During a recent visit to Castlegar promoting his anti-HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) movement, former premier Bill Vander Zalm took offered sweeping criticisms of the B .C. Chamber of Commerce (CoC) and its support of the HST. Vander Zalm said the people supporting the HST were largely high-income-earners in the $200,000/year-plus realm. He also said the […]

Castlegar city council heard, at its regular meeting Tuesday night, a staff synapsis of the results of a budget survey distributed through local media to get public input on the 2010 budget and five-year financial plan. Only 125 people responded by completing the survey, but councillor Kevin Chernoff said that, while those ...

More than 600 people, including upwards of 270 kids, showed up at Kinnaird Park Sunday for Paragon Columbia Pharmacy's Easter Scramble. Michele Dawson, store operations manager, said they've been hosting the event for the past five years. “We saw a need for it in the community, and it's just such a great event,” she said....

Clearing away clutter, finding free stuff and saving the planet - Trash-to-Treasure day is fast approaching, and you don't want to miss out! Check out the following press release from the RDCK: As a celebration of Earth Day (April 22) the RDKB and RDCK are joining together to promote a Kootenay-Boundary wide tradition which...

Mark your calendars for this year’s Community Science Celebration on April 10,  Selkirk College gym, Castlegar. This year’s celebration is planned to be even bigger and better than last year’s and, if last year was any indication, the booths will fill up fast. The celebration will include eye-popping science shows, various demonstrations, challenges and an opportunity to […]

Prevention is a word that is well known to herbalists.  The practice of herbal medicine uses herbs to nourish and strengthen the body and increase vitality. Herbs play a role in cancer prevention in several ways.  They can increase immune function and detoxification, and help the body and mind cope with the everyday stresses of […]

“For a child there is no division between playing and learning; between the things he or she does ‘just for fun’ and things that are ‘educational.’ The child learns while living and any part of living that is enjoyable is also play.” -Penelope Leach Science, like all subject matter in life, can be taught, read […]

Photo by Kyra Hoggan: Former B.C. premier Bill Vander Zalm discusses the HST with residents at the Castlegar Public Library Monday. Roughly 50 people showed up at the Castlegar Public Library Monday morning to hear former B.C. premier Bill Vander Zalm slam the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) due to take effect on June 1 of this […]

Two Castlegar residents have been arrested after a  search warrant was executed on their Columbia Avenue home last Wednesday. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said over 100 marijuana plants, along with pre-packaged marijuana, were found in the home in the 100 block of Columbia Avenue. A 29-year-old female and 37-year-old male were arrested and are […]

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...