55% of Canadians want change to Canadian head of state instead of continuing with any member of the British royal family
Today, the new national educational foundation Your Canada, Your Constitution (YCYC) released the results of its recent national survey of 2,024 Canadians that shows a majority of Canadians (55%) want to change to a Canadian head of state, while only 34% want to continue with a member of the British royal family as Canada’s...
Castlegar United Way to close its doors
The region is slated to bid adieu to yet another non-profit organization – the Castlegar United Way – due to lack of volunteers and donours. United Way president Nicole Beetstra said the almost-half-century-old charity will be closing its doors on May 31, with the official announcement coming at a general meeting on April 2....
COMMENT: Flaherty talks another bank into higher mortgage rates
By: Rob McLister, Canada Mortgage Trends On Friday, Manulife Bank posted its lowest rate ever on a 5-year fixed mortgage, 2.89%. It lasted for four days. When our big brothers at the Department of Finance (DoF) caught wind of it, they dialed up Manulife and swayed the bank into raising its rate back to 3.09%. “We don’t want...
Pass Creek fire quickly extinguished
A backyard burn that got out of hand in Pass Creek this afternoon was quickly dealt with, according to Castlegar deputy fire chief Duane Monsen. "Apparently, a homeowner was doing a little yard maintenance and it got away from him," Monsen said, adding the fire was near a home, but wasn't really a threat to the building. "It...
City/residents/college partner to design Castlegar's Happily Ever After
How is a college student going to help you, personally, determine the course of your community's future? Be at the Community Forum beside City Hall this Thursday (March 21) at 5 p.m. to see for yourself as 12 Selkirk students roll their sleeves up with community members to create action plans for implementing the city's...
Car accident requires Jaws of Life and rope rescue
Specialized rescue skills were required to help a motorist near Fruitvale this morning, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. “A driver was heading east-bound in an SUV on Hwy 3B just west of the connector to Castlegar, at about 10:30 a.m.” he said. “He hit some slush that pulled his tires and pulled him over the bank,...
First stages of NDCC pool ceiling removal moving along
Work on the ceiling damage at the Nelson and District Community Complex Aquatic Centre is preceding briskly Regional District of Central Kootenay staff said in a media release Friday. Crews have now erecting scaffolding in preparation for removal of the false ceiling. The work is due to ceiling tiles falling into the pool on...
Gearing up for new deputy fire chief
The Castlegar Fire Department has the search for a new full-time deputy fire chief well in hand, according to Fire Chief Gerry Rempel. Rempel said they can't post the job until the 2013 budget is adopted (anticipated to happen at council's regular meeting this coming Monday), but they're already writing up the job description...
Protecting pooch (and other pets) now part of emergency paradigm
We've all heard the stories about the faithful pooches who smell smoke and save their families from burning to death by waking everyone in time to get out. But what happens if good ol' Rover (or Fido or Spot) ends up suffering from smoke inhalation, or has a weak heart that can't bear up under the strain of emergency? The...
Last year for free water meters; majority of homes outfitted
This summer could be your last chance to have your water meter installed for free, according to city councillor Kevin Chernoff after a Public Works meeting yesterday. “There are approximately 2027 water meters installed to-date and approximately 840 meters outstanding in the north end of town,” he said. “If you haven’t had ...
