NPD officer convicted of assault resigns
The Nelson Police officer convicted of assault in October of 2015 has resigned. Chief Constable Wayne Holland released the information in a media release Friday afternoon. "On January 21st, 2016 Drew Turner submitted a letter of resignation to the Office of the Chief Constable," Holland said in the release. "That document was...
Court date set as federal lawyers step into Lemon Creek legal case
The first court date has been set in the Lemon Creek fuel spill legal case as federal lawyers have officially taken up the mantle of a private citizen’s charge against the province and the flight fuel company involved in the spill. Marilyn Burgoon’s charge under the Fisheries Act arising out of the 2013 Lemon Creek fuel spill...
Snow Birds; air show to come to Castlegar?
It's been 16 years since Castlegar's last air show, but the wait for another one may be almost over. City councillor Kevin Chernoff said the city is trying to lure the Snow Birds – Canada's elite military air acrobats – as a warm-up to an air show that will hopefully take place in 2017. “We're hoping to hear back form them ...
Meadow Creek wetland project now largest on private land in Canada
A wetlands restoration project started by Terry and Michele Halleran in the North Kootenays is expanding in 2016. Excavations for Year Two of the Meadow Creek based project near the north end of Kootenay Lake finished on Wednesday afternoon, increasing the size of the area to 20 acres; a considerable upgrade from four acres...
Council meeting at high school gets mixed results
A city council meeting held at Stanley Humphries Secondary School Monday afternoon had both good points and bad, according to city councillor Florio Vassilakakis. The meeting started at 12:30 p.m. (students were allowed to miss some class time to attend), and saw about 65 people in attendance (not counting media, mayor and ...
Rising food prices force changes at food bank; Kindness Meters a huge help
Rising food prices are taking their toll here in town, as the Community Harvest Food Bank has been forced to remove the usual offering of ground beef in hampers, changing the protein to eggs, instead. Food bank coordinator Deb McIntosh said that, with as many as 200 files (each file containing anywhere from a single person ...
C'mon, come help Grandpa start Tweeting!
The Castlegar Legion is looking for young tech buffs who'd like to pad their resumes and college applications with a fun and productive volunteering opportunity. In fact, anyone of any age group who is reasonably conversant with computers would be more than welcome to come help seniors learn basic computer navigation: how to...
EVENT: Painting the Stars: Science, Religion and an Evolving Faith
For many people, science has all the answers to our questions about the universe, and for many others, religion has always had the answers. Is there a way to reconcile these two apparently opposing camps? Castlegar United Church and St. David’s Anglican Church think there is, and are presenting the program “Painting the Stars:...
Nelson SAR pull another backcountry party from Five-Mile drainage
Five-mile drainage, southeast of Nelson, is proving to be a great location for backcountry skiing. However, Nelson Search and Rescue want to advise skiers to be careful when heading out in the back country after the local society were called to Five-Mile for the third time this season to rescue lost skiers. This is the third...
Province seeks input from British Columbians for next climate plan
To ensure B.C.’s future climate actions reflect the values of British Columbians, Premier Christy Clark today invited families and members of the public to tell government what they would like to see in B.C.’s new Climate Leadership Plan, to be released later this spring. The next public engagement for the Climate Leadership...
