Youth court has, through sentencing five local teens, sent a clear message: “Don’t burn stuff.” This, after the five were arrested in connection with an arson blaze that saw the abandoned Woodland Park School burn to the ground June 13, 2009. Castlegar RCMP Sgt Laurel Mathew said a tip from a local led to the […]

Some of the topics covered in an upcoming presentation might give the impression it is some kind of a self-help session: how to lose 60 percent of body weight in just three weeks; being a smart stay-at-home dad; the potential pitfalls of wearing baggy pants. When the focus (hummingbird migrations, slimy sculpins and Irish elk...

Castle Wood Village, which first opened its doors in 2002, recently celebrated the completion of a new addition that will provide more housing options for local seniors. The $4,344,000 expansion of Castle Wood Village is a joint project between Columbia Basin Trust, Golden Life Management and Pace Setter Construction. "CBT ...

On April 23, Trail and Castlegar Crime Reduction RCMP members arrested a 19-year-old male after he was caught shoplifting in Castlegar. (The man's name is being withheld for the sake of his family members in the area). RCMP Cpl. Mike Mysko said the young man in question has "numerous previous convictions", so when he was seen...

People are coming to Castlegar from out-of-town to get the equipment and goods they need – but local business owners are thinking it'd sure be nice if these folks paid for what they took. A string of thefts of heavy equipment, trailers and vehicles from places like Trowelex, Brandt Tractor and White Construction is revealing...

Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy will not be available for her official duties as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for approximately one month, beginning on May 7th, 2010. Conroy and her husband Ed will be participating in a ‘domino’ kidney transplant in May, which will ultimately see Ed receive a much needed […]

The Columbia Basin Trust is offering Community Service awards in partnership with four Basin-based Colleges. The 22 awards, valued at $2,000 each, are divided amongst students attending Selkirk College (10), College of the Rockies (10), Valemount Campus of College of New Caledonia (1) and the *Revelstoke Centre of Okanagan College (1). Residents who are thinking of going back to […]

Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff and city manager John Malcolm are back from a day-trip to Victoria to discuss city concerns after the local forestry office was downsized, resulting in 15 local job cuts. The duo spent Tuesday meeting with Minister of Forests and Range Pat Bell, as well as Minister of Community and Rural Development […]

The Castlegar Fire Department is facing a substantial increase in call volume compared to this time last year, according to fire chief Gerry Rempel. “Our call volume is increasing steadily every year,” he said, explaining last year saw 114 calls by the end of March, whereas 2010 brought 152 calls in the same time frame. […]

Photo submitted: Miss Castlegar contestants: (back row): Kelsey Law; Marissa Evdokimoff; Brina Bowen; Madison Benton; Kelsey Negreiff and (front row): Ariel Alexander; Dayna Ready; Kelsea Dorosz; Mariah Morris; Jackie Cook; Manat Dhillon and Christina Postnikoff. Residents planning to take in this Saturday's Spring Fling event...