The Hidden Hero Project is a portrait series celebrating the everyday heroes who live and give in Castlegar. Community members were asked to nominate people as heroes back in the summer of 2018 and the exhibition celebrating a selection of the good folks of Castlegar will open at Kootenay Gallery on June 20.    Partway through...

West Kootenay Bags of Love Foundation originally started to provide bags of personal care essentials and comfort items for children moving to more secure living environments. Each of these large bags contains a handmade quilt and age appropriate personal care items, toys, books etc.  Often times children are not able to take...

In my travels this week I was overtaken by a marked police vehicle traveling at 110 km/h in the posted 90 km/h zone. No emergency equipment was being operated. Instances like this are often complained about by the public as they see the police failing to follow the same traffic rules that they force everyone else to obey. So,...

Dear Editor, Every once in a while, an experience or event comes along that is so lovely and uplifting that it speaks not only to my heartstrings, but also to my soul. Friday night's (May 10) vocal duo performance by Christina Nolan and Kelly Coubrough (accompanied by Anna King), brought such an experience here to Castlegar...

The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club have added a pair of members to their hockey staff, bringing on Jeff Urekar as the team’s Assistant General Manager while Sean Murray joins the organization as the team’s goaltending coach.  Urekar comes to Trail after completing his first season as the Head Coach of the Vancouver...

From Sunday, May 5 to Wednesday, May 8, a group of 27 Grade 11 and 12 students from Stanley Humphries travelled to Vancouver to experience the opportunity to not only see the work environments, but also connect with industry professionals, learning firsthand about the what it is like to work in BC’s growing technology industry.  ...

The RCMP's advanced driver training course was without a doubt the most fun of any course many of the participants had taken in their service. We used an inactive runway at the Boundary Bay airport in Delta and a collection of well used Crown Victoria police interceptors to polish our driving skills. Contrary to what you might...

Castlegarians of all ages pushed their pedals and rang their bells for the first community bike ride since the new bike ways opened. About 20 gathered at the Complex and made their way together to Millennium Park. "Bikes are an important part of the culture of our family, so it was great to be able to celebrate with a ...

As a follow-up to the successful Ignite Kootenay Women’s Conference held this past March, Rebecca Voros is thrilled to be bringing two new events to Castlegar.   Wednesday, May 29, Castle Theatre will host An Evening with Marilyn James. Marilyn is the Sinixt matriarch, and she opened the conference with a beautiful blessing. ...

The Judging has been done, now it is time for the show! The  29th Annual West Kootenay Camera Club’s Photo Show opens at 10 a.m.May 31st at the Kootenay Gallery at 120 Heritage Way in Castlegar. The Opening Gala begins at 6:30 p.m., a starting kickoff to Castlegar Sunfest fun!  The show ends  June 7 at 5 p.m. -  the Gallery...