Column: What we need
The following is adapted from The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature (Greystone Books), a book I wrote with Amanda McConnell in 1997 and updated in 2007. It seems as relevant today as when we wrote it, if not more so. I hope you enjoy it and that the year ahead brings new ways of seeing and thinking about the...
Interior Health declares outbreak at Sunnybank Retirement Home in Oliver
Interior Health has declared an outbreak at Sunnybank Retirement Home long-term care in Oliver. Four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. All individuals in close contact with these individuals are in self-isolation and monitoring for symptoms. Sunnybank Retirement Home is operated by Interior Health and has 51 ...
Selkirk College Speaker Series Event Focuses on Equity for Indigenous Children
One of the nation’s foremost advocates for Indigenous children will examine how state-based discrimination undermines the success of First Nations communities across Canada in a virtual presentation that is part of the Truth & Justice Speaker Series presented by Selkirk College. A member of the Gitxsan First Nation, Cindy...
December above seasonal normal temperature
The month of December provided above seasonal normal temperature said the Southeast Fire Centre Weather Services in the monthly weather synopsis. “The large-scale pattern was initially dominated by a mild and dry area of high pressure that transitioned to a more active pattern with a series of Pacific frontal systems in a mild westerly flow,” […]
OP/ED: You can always find happiness - living here
This has been a hard year. One might say, this has been one of the most difficult years we have ever had to face. Collectively, we have experienced one of the most challenging times in modern history. And yet, here we are. For some of us, this year has not come without loss. There are many people who...
BC's top baby names for 2020
The race for the top baby name in British Columbia in 2020 has come to a close, and Olivia once again has taken the lead for the most popular name for babies born this year. Olivia is followed by Liam, Oliver, Noah, Lucas, Emma, Theodore, Benjamin, Ethan and Charlotte, according to the Vital Statistics Agency’s preliminary ...
Get the Dirt - Columbia Avenue Redevelopment Project - Phase 2 Online Open House
Join us for an online open house for the Columbia Avenue Redevelopment Project – Phase 2. With construction expected to start in February, the City of Castlegar and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure want to give the community an opportunity to learn more, ask questions and discuss concerns – in a COVID-19 safe...
FortisBC warns customers of spikes in energy use with colder than average winter predicted
FortisBC is reminding customers to to pay attention to energy use to reduce seasonal spikes with colder temperatures forcasted as the calendar flips 2021. FortisBC said in a media release with most of the population spending more time in their homes as a result of COVID-19 safety measures, customers need to watch energy use with La Nina temperature […]
Castlegar Outdoor Rinks Open
Due to colder temperatures, Castlegar's outdoor community rinks are now open for skating; hockey is not permitted at this time. The rinks are free to use and located at the back side of Kinnaird Park, 2501 14th Avenue. They are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day and lit during the evening hours. To keep the rinks open...
So-called 'Freedom Rally' organizer from Winlaw fined $2,300 for unlawful event in Castlegar
On Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 a Freedom Rally was held at Millennium Park in Castlegar where between 60 and 80 people gathered to listen to speakers with messaging around COVID-19 related guidelines, measures and enacted laws, according to Castlegar Top Cop RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. Some people later relocated along the 2000 block...
