As most of you know, we are just over a week out from B.C. municipal elections. Though many dismiss these local ballots as unimportant, I would beg to differ – in fact, I would argue that municipal elections and their outcomes have the most significant impact on your day-to-day quality of life. City beautification, municipal...

The municipal elections are coming up on Saturday, Oct. 15. Should you bother to vote? Yes, and here’s why we think it’s important. Do you drive or cycle on local roads or take a bus? Hang out in a city or regional park in the summer? Do you drop off your recycling at one of the many depots? Do you count on local government...

Before the pandemic began, one in seven young people in BC had one or more mental health disorders. Since the arrival of COVID-19, these challenges have been compounded and recent studies show two out of three young people now experience mental health issues.  Take a Hike empowers youth who experience vulnerability to change...

A woman is dead and her four children hospitalized after a head-on crash Saturday, according to a BC Highway Patrol press release. "On Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 at approximately 5:05 p.m., Trail RCMP and Emergency Services attended a two-vehicle head-on collision on Hwy 22 near Hanna Drive that resulted in a fatality," the release...

BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will decrease noticeably on Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2. When combined with the outflows from the Kootenay River, Columbia River levels at Birchbank are expected to decrease by 1.3 metres (4.4 feet). Please make safety...

On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Castlegar RCMP were notified of a fatal crash in Pass Creek. When a man failed to return after a social outing the previous evening, his friends returned to Norns Creek, Ladybird forest service road in Pass Creek to look for him, according to an RCMP press release.. Tire tracks were seen […]

The City of Castlegar is pleased to advise that all properties subject to tax sale have been paid to date and the City will not be holding a tax sale this year. Pursuant to the Community Charter and the Local Government Act, the City previously published the notice of the time and place of the 2022 tax sale and the legal...

BC Hydro is delivering a wide range of monitoring studies to learn more about the endangered white sturgeon population in the Canadian portion of the Columbia River.  While the specific cause of white sturgeon population decline is still being investigated, improving substrate conditions at spawning sites where dam construction...

On Saturday, Sept. 10, Trail and Greater District RCMP, Provincial General Investigation Section, Forensic Identification Unit, and E Division Explosive Device Unit completed the examination of the blast scene at the residence in the 200 block of 8 Avenue, in Montrose, BC. The investigation discovered that a piece of metal ...

Castlegar’s main road, Columbia Avenue will be temporarily closed overnight on Sept. 21 to accommodate the necessary replacement of the rubber surfacing at the Canadian Pacific Railway crossing at 17th Street (near Century 21). To minimize traffic disruption to our residents and visitors, the closure will be when traffic...