The Castlegar Health Centre is open for business, despite being boarded up after an accident yesterday. Police were called to assist fire crews at roughly 1:54 p.m. yesterday, after a car crashed into the entry to the facility. Castlegar RCMP Const. Paul Laughman said a woman was backing her car out of a parking spot when her...

"I love you and I don't know where I'd be without you." Jodi recently heard these words from one of her teenaged foster children. The quiet sentiment offered positive validation of the love and care Jodi and her family have provided to vulnerable youth in the Trail area for the past decade. Prior to becoming a foster parent,...

   Notice of Permissive Tax Exemptions Pursuant to section 224(4) of the Community Charter notice is hereby given of the City’s of Castlegar 2015 Tax Exemption Bylaw. The following is a list of properties, excluding properties used for public worship and properties exempt under sections 220(1)(h) of the Community Charter,...

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ADOPT REVITALIZATION TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW, NO 1221 The Council of the City of Castlegar wishes to establish a revitalization tax exemption program in order to create an economic stimulus that will encourage capital investment, expand the commercial property tax base, enhance the visual appeal of commercial...

The number of Kokanee salmon spawners in Kootenay Lake is drastically lower than prior years. As to the reason why, there are several theories. Normally at this time of year, the number of fish spawning in the channel is around 670,000. As of last week, that number is sitting somewhere near 5,600 in the channel with 3,000...

The water distribution system has been completely flushed, chlorine residual levels have normalized. With direction from the Interior Health Authority the City of Castlegar is rescinding the October 8, 2015 Water Quality Advisory. Previous coverage: Due to a chlorination system malfunction, chlorine residual levels have dropped...

By Naomi Yamamoto B.C. Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Without a small army of 2,500 volunteers and the $6.3 million that the Province spends to fund their searches, the lost might not be found in B.C.'s backcountry. Since April there have been 130 more calls for rescue from throughout the province compared to ...

A child in Hope has died due to injuries received after a being hit by a truck on Wednesday afternoon, according to RCMP Cpl. Mike Rail. “On Oct.7, RCMP at approximately 12:30 p.m., RCMP received a report of a child that was struck by a commercial truck in the 400 block of 6 Avenue,” Rail […]

Excitement continues to build over a movie being filmed right here in Castlegar, after two days of auditions have allowed local residents their own shot at an appearance on the big screen. The film, Hollow in the Land, is slated to feature Glee star Dianna Agron, and was written and will be directed by Castlegar’s own Scooter...

Castlegar, like its neighbours Trail and Nelson, is getting downtown parking meters – but with an awesome twist. No, you’re still not going to have to pay for parking, according to food bank coordinator Deb McIntosh. “The Castlegar Source posted a photo showing another community doing Kindness Meters, and we loved the idea,”...