As heavy snowfall is forecast across southwestern B.C., now is the time for British Columbians to prepare for cold temperatures, power outages and slick streets.   From this evening into Thursday morning, Environment Canada is calling for heavy snow across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, with freezing rain expected in...

Castlegar City Hall will be temporarily closed daily from noon to 1 p.m. as part of the City’s most recent COVID-19 business continuity planning. On January 4, British Columbia Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry asked businesses to reactivate their COVID-19 safety plans to help prevent business closures given the...

 Effective Jan. 3, 2022, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) will accept grant applications for the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Program (CIP/AAP). The programs support local projects that provide additional value to Basin communities and that benefit the broad community and...

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 9,332 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 264,181 cases in the province: Dec. 31, 2021 - Jan. 1, 2022: 4,033 new cases Jan. 1-2, 2022: 3,069 new cases Jan. 2-3, 2022: 2,230 new cases Note: case counts provided today are preliminary. The new cases include: 4,859 new cases in Fraser...

Due to heavy accumulation of snow overnight and into the morning of January 3, all Selkirk College campuses, facilities and learning centres will be closed on January 4, 2022. All services and any in-person classes/activities are cancelled for January 4. Previously scheduled resumption of in-person instruction in most programs...

BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will decrease noticeably on Saturday, January 1: •At 7:00 a.m., flows will decrease from 2,265 m3/s to 2,124 m3/s. •At 8:00 a.m., flows will decrease from 2,124 m3/s to 1,982 m3/s. •At 9:00 a.m., flows will decrease from 1,982 m3/s ...

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 6,288 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 241,946 cases in the province: Dec. 24-25: 2,552 new cases Dec. 25-26: 2,023 new cases Dec. 26-27: 1,713 new cases Note: case counts provided on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, are preliminary. The new cases include: 3,181 new cases in Fraser Health...

This is traditionally a time to look back on the year that was and forward to the year to come. Since 2021 wasn’t anyone’s favourite year with a pandemic, climate disasters, an opioid crisis, housing challenges and more, I won’t dwell on its shortcomings but instead concentrate on my hopes and plans for the future. I hope the...

Teck Trail Operations is proud to commemorate 125 years of continuous smelting with an eight-part series that explores the company’s significant role in the region and industry, from the gold rush to becoming one of the world’s largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes. Since 1896, visionary...

Following two days of deliberations, City of Castlegar Council approved a Draft 2022 Budget and is now seeking community input. The budget will result in 5.66 per cent tax increase for residential properties and 5.75 per cent for business and light industrial properties. This equates to $64.96 annually, or approximately $5.41...