Large fireball observed after object strikes Jupiter
A large object, possibly an asteroid or a meteor, hit the planet Jupiter Thursday, resulting in a large fireball. The fireball was seen on June 3 at 2031 UTC by two independent amateur astronomers, Christopher Go in the Philippines and Anthony Wesley in Australia. Wesley, who posted the news onto an Internet forum, is known...
RCMP: Vandalism incurring high costs
The Castlegar RCMP are investigating three mischief related incidents that occurred over the past two weeks. The culprit(s) have removed various newspapers from local dispensers and dumped them off of the Highway 3 overpass and Kinnaird overpass. This type of act also poses traffic hazards to motorists and pedestrians utilizing...
Mexican students enjoy exchange with Selkirk
Selkirk College’s School of Renewable Resources in Castlegar recently hosted three exchange students from the Universidad Tecnologica de Tulancingo (Tulancingo Technical College) in Mexico.The students, Oswaldo Aviles, Victor Valderrama and Salvador Gonzalez, arrived in Castlegar on May 9 for three weeks to learn about...
Tainted Chinese Drywall Concerns Went Unreported for Two Years
by Joaquin SapienA leading East Coast homebuilder learned four years ago that the Chinese-manufactured drywall it had installed in several Florida homes was emitting foul odors, according to documents obtained by ProPublica and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.The company, WCI Communities, was so concerned that it started planning...
Sunfest set to take city by storm
It's going to be a crazy busy weekend for Castlegar as Sunfest plans take the city by storm. Several local groups are hosting events in conjunction with Sunfest, such as the West Kootenay Camera Club's exhibition at the Kootenay Art Gallery, or the Castlegar Skateboard Society's skateboard jam this Sunday at the city skate ...
Transit service improvements considered
A meeting last week between BC Transit, the City of Castlegar and the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) may see major changes to area transportation, according to Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff. Chernoff said the meeting was to discuss new plans created by BC Transit in response to public input. “BC Transit has...
New $1.3-million passing lane for Highway 3A between Castlegar and Nelson
Construction on a new Highway 3A westbound passing lanecontinues to move forward under a plan to improve mobility and reducecollisions along this section of the corridor, Transportation andInfrastructure Minister Shirley Bond announced last week. "This project will make a heavily travelled east-west section of thehighway much...
Oil spill in Alaska closes 800 miles of pipeline
800 miles of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System were closed down following a spill of thousands of barrels of crude oil south of Fairbanks, Alaska. A power failure following a routine fire-command system test caused relief valves to open and crude oil overflowed near the Fort Greely pump station 9. The...
May long weekend a yawn for Castlegar emergency services
Rainy weather seems to have dampened some of the less-savoury spirits in Castlegar as local police and fire fighters are reporting an unusually uneventful May long weekend. Fire chief Gerry Rempel said that, beyond a small brush fire and a false alarm or two, it was a great weekend to get local firetrucks and equipment polished...
B.C. forest fire-fighters to be deployed in Ontario
British Columbia is sending 93 wildfire professionals to Ontario in anticipation of increased wildfire activity due to extreme fire conditions, Minister of Forests and Range Pat Bell said today. "Last year, more than 2,500 personnel from across Canada, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand assisted us with an extremely challenging...
