The Save Record Ridge Action Committee (SRRAC) has formally requested that BC’s Minister of Environment and Parks designate the proposed Record Ridge magnesium mine for a full Environmental Assessment (EA) under Section 11 of the BC Environmental Assessment Act. This move comes in direct response to recent decisions by the Ministry of Mining and Critical […]

Three Castlegar individuals have been arrested after a search, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. Taylor said that on April 4, the Castlegar RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, with support from general duty officers and police dog services, executed a search warrant at a residence located in the 1300 block of Columbia Avenue in Castlegar. […]

DELEGATIONS: Castlegar & Friends Dog Park Society The newly formed Castlegar & Friends Dog Park Society presented its first project idea to Council —constructing a gazebo in the large dog park area at Millennium Park & Ponds, with a kiosk planned if funds allow. Council thanked the group for their presentation and acknowledged the value […]

I’ve been hearing about the challenges many people in Kootenay – Monashee are facing when it comes to the cost of living. We’ve also heard concerns from all around B.C. about the consumer carbon tax, and this week we took action and eliminated this tax. The carbon tax has been an important tool in our […]

From Vancouver Island to the Maritimes to Washington DC, alumni of Selkirk College’s Law & Justice Studies Program are using their two-year diploma as a pathway to launch careers and academic ambitions across the continent. Delivered within the college’s School of University Arts & Sciences on the Castlegar Campus, the program provides learners with the […]

The Province is launching its health authority review to ensure resource allocations are supporting critical patient services and minimize unnecessary administrative spending. The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) has been selected as the first health authority to undergo review due to its provincewide role providing services and an array of additional shared services, such as […]

Some criminals are taking advantage of a very tight housing market and scamming people looking to rent a home. “On Wednesday, March 26, a frontline Trail and Greater RCMP officer received a report about a 26-year-old Trail woman who was defrauded of $2,700 after sending money to an alleged landlord who was advertising a residence […]

On Sunday, March 30, at 1:28 p.m. the Trail Crime Reduction Unit, frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers, and RCMP Police Dog Services detained a vehicle and arrested a 41-year-old Trail man and a 34-year-old Trail woman on Highway Drive in Trail,according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “The man and woman were taken into […]

Local residents from Rossland, Fruitvale and Montrose have lost significant amounts of money due to cryptocurrency scams, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wintentowich. He said on Monday, March 10, a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report about a 47-year-old Fruitvale man who was defrauded of $190,000 after investing in cryptocurrency […]

Trail and Greater District RCMP wants to identify the man in this photograph who may be involved in the assault that occurred on March, 2025, at the Beaver Valley Arena, in Fruitvale, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said the man is described as approximately 50-years-old, Caucasian, heavy build, with gray hair and a […]