Castlegar Cooling Centres Open July 20-22, 2024
With high temperatures during the day and overnight, Castlegar’s cooling spaces will be open July 20-22, 2024 at four locations: Kinnaird Church of God – 2404 Columbia Ave. Castlegar New Life Church – 602-7th Ave. “Out of the Cold and Connection Centre” Shelter – 1660 Columbia Ave. Castlegar & District Recreation Centre – 2101-6th Ave. The spaces will […]
Castlegar hit-and-run crash investigated
On July 18 at approximately 2:05 p.m., the Castlegar RCMP responded to a hit and run collision involving a blue SUV and a black Harley Davidson motorcycle in the northbound lanes of Columbia Avenue, near the Kootenay Crossing Mall in the 1900 address block of Columbia Avenue, according to RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. He said […]
Column: Aging and Adapting: Elders’ quest for relevance
“Why are people afraid of getting older? You feel wiser. You feel more mature. You feel like you know yourself better. You would trade that for softer skin? Not me!” – Anna Kournikova “When we age, we shed many skins: ego, arrogance, dominance, pessimism, rudeness, selfishness, uncaring … Wow, it’s good to be old!” – […]
UPDATED: BC Wildfire continues aerial assault on Eagle Creek fire, RDCK issues Evacuation Order for 11 properties near Aylwin Creek wildfire
BC Wildfire crews continue to use ground and aerial assaults throughout Thursday to deal with the Eagle Creek wildfire, located approximately 6.5 kilometres west of the City of Nelson and above the community of Blewett. Two CL-215T air tankers and a helicopter bucketing water have been applying water through the air while crews also battle […]
Castlegar man arrested after RCMP execute search warrant
On July 17, the Castlegar RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, with support from general duty officers, executed a search warrant at a residence located in the 1600 block of Silverwood Crescent in Castlegar, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. “The search warrant was obtained to further investigate the trafficking of drugs,” Taylor said. “Upon execution […]
Castlegar hockey player commits to Trail Smoke Eaters
The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce the signing of Brayden Rotach (’07). Rotach is a 5’11”, 165-pound left shot forward from Castlegar, BC and played last season with the Okanagan Rockets U18 AAA program in the BCEHL. In 36 games this past season, Brayden scored 17 goals and added 30 assists for 47 […]
Single motor vehicle incident in Fruitvale leads to impaired driving charge
On Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 8:20 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers and BC EHS responded to a report of a single motor vehicle incident involved two people in the 4300 block of Ross Spur Road, in Fruitvale, BC. “When officers arrived, they located the two people involved in the incident,” said […]
No one injured in Fruitvale structure fire
Crews were called out to a structure fire in Fruitvale Monday evening, according to Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue Chief Dan Derby. “Firefighters worked quickly to extinguish the fire, which had spread to a nearby vehicle, to prevent further extension to nearby structures and trees,” Derby said. “No one was home at the time, and […]
BC Highway Patrol floored by multiple excessive speeders
On the heels of a tragic trend of fatal crashes, BC Highway Patrol are pleading with drivers around the Province to slow down according to Insp. Chad Badry, acting Operations Officer for BC Highway Patrol. “On July 14, 2024, a BC Highway Patrol Squamish member observed a blue 4 door sedan and red motorcycle travelling through […]
Driver seriously injured in early morning head-on collision near Granite Road/Hwy 3A/6
A driver was seriously injured following a head-on collision Tuesday morning west of Nelson at the intersection of Highway 3A/6 and Granite Road Nelson Fire and Rescue Services said in a media release. The accident happened at approximately 6:42 a.m. when a car collided with a loaded dump truck, trapping the driver inside the vehicle. […]
