Police are warning residents and businesses alike to be wary of when and how they either give or receive private information such as credit card numbers. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Mike Mysko said many people are unaware that transmission over an average cordless phone or radio can be picked up by a third party with the use of a...

The city's pest management program came under scrutiny at Monday night's regular council meeting after the city's public works department spent months exploring non-toxic alternatives to weed control products currently in use. Councillor and Transportation and Civic Works committee chair Russ Hearne said the current program...

City council got ambushed at its own regular meeting Monday night, when a non-profit delegation asked for help and refused to take no for an answer. Susan Olheiser and Rauni Naud told council the Castlegar United Way is trying a new approach for this year's kick-off event. “We're hoping you're going to be as excited about...

The site of the former Woodland Park school, where fire razed an abandoned primary school last month, is now fenced, and the owners are accepting quotes to have the debris cleaned up and removed, said city director of development services Phil Markin in an interview Tuesday. Leo Bottos, project manager for Twin River Estates...

In response to Celgar's latest statements regarding its decision not to pay its $3.6-million municipal tax bill, but to file suit with the B.C. Supreme Court against the city tax rate instead, Mayor Lawrence Chernoff said he's not sure meeting with Celgar is even an option anymore."What it really boils down to is that (they)...

Celgar executives told The Source today they had “no other option” than to take their municipal taxation issue to court, contending there was simply no other way to get City of Castlegar representatives to listen to their concerns. Al Hitzroth, general manager of Celgar’s Castlegar mill, said in the almost three years he’s been at […]

The Source has confirmed that Interfor will not be one of several forestry firms opposing municipal taxation in B.C. courts for this tax year.The Source reported, on July 7, that Interfor had not yet paid its municipal tax bill in Castlegar, which gave rise to concerns about whether the struggling forestry company would be ...

The City of Castlegar is on the horns of $3.6 million dilemma, as Zellstoff Celgar has refused to pay municipal taxes for 2009, as well as taxes for other levels of government that are invoiced on the city bill, all of which were due at the close of business July 2. (City taxes are $2.785 […]

Castlegar RCMP issued a strongly-worded press release June 29 regarding vandalism perpetrated against Communities in Bloom floral features around the city."Culprits should be ashamed that they pulled flowers from the Communities in Bloom planters at various locations around (the city), including at 850 Columbia Avenue, Ministry...

Const. Dirk Finkensiep accepts a cheque for Cops for Kids from the staff of the Castlegar branch of Kootenay Savings Credit Union.  The month of May saw several fundraisers in Castlegar for Cops for Kids: one was Tip Night at Boston Pizza, which raised over $2,100.  Also, most of the financial institutions in town raised money...