City herbicide use to continue
The city's pest management program came under scrutiny at Monday night's regular council meeting after the city's public works department spent months exploring non-toxic alternatives to weed control products currently in use. Councillor and Transportation and Civic Works committee chair Russ Hearne said the current program...
United Way to sell city council
City council got ambushed at its own regular meeting Monday night, when a non-profit delegation asked for help and refused to take no for an answer. Susan Olheiser and Rauni Naud told council the Castlegar United Way is trying a new approach for this year's kick-off event. “We're hoping you're going to be as excited about...
Woodland Park site to be cleared
The site of the former Woodland Park school, where fire razed an abandoned primary school last month, is now fenced, and the owners are accepting quotes to have the debris cleaned up and removed, said city director of development services Phil Markin in an interview Tuesday. Leo Bottos, project manager for Twin River Estates...
Mayor says Celgar meeting 'not a top priority'
In response to Celgar's latest statements regarding its decision not to pay its $3.6-million municipal tax bill, but to file suit with the B.C. Supreme Court against the city tax rate instead, Mayor Lawrence Chernoff said he's not sure meeting with Celgar is even an option anymore."What it really boils down to is that (they)...
Interfor not following suit in legal tax battle
The Source has confirmed that Interfor will not be one of several forestry firms opposing municipal taxation in B.C. courts for this tax year.The Source reported, on July 7, that Interfor had not yet paid its municipal tax bill in Castlegar, which gave rise to concerns about whether the struggling forestry company would be ...
RCMP : Vandalism growing; city flowers ... not so much
Castlegar RCMP issued a strongly-worded press release June 29 regarding vandalism perpetrated against Communities in Bloom floral features around the city."Culprits should be ashamed that they pulled flowers from the Communities in Bloom planters at various locations around (the city), including at 850 Columbia Avenue, Ministry...
Cops for Kids cashes in
Const. Dirk Finkensiep accepts a cheque for Cops for Kids from the staff of the Castlegar branch of Kootenay Savings Credit Union. The month of May saw several fundraisers in Castlegar for Cops for Kids: one was Tip Night at Boston Pizza, which raised over $2,100. Also, most of the financial institutions in town raised money...
Cash for culprits
Trowelex is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a recent theft of a White Ford F550 truck valued at roughly $60,000. The theft was part of a larger stealing spree that saw almost a quarter million dollars' worth of merchandise stolen from locals, including a...
Bank evacuated
The Castlegar CIBC was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after employees began smelling smoke throughout the building. Fire chief Gerry Rempel said his department received a call at 12:33 p.m., and arrived at the bank to find a problem with the building's heating system, which had recently been serviced."A filter fell down onto...
Burglar bust
On June 23 members of the Castlegar RCMP Detachment arrested two 21-year-old local males, on two counts of break and enter and theft over $5,000. The males are alleged to have been responsible for breaking into the compound of DAM HELICOPTERS where they are accused of stealing a truck. The males are alleged to have subsequently...
