Campfires will again be allowed within the City of Castlegar effective noon on Friday Aug. 27, 2021. This is in conjunction with the Southeast Fire Centre announcing they are lifting campfire bans in the Arrow Lakes fire zone. As always, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires remain prohibited within the city boundaries. In...

Last week Copcan focussed on paving business and residential driveways and the bottom lifts between 23rd and 24th Street, raising the manhole and water valve covers from 20th Street to 23rd Street, and landscaping and irrigation work within boulevards on the east side of the project. Next week, you can expect to see: finishing...

All ponds were closed earlier this month due to above normal levels of E. coli resulting from increased geese activity in and around the ponds. The measures the City took to reduce E. coli worked and the City has met the testing guidelines for two consecutive weeks.  During the closure, two of the ponds accumulated algae, a...

The combination of a return to more seasonal weather conditions, with rainfall and cooler temperatures and decreased fire danger ratings, have reduced the risk of wildfires in southeastern B.C. Effective at noon on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, campfires will be permitted in the Cranbrook, Invermere, Columbia, Arrow and Kootenay...

A truly bizarre road rage incident has resulted in a criminal investigation, with police requesting police assistance identifying the perpetrator, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Aug. 21, at 12:05 p.m. Trail and Greater District RCMP received a complaint about a road rage incident which began in the parking lot...

B.C. students will return to school next month and can look forward to full-time, in-person learning and resuming sports, music and other extracurricular activities, while mask requirements and other health and safety measures remain in place to keep schools safe. “We know how excited students and families are about being...

 Interior Health (IH) is introducing new public health orders covering the entire Interior Health region to manage COVID-19 activity. Effective at midnight tonight: ·        Masks are mandatory in all indoor public spaces for people 12 years and older. ·        Low-intensity indoor group exercise is permitted to a maximum 10...

  As of Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, 83.0% (3,846,528) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 74.3% (3,442,163) received their second dose. In addition, 83.8% (3,623,251) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 75.5% (3,266,877) received their second...

Last week Copcan focused on paving the bottom lifts from existing pavement between 23rd and 24th Street, installing banner poles, and landscaping and irrigation work. Next week, you can expect to see: preparations for asphalt driveway tie-ins; installation of an Allan Block wall; raising the manhole and water valve covers...

Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and low vaccination rates in parts of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) the Board of Directors is announcing measures to help lower the risk of virus transmission in RDCK facilities. Most critically, it is now required that masks be worn by staff and the public inside...