Selkirk College Saints Back Home for Final Games of Semester
The Selkirk College Saints return home this weekend where the team hopes the holiday spirit will be on their side as they wrap up the first semester of play against the Simon Fraser University Clan. Winless in their last four British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) games, the Saints head into the two-game set...
Cadets write letters to those serving away from home this holiday season
When the Canadian Armed Forces tweeted out an appeal for holidays greetings for soldiers serving away from home this holiday season, the Castlegar Air Cadets answered the call and got right down to work. “I have a friend who has served overseas, in a variety of operations, so I know how important caring contact from home can...
Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute Provides Vital Insight Into Region
The Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) at Selkirk College has just released the 2019 Snapshot Report, a region wide check-up that investigates economic, social, environmental and cultural indicators for the Columbia-Basin Boundary. “RDI is continuing to provide research on well-being to support evidence-based ...
NDP MP Richard Cannings Named Party’s Critic for Natural Resources
Today, in Ottawa, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced that MP Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay) would return as Critic for Natural Resources in the shadow cabinet. Cannings has also been appointed Deputy Critic for Transport. “It’s a privilege to continue serving in our caucus and I’m very pleased that Jagmeet ...
Police to crack down on impaired driving this December
Impaired driving enforcement is a national priority and BC RCMP Traffic Services and its partners support this priority by increasing enforcement efforts across the Province to stop impaired drivers this holiday season. Sunday, Dec. 1 marks the start of the provincial, month-long CounterAttack impaired driving campaign which...
Solar Project Creates New Energy at Selkirk College
The roof of Selkirk College’s main building on the Castlegar Campus has been transformed as the regional post-secondary focuses on a future less reliant on non-renewable energy sources. In October, the college installed a solar array on the roof of the library that includes 275 panels with the capacity to produce an estimated...
Trail man in custody, facing 14 charges after foot chase in Castlegar
A foot chase along Columbia Avenue has led to the arrest and detention of a Trail man, according to Castlegar top cop RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. “A 48-year-old male is in custody after a foot pursuit with Castlegar RCMP. On Nov. 25, 2019 a Castlegar business reported an unknown male left the store without paying for merchandise,”...
Castlegar and District Economic Development Program takes next steps
Due to the success of a three-year pilot project, The Castlegar and District Economic Development Committee (CDEDC) is moving forward with developing a subsequent five-year Strategic Plan. The Economic Development Strategic Plan will beaggressive, ambitious and provocative in identifying the long-term economic development...
British Columbians not prepared for storm-related power outages
A new BC Hydro report finds despite experiencing the most damaging winter storm in BC Hydro’s history last year, many British Columbians remain unprepared for storm-related power outages. The report entitled, ‘Weathering the storm: Many British Columbians not prepared for increasingly severe winter storms’ looks at the...
Top Gun Movie Night Supports Food Bank and Air Cadets
The Castlegar Air Cadets recently invited the public to join them for a movie night at the Castle Theatre on Nov.12, 2019. The movie of the night? Top Gun, a true 80s classic. A video showing off some of the amazing things Air Cadets do was shown to the audience prior to the screening. The Air Cadets collected both cash and...
