The City of Castlegar and Zellstoff Celgar will finally have their day in court as the B.C. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear their case on March 22 and 23 of this year. The case began in summer of last year, when Celgar declined to pay a $3.6-million municipal tax bill, filing suit instead and […]

Photo by Kyra Hoggan: BC minister of Forests and Range Pat Bell, along with mayor Lawrence Chernoff and other industry stakeholders, pose in front of Castlegar trees while promoting new forestry initiatives. In a public announcement made at the Castlegar Forum last Thursday, provincial forestry minister Pat Bell said he thinks innovative technologies like bio-energy […]

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is now accepting applications for its Youth Community Service Awards, valued at $2,000 and awarded based on volunteer community service rather than academic standing. “We are particularly proud to be able to present these awards to youth, who have shown a commitment to volunteering in their communities, for them to use […]

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Photo: Interfor vice president and chief forester Ric Slaco Persistent rumours that Interfor’s Castlegar mill is slated for re-opening have once again been denied by Interfor executives. Interfor vice president and chief forester Ric Slaco told The Source today that, while the company very much wants to see the Castlegar mill up and running, market […]

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...

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...