Talks have been replaced with information pickets after bargaining between the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) and CUPE Local 2262 broke down Friday. Unionized staff at the Nelson and District Community Complex set up information picket lines outside the entrance to the pool entrance Friday at 4 p.m. As this was...

Castlegar RCMP are asking the public's assistance in identifying the perpetrators of "stupid, costly and pointless" vandalism, according to Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "There are instances around town of vandalism in which persons are spray painting or drawing various things on buildings and vehicles," Mathew said. "The most recent...

The City of Castlegar is sending a final letter to about 250 residents giving them a last chance to have water metres installed before the snow falls, according to city director of public works Chris Barlow. Barlow said roughly 2,700 metres have to be installed and about 1,500 are done as of today. "We're trying to wrap this...

A court date and driving prohibition was not enough for a 38-year-old man from Cranbrook, B.C. to stay off the road. On Sunday, Sept. 9, at about 4:00 p.m. Midway RCMP stopped a vehicle on Highway 33 in Rock Creek, B.C.  The male driver, on probation with conditions not to be driving, was known to police as already banned...

Smoky skies in the Kootenay-Boundary region are due to wildfires burning in Washington and the Okanagan. The fires in Washington are approximately 100 kilometres southwest of Grand Forks and pose no threat to any Canadian forests or communities. There are currently no fires in the Southeast Fire Centre that threaten any...

The Mir Centre for Peace at Selkirk College is pleased to host Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation of Commission of Canada.  The first speaker of the 2012-13 lecture series, Justice Sinclair will speak at the Brilliant Cultural Centre in Castlegar on September 21, about his role in educating all...

Three reports offered city council at its regular meeting Tuesday night mean great news for Castlegar’s commercial community. The reports, presented by director of planning and development Phil Markin, request development permits and a zoning amendment to allow for two huge expansions and a brand-new car dealership. Mitchell...

Castlegar RCMP have apologized for startling downtown residents Saturday evening by discharging a gun to dispatch a bear that was dangerously close to pedestrians and homes. Police Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff said police received several bear complaints throughout the evening, but every time they attended, the bear in question was...

Some city businesses may even qualify retroactively for a tax exemption aimed at encouraging local businesses to renovate and upgrade, if council gives the bylaw third and final readings. The bylaw, first presented to city council at its regular meeting July 10, would see business owners pay far less tax on increased assessment...

Castlegar city councillors Kevin Chernoff and Deb McIntosh, along with acting mayor Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff and over half-a-dozen Castlegar residents, represented the city in Nelson's 2012 Gay Pride Parade Sunday afternoon. This comes on the heels of Castlegar's first-ever Gay Pride event on Aug. 30 at the Element, an...