Nov 6, 2014 Editor, The men and women who work for the city of Castlegar and are members of CUPE 2262 have patiently waited for a resolution to their collective bargaining for many months.  They have been forced to take strike action for the first time in 60 years but before doing so, their union tried to appeal to the...

Canada is at war in Iraq. Two Canadian soldiers have been murdered in as many weeks on Canadian soil. The question is how will this affect the Remembrance Day service this year at the Nelson cenotaph on Tuesday, November 11. “We will carry on as normal,” said the Nelson branch of the Canadian Legion’s vice president Bill...

"On Nov. 4, Sheldon Glen Matteucci, 34 years old of Trail, was arrested without incident. Matteucci has been charged with Robbery and Break and Enter relating to the Nov.-1 beating of a male on Rossland Avenue. He remains in custody and will apear in Court in Castlegar on Nov. 10," said Trail RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. Previous...

Everyone knew winter was coming, just when. It's time to put away the shorts and sunscreen and pull out the gloves, toques, scarves as Old Man Winter is heading to BC Monday. Environment Canada sent out a special weather statement Sunday which covers most of B.C., warning "Cold Arctic air spreading over the interior." "A...

Nelson RCMP aree advising residents in the Granger Road area on the North Shore (approximately 10 kilometers north of Nelson) to be on the lookout for a cougar. Cpl. Michael Stefani said in a media release a cougar attacked and carried off an owner's 10-week-old Rottweiler puppy. "The attack happened just 10 feet from the...

I don’t think it will come as any kind of wicked surprise to anyone that I’m a supporter of democracy – I’ve always pushed people to rock their vote, participate and be involved. I usually totally enjoy elections. This one? Not so much. I can’t wait until it’s over – which will be in roughly six generations, if the ugliness...

Ed Note: The following is a press release issued by the City of Castlegar in response to CUPE 2262's notice, given today, of full strike action. The union representing Castlegar’s unionized city workers has decided to take full-blown strike action effective Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. “We have bargained in good faith and at...

Even just since our last general municipal election, the internet and new technologies are dramatically changing the way civic campaigns are designed and implemented in our region. From websites to Facebook pages, online polls, You Tube and video-taped addresses, technological options are phasing out other campaign methods ...

The ruling Liberals took it on the chin in the BC Legislature Tuesday after a heliski operating company said a poured concrete foundation for a day lodge of the Jumbo Glacier Resorts project is in an avalanche zone. “Pouring the foundation for their day lodge in the path of class 4 avalanches isn’t the only […]

Ed. Note: This press release was issued Monday night, after CUPE's delegation to council's regular meeting, but before CUPE's public announcement of fullblown-strike action issued this morning: CUPE 2262, the Union representing city workers in Castlegar has taken to the press to boast about how they dominated the Castlegar ...