Enter your pet in the BC SPCA’s Calendar Contest, Feb 1–14
Is there a special animal who warms your heart? Celebrate them by winning them a page in the BC SPCA’s 2023 Calendar. For many animal-lovers, their bond with their pets makes every day brighter. The Calendar Contest, presented by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, offers a great way to celebrate all the pets of B.C. “Pets can be affectionate,...
Air Canada Increases Service to the West Kootenay
Air Canada is increasing service to the West Kootenay Regional Airport with an additional day of flights to and from Vancouver starting February 8, 2022. Travellers can now book Air Canada Express flights to and from Vancouver six days a week for afternoon travel on Dash 8-Q400 aircraft which seats 78 passengers. View the...
From The Hill: Heath-based private members bill
Parliament began sitting again this Monday, facing its first full agenda since the late summer election. Most committees will be meeting for the first time and we will see the first Private Member’s Bill debates. I’d like to highlight some of those Private Member’s Bills in my upcoming columns, since some could produce...
Karma comes a-calling for alleged local thief
On Jan.21, at 8:30 a.m. Trail RCMP received a report that a 25-year-old Trail man had allegedly taken a vehicle without permission from the business of his former employer near Trail, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The business owner was able to track the vehicle using the vehicle’s internal GPS...
Nelson man in single-vehicle roll-over near Rossland
On Jan. 23, at 10:11 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP responded to a complaint of a single motor vehicle incident on Hwy 3B roughly 3 km from the Nancy Green Junction, near Rossland, according to Trail RCMP Sgt Mike Wicentowich. “The 24-year-old Nelson man was driving a 1994 Toyota Corolla when the vehicle hit […]
Crews respond to Wednesday night fire in Genelle
Seven KBRFR firefighters responded to a reported structure fire Tuesday night, according to Cpt. Grant Tyson. Tyson said the call came in at 10:47 p.m.. to attend the 100 block of 12 Avenue in Genelle, where crews found two vehicles engulfed in flames. “Flames were approaching the home,” he said, adding the fire was extinguished...
City Seeking Feedback on Potential Redevelopment of Former Brandson Pool Property
The City of Castlegar purchased two properties in support of recommendations outlined in the recently adopted Housing Strategy. This includes the purchase of: 2405 Columbia Avenue. A corner lot bordering underutilized, City-owned park space and Civic Works storage facility at the former Brandson Pool location. This property...
Man pleads guilty in 2016 Castlegar armed robbery
Bradley Zehr of Alberta has plead guilty to charges in relation to a robbery that occurred at the Flamingo Motel in Castlegar in 2016. Shorty after 3 a.m. on Dec. 13, 2016 the hotel owner was approached by suspects who previously checked into the hotel. One of the individuals pointed a firearm, (later learned to be imitation)...
Not Extinct - A Sinixt Virtual Exhibit: keepingthesinixtway.ca
2022 brings the launch of Not Extinct - A Sinixt Virtual Exhibit, an interactive website based on the book, Not Extinct: Keeping the Sinixt Way by Marilyn James and Taress Alexis that features traditional and contemporary Sinixt stories. Each story illuminates the Sinixt relationship with the upper Columbia River watershed ...
RDCK facilitates partnership for new child care centre in Castlegar
Understanding and responding to the needs of the community is one of the most important functions of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK). A well-defined and pressing need for families throughout the RDCK is access to child care services. While child care is not typically within the mandate for a local government...
