Burnt out tail light leads to drunk driving prohibition and firearm seizure
On June 5, 2021 at 7:07 p.m., a front line Trail and Greater District RCMP officer conducted a traffic stop with a blue Dodge 1500 pick-up truck with a burnt out headlight on Highway 3B in Fruitvale. According to reports, during the vehicle stop roadside, the police officer detected an odour of liquor emanating from the driver...
Castlegar man arrested in Trail with gun, drugs, cash
A Castlegar man will be facing trafficking charges, according to Trail top cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On June 3, 2021 at 4:43 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP entered into a criminal investigation after responding to a report of a possible theft in progress on Cedar Avenue. A front line Trail RCMP officer arrested...
BC reports 481 new cases, 73% of BC adults now have first vaccination
Dr. Réka Gustafson, B.C.’s deputy provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting that 73.9% of all adults in B.C. and 71.5% of those 12 and older have received their first dose of...
Interior Health launches mobile immunization clinics
Interior Health’s #journey2immunity has kicked into high gear with the introduction of mobile immunization clinics that will travel across the Interior Health region to target rural and remote communities, and other hard to reach populations. “We know that the best way to ensure that everyone who wants a vaccine is able to...
MP Cannings speaks to residential schools
The discovery of 215 unmarked and seemingly undocumented graves of children on the grounds of the former residential school in Kamloops has produced an outpouring of grief and anger across Canada. While the discovery was not a surprise to many people, especially to residential school survivors, it served as a shocking reminder...
City of Castlegar requesting water conservation
The City of Castlegar is asking residents to limit water consumption to essential use only on Tuesday, June 8. As part of phase 2 of the Columbia Avenue Phase Redevelopment Project, a vital piece of water reservoir pipe needs to be replaced. Residents on 6th Avenue, Woodland Park and Woodland Drive, and between 17th and...
Category 3 burning to be prohibited in the Southeast Fire Centre
Effective at noon PST on Friday, June 11, 2021, Category 3 open burning, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre, which includes the Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District and the Selkirk Natural Resource District. The BC Wildfire Service is implementing this prohibition...
NDP MLA Katrine Conroy says new, affordable rentals coming to West Kootenays
NDP MLA Katrine Conroy says 46 new, affordable rental homes are coming to West Kootenays for people with low to moderate incomes. “People across the Kootenays know how important housing is to their own, their neighbours’, and their community’s wellbeing,” said MLA Conroy. “Communities big and small have been feeling the...
2021 Castlegar Property Tax Notices Going Out
Castlegar residents will start receiving their 2021 Property Tax notices soon. Property tax payment deadlines return to normal for 2021. All property taxes are due on July 2, 2021 and residents are encouraged to pay on time to avoid a penalty. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the City strongly encourages the public to do business...
Weekly Project Update: Columbia Avenue Redevelopment - Phase 2
Over the last week, the contractor completed all water main testing and 85 percent of all water tie-ins. They also started working on building up the final road south of 21st Street. This includes excavating the temporary materials placed for the detour driving surface and replacing with compacted aggregate. Next week, you...
