Journalist and Author Amy Goodman Coming to Selkirk College Mir Lecture Series
Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace Lecture series welcomes award winning alternative investigative journalist Amy Goodman to Castlegar this spring. Goodman is the host of Democracy Now, an independent global news program. She’s authored six books and won numerous awards for her work including the Gandhi Peace Award for ...
At least 120 feminists join the Women's March in Grand Forks
Organizers of the Women's March in Grand Forks are thrilled at the turnout, which is estimated at around 120 participants. "We had no idea what to expect," said Kelly Davison, a co-organizer of the event along with Shara Cooper....
Marchers from across the region join Castlegar's Women's March on Washington
Marchers from Castlegar, Trail, Nelson, Rossland, Salmo and the Slocan Valley came together in Castlegar Saturday morning for the Women’s March on Washington, organized by Cara-Lee Malange, community education coordinator with the Mir Centre for Peace. Malange said she was delighted at the turn-out for the event....
Trail fitness centre to get $335,000 expansion
The Trail Aquatic and Leisure Center will be expanding its fitness center in 2017 - the final planning stages for a 933-sq.-ft. additional space are under way. Parks and Recreation director Trisha Davison says her vision for the project would be for building to begin by April 1 and wrap up with the annual shutdown in August....
RDCK directors make Castlegar mayor’s day
The mayor of Castlegar got a big boost Thursday from directors of the Regional District of the Central Kootenay during the monthly board meeting, when he came looking for support for improvements to his West Kootenay Regional Airport. The directors pledged $32,500 to help pay for the cost of the study into the reliability of […]
RDCK January Board Meeting Highlights
The Regional District of Central Kootenay held its first director’s meeting of 2017 at board room on Lakeside Drive in Nelson. Here are a few of the highlights of the Thursday meeting: First Female Fire Chief The RDCK has appointed its first female fire chief. Stephanie Whitney will assume leadership at the Winlaw Volunteer Fire […]
Business group lobbies for $40,000 feasibility study for bridge from college to downtown area
A coalition of downtown business owners wants a $40,000 feasibility study for a pedestrian/bicycle bridge spanning the Columbia River between Selkirk College and Zuckerberg Island. At its regular meeting Monday night, city council was asked to contribute $10,000 to the initiative. Presenter Jackie Letkeman told council that...
Gitxsan chiefs add fourth lawsuit opposing Pacific Northwest LNG
Inland B.C. hereditary First Nations chiefs joined coastal ones in announcing a fourth federal lawsuit against Ottawa’s approval of the Pacific Northwest LNG project, at a press conference in Vancouver. They claim that the gas export terminal is an infringement of their Aboriginal fishing rights. Two Gitxsan Nation hereditary...
Council wraps up 2016 with appointments to next year's committees
Monday night, Dec. 19, saw the final city council meeting of 2016 in Castlegar. As is customary, mayor Lawrence Chernoff announced the councillor's committee appointments for the coming year. The appointments are relevant to residents insofar as they help members of the community determine where best to direct questions,...
This time, Local Governments talk to Feds on future of Columbia River Treaty
Local government representatives Mayor Deb Kozak and Mayor Karen Hamling met with Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, federal officials and regional MPs in late November to emphasize the importance of working with local governments in the Columbia Basin before reaching decisions...
