Preparations are in full force for the May opening of Castlegar Sculpturewalk 2021, and it’s going to be another great year in The Sculpture Capital of Canada™! Join our team and support this much-loved community event through our popular sculpture sponsorship program, supported by over thirty local businesses, organizations...

Interior Heath has issued a drug alert for Castlegar and Greater area, after high amounts of fentanyl and benzodiazepines were found in a substance sold as down. Interior Health has provided information and resources to people who might be in jeopardy as a result:  For your safety:  Get your drugs checked - available at ANKORS...

When Allan Johnson scanned his Bingo Multiplier ticket, scoring him the game’s top prize of $75,000, the celebratory music and lights led him to believe the self checker was going to fall off the table. “I couldn’t believe it at first and I had to try it again,” the Genelle resident said. “I was in complete shock, it was so...

Bringing to light climate change issues and priorities in rural British Columbia is the focus of an upcoming conference that aims to build the skills and knowledge necessary to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to an uncertain future. Registration is now open for Bridging Silos: Advancing Climate Adaptation and Low Carbon...

Many sectors have been hard hit by the pandemic, and agriculture is one of them.  Despite concerns about food security and pleas to buy local, orchardists and farmers in the region have had a number of serious headwinds facing them over the past year. B.C. apple growers have had to deal with huge production from just across...

ICBC customers will receive one-time rebates averaging $190 this spring – their part of $600 million that was saved due to a major decrease in crashes and costs as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. “Our work to make life more affordable for British Columbians includes fulfilling our commitment to take earnings at ICBC that are...

Trail police arrested a Midway woman Sunday morning, after finding her operating a vehicle with no insurance/registration, while prohibited from driving, and with a warrant out for her arrest, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Jan. 30, at 8:50 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report ...

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s 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 on three periods: from Jan. 29 to 30, we had 408 new cases, from Jan. 30 to 31, we had 473 new cases and in...

By Dale Boyd, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Current MP for the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding, Richard Cannings, is going to once again put his hat in the ring in the next federal election. Members of the NDP’s Electoral District Association in the riding of South Okanagan–West Kootenay have again selected MP...

One of the more frequent vehicle equipment complaints that I receive is about headlight glare. I am told that they are horrendous to an oncoming driver and it is hazardous to be driving because they are blinding. Drivers want to take their eyes off the road or look to the side to avoid them. Are they legal? The situation may...