More Castlegar casualties of B.C. budget
Members of the B.C.trucking industry, including schools that train people to become professional drivers lie Mountain Transport Institute here in Castlegar, fear that a cap on government tuition subsidies will have an impact on highway safety and contribute to driver shortages if alternative funding is not made available.For...
Celgar brings new excitement to old news
A press conference held at Castlegar's Zellstoff Celgar pulp mill last Thursday announced old news – but putting a new face on the story. Tory MP for Okanagan-Shuswap Colin Mayes trumpeted a $42 million federal grant through the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program to support Celgar's bio-energy project, which has seen...
Castlegar signs 'Wood First' agreement with province
During B.C.Forestry Day at the 2010 Olympic Games, mayors of the seven municipalities - including Castlegar - that have passed Wood First Resolutions in their communities signed a memorandum of understanding with the Province of B.C., announced Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell. "I want to congratulate the mayors and...
Back-to-back car crashes keep cops on call
Highway 3 was the scene of three car accidents within the space of 15 minutes on Feb. 21, according to lcoal police. RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said that, at just after 8 p.m., police were called to an accident just west of Castlegar, On their way there, they came across a 26-foot commercial truck that had swerved to avoid a...
Atamanenko pans Canada/US stimulus deal
Canada and the US have given Canadian companies a very brief opportunity to compete for US stimulus package dollars worth $4 to $5 billion. According to BC Southern Interior MP, Alex Atamanenko, this is a lop-sided deal. “Limited access to US stimulus funding for Canadian companies while guaranteeing US firms access to...
Castlegar Chamber of Commerce speaks to 'Buy America' issue
The Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce commends the governments of Canada and the U.S. on reaching a productive and forward-looking agreement on Buy American provisions. “This represents an important step forward in our continued engagement with our largest trading partner,” said Pam McLeod, executive director of ...
City Centre Motel to be demolished
It's official ... the City Centre Motel has been declared unsafe and council has unanimously adopted a remedial action resolution to see the building demolished. City councillor and chair of development services committee Kirk Duff said the issue of this downtown property has been a long-standing one for the city. “The whole...
City meeting with Chamber members implies tax hike for residents
A budget meeting between Castlegar city council and members of the local chamber of commerce last Thursday offered little new information in terms of hard numbers, but left many with the sense that residential tax rates will likely go up in the 2010 budget. Councillor Kevin Chernoff said that's not an unreasonable interpretation...
Attention all youth: last call for action summit
A coalition of community organizations involved in youth leadership development is putting on a two-day Youth Action Summit for high-school aged youth in the West Kootenays to learn about important social and global issues. The two-day summit is open to all high school students aged 15-18 / Grades 10-12 and is organized and...
Selkirk students gain Olympic experience
Photo submitted: Associate of Science student Chelsea Mathieson is currently working at the 2010 Olympics thanks to an opportunity presented through the Co-op Education and Employment Services Department at Selkirk College. Selkirk College students are gaining valuable work experience during the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, ...
