Darkness ends search; efforts will resume Thursday morning
The ongoing search for 19-year-old Castlegar resident Zach Larsen was called off at roughly 9 p.m. Wednesday due to darkness, but crews will be back and looking again bright and early Thursday morning, which will be Day Five of the search. Volunteers will again be needed to assist with the in-city ground search, which will focus […]
City Centre Motel demolition moving forward
City council voted unanimously, at its regular meeting Monday night, to award Clearview Grinding Ltd. the contract for the demolition of the City Centre Motel, once the necessary permissions are received from the B.C. Supreme Court. City director of development services Phil Markin said they hope to receive said material ...
Habitat for Humanity seeks land for Castlegar build
West Kootenay Habitat for Humanity is asking the City of Castlegar for land in the hope of starting a Castlegar build as soon as 2011. Local Habitat chair Kathy Fair told council, at its regular meeting Monday night, that there is a demand for a Habitat work Castlegar. “We've got a huge number of phone calls asking us when...
Volunteers needed for search
Another ground search for Zachary Larsen is set to begin at 3 p.m. in Millennium Park, after this morning's search yielded no results. Marc Savoie, president of the Castlegar Search and Rescue Society, said volunteers are asked to register with the Search and Rescue Command Post, and reminded everyone to dress appropriately...
Search continues; RCMP ask the public to quash rumour mill
Police are asking residents to handle rumours responsibly as Day Four of the search for 19-year-old Zachary Larsen continues. Helicopters and numerous Search and Rescue water craft searched again yesterday, but found nothing, so a ground search was organized for today, beginning this morning in Millennium Park. Roughly 100 volunteers showed up to help look […]
Police ask for public's help in urban search
Castlegar RCMP and Search and Rescue are asking for public assistance in a search for 19-year-old Zachary Larsen, who has been missing since Sunday. Anyone willing to join the search is asked to meet at the Search and Rescue command post in Millennium Park at 9 a.m. today. Searchers are asked to please come prepared with...
Ground-breaking for new fire centre
The new $1.9-million Arrow Fire Zone Base will improve the province's response to wildfires, Boundary-Similkameen MLA John Slater announced during a groundbreaking ceremony today. "Currently, the zone's fire protection officers are in Castlegar, while wildfire crews and equipment are in the town of Brilliant - about a 10-minute...
Castlegar man missing; police ask public for information
Police are still searching for a 19-year-old Castlegar man (pictured here) who was last seen in the early morning hours of June 6, after a night out with friends. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said Zachary Larsen was reported missing Monday morning when he didn’t return home or show up at his job “(He) was believed […]
Heavenly hummingbirds here!
Springtime has arrived in the Kootenays, and the warm weather has brought with it some welcome return visitors – the hummingbirds. If you are interested in feeding and attracting hummingbirds to your yard, the following information compiled by the local Hummingbird Monitoring Network will help you achieve that goal. Hummingbirds feed on flower nectar (or sugar-water) for energy and […]
Castlegar high school student charged with possession of child pornography
A Castlegar high school student will be in court July 21 facing charges relating to the possession of child pornography. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said police are not releasing the name of the 18-year-old male at this time, as the investigation is still under way, but says there's no cause for local parents to panic....
