12:16 p.m. and […]

Updated reporting from the BC Coroners Service about unregulated drug toxicity deaths indicates at least 192 people died in July 2024. Between January 2024 and July 2024, 1,365 lives were lost to drug toxicity, according to preliminary data. “Unregulated toxic drugs continue to cause more loss of life in British Columbia than homicides, motor-vehicle incidents, suicides and […]

Last week I had the honour to cut the ribbon at the opening of The Confluence Castlegar. It is so exciting that this Passive House certified, Mass Timber building, which will operate with 85% reduced emissions is now open for events, office space, and welcoming visitors from around the world!! Thank you to Tammy Verigin-Burk who made […]

The Kootenay Gallery is pleased to announce that the gallery will host a unique installation exhibit by well-known local artist Kelly Schpeley from Sept. 13 to Nov.2, 2024 Kelly’s wonderfully colourful and strange landscape “Arrow of Time” exhibit at the Kootenay Gallery is an interactive art piece and is meant to surprise and delight the […]

The BC SPCA has recently been advised by the landlords of its Nelson Adoption Centre that they would like to reclaim use of this space for an expansion of their local foodbank services. As the BC SPCA currently operates two full-service community animal centres serving the Kootenays, the 6-year-old West Kootenay community animal centre in Castlegar and […]

On Aug. 28, at approximately 1:50 a.m., RCMP in Golden responded to a report of a personal robbery which had occurred 20 minutes prior, according to RCMP Cpl. James Grandy. He said the incident occurred near the skate park, located at 13 Avenue and 9 Street. “The victim was riding his bicycle, when four unknown […]

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon dropped a bombshell Wednesday, moving to suspend his party’s campaign in the upcoming fall election. The deal will see United Leader Falcon suspend his campaign with rumours that MLAs Ian Paton, Peter Milobar and Tom Shypitka, of Cranbrook, will run for the Conservatives, as well as Vancouver-Langara candidate Jaime Stein. […]

The provincial government’s Columbia River Treaty team will host a public virtual information session about the recent agreement-in-principle (AIP) reached between Canada and the United States to modernize the Columbia River Treaty. The virtual information session will be held on Sept. 17, 2024, from 6-7:30 p.m. (Pacific time) and 7-8:30 p.m. (Mountain time). Members of […]

Wayne Tamelin, Scott Podovelnikoff, Wendy Podovelnikoff, Scott Minor and PGA Pro Scott Merriam will now have the opportunity to win a Canadian National Championship. The team from Castlegar travelled to Cranbrook to win the British Columbia East RBC PGA Scramble Regional Final last week hosted at St. Eugene Golf Resort. The group finished ahead of 19 […]

On Aug. 20, at 5 a.m, Castlegar RCMP responded to a theft at the Castlegar Hyundai dealership where a witness observed a male steal rims and tires off a vehicle in the lot, according to Cpl. Paul Laughman of the Castlegar RCMP Detachment He said the suspect was observed loading all four wheels into his […]