Break and Enter Suspect Sentenced and Released
A Castlegar man has been released with 18 months probation after serving months in custody awaiting trial, according to RCMP Acting Sgt. Brett Turner. "On July 19, 2019, after committing a string of Break and Enters to residences in the City of Castlegar and an offence of Driving While Disqualified, 40-year-old Castlegar...
DriveSmart BC: Glaring fog lights
One of the most common complaints I hear that is not about a moving violation concerns the use or misuse of lights on vehicles. Here is one of them: "What is really starting to annoy myself and many others is people driving with their fog lights on during clear nights or even during the day. Is this not an infraction? These...
Today's your last chance to cast a ballot!
Ed. Note: This information was provided by the Columbia basin Rural Developmnet Institute. It is time again to exercise your right to vote! The Federal Election is today - Monday, October 21, 2019. Voting is a valued right enjoyed by Canadian adults. It is a way to exercise our democracy. Our history shows a long and hard...
Kootenay kids kill it at rugby tournament in Kamloops over Thanksgiving weekend
Four Kootenay zone teams traveled to a season-ending Kamloops 7s tournament during the Thanksgiving weekend — one of the largest junior tournaments in North America with teams from all over BC and Alberta. The Under 16 Girls team remained unbeaten and won the tournament. This included an extra time 5-0 win against Canuck Rugby...
LETTER: In support of the Clubhouse after vandalism ruins mural with swastika
Ed. Note: This letter is in reference to an act of vandalism that destroyed a local mural, for more coverage, see https://castlegarsource.com/news/vandals-destroy-castlegar-mural I wonder what the impact is on people who are targeted by vandalism. As with most gross acts of vandalism we, as a community, speak out, especially...
CBT helps create more and better childcare spaces in the Basin
Many families in the Columbia Basin rely upon child care. To help meet this need for quality spaces, 67 child care providers in 24 communities will be creating up to 198 new spaces and improving 1,256 spaces. These projects are being undertaken with nearly $1.4 million from Columbia Basin Trust’s Child Care Capital Grants. ...
Police seek 'suspicious' man in Trail/Castlegar/Fruitvale area
Police are searching for a man in hopes of having a conversation with him and ensuring that he and those around him are safe, but not in connection with any crime, according to Trail top cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “On Oct. 18, at 3:13 a.m. the Trail and District Detachment RCMP received a report of a suspicious male going...
City supports Selkirk bid for federal-funded technology access centre
The technology sector in the region could be receiving a boost. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has invited Selkirk College to submit an application for a Technology Access Centre (TAC). Only 10 colleges in Canada have been invited to the full proposal, with six of the 10 colleges to ...
IHA warns of overdose danger after several Castlegar incidents point to tainted drugs
Interior Health (IH) is urging residents using or considering using drugs to reconsider, or take steps to prevent overdose, following several severe illicit drug overdoses in the Castlegar area. The overdoses appear to be the result of cocaine contaminated with fentanyl. Anyone using illicit drugs is advised to take steps to...
Vandals destroy Castlegar mural
An art project meant partly to herald World Mental Health Day has been destroyed by vandalism, according to a staff member who asked to remain unnamed. "Out in the Open: Raising Awareness About Mental Health is a project developed with Castlegar Mental Health and Substance Use and client membership," she said. "This project...
