Local youth arrested in connection with two break-and-enters
Two 18-year-old suspects have been arrested and are facing charges after two residential break-and-enters in the city. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said the first break-and-enter, on Oct. 23 on Chickadee Lane, saw jewelery stolen, while the second, on Bridgeview Crescent on Nov. 7, saw several thousands of dollars in ...
Video released by RCMP in Owen Rooney case
Parents of missing 24-year-old Australian Owen Rooney filed a complaint with Interior Health Authority questioning the adequacy of his care and the hospital’s risk management of the situation while RCMP continue their efforts to locate the man. RCMP released video footage today to once again ask the public for help to find Rooney who […]
Chilean miner Edison Peña completes New York Marathon
Edison Peña, one of the 33 miners who had been trapped underground in the San José copper-gold mine in Copiapó,Chile, participated on Sunday in the 41st annual New York City Marathon. Peña had arrived at the city on Thursday, and had been invited by the New York Road Runners, organizers of the marathon. Before the marathon began, Peña and Mayor of […]
RCMP issue warning regarding phone, mail and e-mail fraud in the region
The Crime Prevention unit of the Trail RCMP have issued a warning today regarding an e-mail and phone fraud scam that has been taking place across Canada and in our own backyard in the Kootenays over the past week. Police are urging citizens to use extra caution when receiving what appears to be either a phone […]
Potential regional district rift patched over
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The hatchet was unearthed and reburied last Thursday as the regional district directors put another patch over a long-standing feud, with some measure of solace achieved in the process. The allotting of BC Hydro grants in lieu of taxes money has created a rift on the 20-person Regional...
Overwhelming "no" in recreation expansion referendum
The official results are not yet in, but the preliminary ballots show such a resounding “no” vote that no other finale is a possibility in today’s $25-million recreation referendum in Castlegar. The Regional District of Central Kootenay posted the unoffical results on the district website Saturday night. With just under 40-per-cent voter turn-out, the […]
Air quality advisory issued
The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Interior Health Authority has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Grand Forks, Christina Lake, Castlegar, Trail and Creston because of high concentrations of fine particulates which are expected to persist until Sunday. Avoid strenuous outdoor activities. If you are experiencing difficulty in breathing, chest pain or discomfort, sudden […]
Fire season in region comes in at less than half of average
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyThe number of fires that burned in the West Kootenay region this year was less than half of the 10-year average, with even fewer hectares than anywhere else in the province succumbing to forest fire blazes, according to the Southeast Fire Centre.There were only 227 fires that were reported...
Two more arrests, hundreds more pot plants seized in third grow-up bust
A Nov.-1 9-1-1 call prompted yet another residential grow-op bust in Castlegar, as well as the arrest of two people and the seizure of 141 pot plants, bringing the total of grow-op plants seized in the area in the past week to over 1,000. “The Castlegar Detachment responded to a 9-1-1 hang-up call in the 1900 block of Pass...
Fifteen dead in Mexican car wash shooting
Fifteen people were shot dead on Wednesday in the western Mexican state of Nayarit. The attack occurred in a car wash in the city of Tepic, and, according to the state attorney general, was the work of a drug cartel. All 15 killed were workers at the Gamboa car wash. “The workers were all men; they were washing cars […]
