Parents, caregivers, children, teachers, trustees and district staff celebrated the official opening of the Province's StrongStart BC early learning centre at Blueberry Creek Community School, Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid announced today."Young children can discover the joy of learning within a fostering, supportive...

The city is refraining from taking a page from the movie Caddyshack, despite the fact it has gopher control problems at the Castlegar Cemetery.City councillor Kevin Chernoff said the city will, instead, be looking at humane ways to manage the rodent problem.“What's happening is, rodents (gophers) are causings some erosion...

Photo: city councllor Kirk DuffThe final implications of a service review, instigated several years ago by the City of Castlegar to assess joint programming undertaken with the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), are finally trickling through to the public sphere.City council, in its regular meeting Monday night, ...

Police are reporting a marked dip in activity for last weekend, perhaps due to inclement weather that discouraged criminal shenanigans.“We only received 41 calls for service between Friday to Sunday, which is quite low compared to previous weekends in the summer, where we've seen anywhere from 50 to 70 calls,” said Castlegar...

Never mind wine tasting – the City of Castlegar is getting ready to soak the competition in an interntaion water tasting competition this year.Council heard, at its regular meeting Monday night, that the city will be entering the Berkley Springs Water Tasting Competition, held each year in West Virginia and featuring entries...

The City of Castlegar and the City of Burnaby are submitting late resolutions to be debated at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) annual convention next week, in an attempt to deal with the fall-out of major industries refusing to pay their municipal tax bills.Castlegar is facing this problem with its single largest...

The unique partnership of the Regional Districts of Central Kootenay (RDCK), Kootenay/Boundary and East Kootenay, along with Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), are gearing up to take the “Welcome to Kootenay Country” display to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Conference (UBCM) taking place...

Photo: Edie Dunn teeing off at the infamous “Lawrence Welk Hole of Bubbles”The first annual Hospice Golf Tournament scored a hole-in-one Sunday at Little Bear, with more than 50 people attending and more than $4,500 raised to support Castlegar and District Hospice Society.Event organizer, and society executive director, Suzanne...

Finally, Castlegar RCMP can share a good news story with residents, and Cpl. Mike Mysko wasted no time in penning the release.“An 83-year-old male was reported missing off a tour bus travelling from Cranbrook to Richmond on the afternoon of Sept.15,” Mysko said.“The man's absence was noted after the tour bus stopped briefly...

Quantum Leaps: Girls Talk TechThe Quantum Leaps conference focuses on career development and highlights the importance of continuing science and technology courses in secondary and post secondary schools to ensure a wide range of career opportunities for female students in Grades 9-12.Hosted at Selkirk College in Castlegar,...