City of Castlegar Council Highlights - May 16, 2022
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AWARENESS & PUBLIC WORKS WEEK May 15 to 21 is Local Government Awareness and Public Works Week. This is an annual initiative with the goals of generating awareness and educating the public about the roles and responsibilities of local government and honoring the contributions public works makes to our...
Cadets from Castlegar, Trail and Nelson gather for first time in years
Cadets from the three West Kootenay air cadet squadrons spent two days together learning survival skills. The cadets were from Trail, Castlegar and Nelson. During the weekend, the cadets learned how to use a compass, tie knots, make shelters and made ground search and rescue signals. This was the first time in several years...
Thieves target duvet, gas, dirt
On Saturday, May 21, at 1:42 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a complaint that a white Daniadown duvet (value $500) was stolen from a business in the 1900 block of Columbia Avenue in Rossland, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said Trail RCMP would like to speak to anyone with information about the...
Trail Museum & Archives partners with Live History for interactive programming
Live History is a traveling, immersive theatre troupe that performs in Canada, Bermuda, UK, Republic of Ireland, US, Australia and New Zealand. The Trail Museum & Archives will host these talented individuals on June 8 and 9, 2022 and the public is invited to participate in one-hour immersive and interactive Trail history...
Trail man facing assault charges after attack in city's downtown
A Trail man is facing charges including assault with a weapon and uttering threats after an incident over the weekend, according to RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On May 14, at 2 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP officers were conducting a proactive foot patrol when they were alerted to an ongoing alleged incident...
Rossland, Trail, Castlegar libraries to get funding bump from province
New Democrat MLA Katrine Conroy says that people will see improvements at their local public libraries, including expanded digital collections and internet access, upgraded spaces and programming, and improved air circulation thanks to new COVID-19 relief and recovery funding for libraries. “Libraries are foundational community...
New interactive maps help communities explore and plan for climate change impacts
Interior Health has taken an innovative approach to exploring climate change by creating Community Health and Climate Change maps. “Recent events have demonstrated the importance of planning and preparing for natural disasters associated with climate change,” says Interior Health president and CEO, Susan Brown. “These new...
Kootenay Entrepreneurs to Compete in Spring Pitch Showcase Finale
The Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) has partnered with Spring Activator and Volition to host a Pitch Showcase Finale, a capstone event of the Investment Readiness Training (IRT) program in support of tech-focused entrepreneurs and start-up founders from across the Kootenay region.This FREE virtual event...
Notice of Work – City Water System
On Friday, May 13, the City of Castlegar will be working on its water system to ensure optimum performance, maintain water quality, and increase storage of water for fire fighting. As a result of this work, residents south of 17th Street (the railway tracks near Safeway) may notice a reduction or increase in water pressure....
Beyond Extinction: Sinixt Resurgence Film Tour
Autonomous Sinixt are hosting a film tour through the Sinixt təmxʷúlaʔxʷ (homeland) between May 12 and May 15. The screening times are as follows: Thursday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. Arrow Lake Theatre Nakusp, BC Friday, May 13 at 7 p.m. The Royal Theatre Trail, BC Saturday, May 14 at 4 p.m. Civic Theatre Nelson, BC Saturday,...
