Crunching the numbers: Castlegar budget 2010
The rationale behind Castlegar's proposed 2010 budget and five-year financial plan, as it pertains to Celgar in particular and the city's economic development strategy in general, have been much-discussed, but there were also some key numerical values underlined at public consultation meetings over the [past few days. The...
Budget meetings a bust
Two public meetings regarding the city budget drew a grand total of 12 attendees who were not members of city staff, council or media. Meetings held at the city forum Monday night and the following evening at the Blueberry Community School were remarkable only in their lack of attendance, despite the city's proposed seven-per-cent...
Workshop to help people guard against scams and frauds
Police reported a Castlegar woman being robbed through a telephone scam last week, with more victims falling prey to fraudsters in Grand Forks, In light of these developments, the BC Securities Commission and the Better Business Bureau will be presenting a workshop, Learn to protect yourself from scams and frauds, in Castlegar...
Telephone scam targeting elderly locals
Grand Forks RCMP are investigating reports of attempted fraud where an individual has telephoned to ask for money. The individual appears to be targeting elderly people, stating that their grandchild is needing money to pay bail or lawyer fees. Grand Forks RCMP urge that if you are contacted in such a manner, that you do not...
Concert this Saturday kicks off fundraiser for Castlegar's only all-night event, the Relay for Life
Castlegar's only all-night-long, dawn-to-dusk event is back, promising to even more fun, and rewarding, than ever before. From 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. June 12/13, Kinnaird Park will be the site of the fourth annual Relay for Life, with all proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society – but while it's for a good cause, the event is...
Reduce your energy bill by 10 per cent AND get a $75 reward
Premier Gordon Campbell announced today that more than 210,000 British Columbians have joined BC Hydro's Team Power Smart and made a commitment to reduce their electricity consumption by 10 per cent. BC Hydro launched a drive to recruit 210,000 members to Team Power Smart before the close of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and...
DDC gets warm and fuzzy exhibit item for grand opening
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre has received a rare artifact, (modelled here by Alex Ewashen of Creston). This is a rare sheepskin coat originally brought to Canada from Russia in 1899 by Vasilii Verigin, the great-grandfather of DDC curator Larry Ewashen. It was stored in Mission by the curator’s aunt, Polly Vishloff, Vasillii’s...
Mir Centre for Peace lecture series continues with best-selling author Ted Kuntz
Photo by Carrie Voysey Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace Winter Lecture Series will be continuing its inspirational peace talks with Ted Kuntz—a gifted psychotherapist and author of the best-selling book, Peace Begins With Me. Kuntz has been highly recognized for his work in assisting individuals, families, organizations...
College applauds federal budget
The federal budget, which was announced on March 4, demonstrates an understanding that colleges, institutes and polytechnics are integrated with the industrial and technological drivers of the economy, and Selkirk College president Marilyn Luscombe is pleased with the support shown for post-secondary education. “This budget...
CBT deadline extended
Columbia Basin Trust is advising Basin residents that the application deadline for its Environmental Initiatives Program (EIP) has been extended to April 1, 2010. CBT is looking to residents and groups in the Columbia Basin for innovative projects that will help strengthen Basin-wide ability to meet environmental challenges....
