Rezoning sees rare split vote at council
More than 20 people showed up for a public hearing Monday night on the rezoning of a property on 21 Street just off Columbia Avenue. The property is the proposed site of a new two-storey building to house J.J.'s Fashions, but residents expressed concerns that the street is too narrow to allow proper traffic flow. “There ...
Bear bylaws to be enforced with fines
City council, at its regular meeting Monday night, decided that public education isn't doing the trick and it's time to start enforcing bylaws meant to reduce the amount of unsecured garbage drawing hungry bears into the city. The issue arose after remarks made by Mayor Lawrence Chernoff drew national media attention, shedding...
Public meeting on $25-mill expansion draws 100+ residents
As many as 100 people were on hand at the Complex Saturday morning to discuss the proposed $25-million expansion plan, which includes a new sheet of ice, a new tot pool and more. The meeting was designed to provide information to residents so they may cast an educated ballet in the upcoming expansion referendum, which is...
Castlegar goes solar
The City of Castlegar is one of 15 communities and one First Nation across BC that is looking to develop and expand innovative solar power programs. The City will receive $5,000 in funding to enable them to develop solar hot-water programs in an effort to promote clean energy, reduce greenhouse gas and create a more sustainable...
The Commonwealth Games 2010 begin in India
Amidst heightened security precautions the 2010 Commonwealth Games officially begins today in New Delhi, India. The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event which is held every four years since 1930 between the athletes of members of the Commonwealth of Nations. For the first time this event ...
Waneta partnership formalized
Columbia Power Corporation (CPC) and Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) announced today that they have formally signed a partnership agreement with Fortis Inc. (Fortis) to construct the Waneta Expansion Hydroelectric Project, south of Trail, BC. The agreement will see Fortis with a 51-per-cent share of the project, CPC with 32.5 per...
Noyes to remain in custody
After questioning the Grand Forks woman who murdered her 12-year-old neighbour, the BC Review Board ordered her to spend one year in custody at BC’s Psychiatric Forensic Hospital. The board made the decision on Kimberly Noyes after asking her about her ongoing mental illness. Noyes was found ‘not criminally responsible for ...
Mayor at UBCM exploring industry taxation; term limits
Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff is currently at the annual general meeting of the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) in Whistler, and he said there's been no shortage of interesting material to keep delegates busy, with issues including industrial taxation and term limits for municipal representatives. “We had a meeting...
U.S. Soldier describes shooting Afghan civilians contested tapes
One of five soldiers accused by the Army of involvement in the premeditated killings of Afghan civilians is scheduled to appear before a military judge today — on the same day ABC News aired tapes that show his confession to investigators about his own involvement and the involvement of several other soldiers in the slayings. In...
Daylight robbery spurs police to request public assistance
Police are asking for public assistance after a Castlegar woman was assaulted and robbed in broad daylight last weekend. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff said the woman came to police Monday, the day after the assault, to file a complaint. “She said she was sitting at the Dairy Queen at around 8:30 a.m., Sunday morning,...
