Conservative candidate for MP, Marshall Neufeld
Ed Note: We asked all the candidates to send us a write up with a bio introducing themselves to our readers. All four will be published separately. Marshall Neufeld is a local businessperson, volunteer and conservative activist with deep roots in South Okanagan – West Kootenay. For the last seven years, Marshall has been a ...
Cranbrook-Kimberley to selected to host 55+ BC Games in 2018
Cranbook and Kimberley have been tabbed by the BC Senior Games Society to host the 55+ BC Games in 2018 said Wayne Naka, president of BC Seniors Games Society in a media release. The announcement was made as the BC Senior Games Society scheduled its course for the next few years. The City of Vernon will host the 2017 Games,...
Province announces funding for urban deer cost-share program
Responding to a series of recommendations made by the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), the Province has committed to striking a Provincial Urban Deer Advisory Committee as well as the provision of up to $100,000 for future urban deer management operations. The recommendations from the UBCM flowed from an initial meeting...
Feature film with Glee star opens auditions for Castlegar actors
There’s a casting call out for Castlegar residents, for a feature film located right here in our town. Kris Woznesensky, of Kara and Kris Casting, says they have bit parts for actors of all ages, sizes and ethnicities, to film alongside Glee star Dianna Agron in a movie called Hollow in the Land. “It’s very exciting,” he said....
Sunday's Kidney Walk at Gyro will see Trail staff awarded for exemplary service
Trail's Kidney Walk is all set for this Sunday at 9 a.m. at Gyro Park. Over 500 people in BC are currently on the waitlist for a life-saving organ transplant, and almost 400 of those are waiting for a kidney. Thousands more are on dialysis and may also need a transplant. Sadly, many of these patients will die waiting. That’s...
Fall Boating – It Takes A Little Bit More Care
Boating in the fall offers colourful vistas, quiet anchorages and excellent fishing but it is not without its challenges that necessitate self-sufficiency and taking some additional precautions to keep from running into trouble. The Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) and the B.C. Wildlife Federation want to remind all...
Motorbike daredevils take centre stage at this weekend's fall fair
If you only leave the house once this weekend, make sure it’s to enjoy the region’s premiere autumn extravaganza, with exciting new attractions to mark its 20th year wowing locals and tourists alike. The Pass Creek Fall Fair is absolutely a celebration of agriculture, animal husbandry and food production – but it’s so, so...
Cops face uphill battle keeping crystal meth out of the Koots
Despite its renown as a marijuana hotbed, the West Kootenay has largely avoided the ugly spectre of crystal methamphetamine – until recently. Three arrests Friday (see https://castlegarsource.com/news/crystal-meth-arrests-outside-rosslandtrail-39243#.VgBFBH3W48A ) have police on high alert against one of the most destructive...
Cat 2 open fires permitted in west part of Southeast Fire Centre
Effective noon (Pacific time) Friday, Sept. 18, Category 2 open fires will be permitted within the Arrow and Kootenay Lake Fire Zones of the Southeast Fire Centre due to a decreased risk of wildfires. Category 2 fires are fires that burn material in piles smaller than two metres high and three metres wide, or stubble or grass...
Valhalla Wilderness Society calls for independent review of caribou in maternity pens
The Valhalla Wilderness Society (VWS) is calling for an independent review of two maternity penning projects for BC’s endangered mountain caribou, after seven caribou died in the pens this summer. According to a press release from the VWS, “One adult cow and four newborn calves died in a pen near Revelstoke; and in a similar...
