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...
Crystal Meth arrests outside Rossland/Trail
Three people have been arrested after police found crystal meth in a vehicle Friday night, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. “On Sept.18, at approximately (8 p.m.) members of the Trail RCMP General Duty Section pulled over a vehicle which was travelling from Rossland to Trail,” Orr said. “The three occupants of the vehicle were […]
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...
IIO to investigate officer-involved shooting in Burnaby
An officer-involved shooting in Burnaby will be investigated by the Independent Investigations Office, according to a press release issued Friday. “Just before 7 a.m., police responded to a complaint of shots fired at a residence in the 3800 block of Frances Street in Burnaby, where at least one male victim was shot and the...
Take Back The Night march slated for Oct. 1 in Castlegar
Take Back the night is an international annual event which is locally organized by Castlegar’s Violence Against Women in Relationships (VAWIR) committee. This is a community march in support of women’s and children’s safety. Everyone in the community is encouraged to join. The march began in the early 1970s in Europe as a ...
City drafts bylaws to deal with 'aggressive' panhandlers
A shout out from the down-and-out looking for a hand out is on the way out as city council is preparing to finalize its stamp on a panhandling bylaw in an attempt to stem the tide of a disturbing trend. The first three readings of a bylaw expected to curb a rise in “aggressive” panhandling in the downtown was passed by the ...
