The local Castlegar Air Cadets will be hosting an open house Sept. 3, at the Kiwanis Hall located at 216 8th Ave, Castlegar.  The open house will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will be open to the public interested in the cadet program. This is an ideal chance for prospective cadet recruits to meet with current and former...

From Friday, Aug. 9 to Sunday Aug. 12, 2019, the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP had a busy summer weekend by responding to 71 calls for service from the public.        Theft from Vehicles On Friday, Aug. 9, sometime overnight, two fishing rods and a tackle box were stolen from an unlocked vehicle in the […]

An MVA outisde Creston has taken the lives of two people, including a four-year-old girl, according to RCMP Cpl. Mike Halskov. "On Aug.12 at approximately 10 p.m. East Kootenay Traffic Services (EKTS-Creston) responded to a two-vehicle collision on Hwy 3 west of Creston," he said in a press release.. "Upon arrival it was...

Police have released a new image of missing Nakusp man Christopher Sanford, taken July 30, 2019.  "It is a true reflection of his appearance when he went missing," said RCMP Cpl. Jaime Moffat. Previous coverage: Nakusp RCMP is seeking assistance in locating Christopher Sanford, who was reported missing on August 5, according...

A shipment of drugs en route to Shambhala has been seized by police, according to a police press release issued Thursday. “Central Saanich Police have arrested a man in his 20s and are recommending several charges of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking,” the release said. “The man is the subject of a months-long...

A fire in downtown Castlegar early this morning has damaged an unoccupied house beyond repair, according to Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio. He said the call came in at 5:27 a.m. to attend a structure fire in the 400 block of 11 Avenue. Crews, including Ladder One Engine One, a command vehicle and nine firefighters, arrived on scene...

A proposal from BC Transit to expand services in the West Kootenay Transit System has been declined by the regional district. The Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors has opted to not accept BC Transit’s Three Year Expansion Initiatives for the West Kootenay based on the findings of an internal review of...

When Cara Gallo arrived at Selkirk College as a member of the first Rural Pre-Medicine (RPM) Program cohort in 2014, the idea of becoming a physician seemed distant. As she gets set to enter her first year of medical school at the University of Alberta, Gallo’s educational journey is now in full stride with an end-goal clearly...

Police were called to investigate a boat stolen from a property on the 900 block of Waterloo Road. The owner of a 2014 Xcursion pontoon boat discovered that his boat and trailer had been stolen off his property sometime during the night of Friday, Aug. 2.  The boat is blue and grey in colour with […]

Story by Jas Baweja Staff were buzzing with energy early July when they walked in to work to find bunches of bees gathered on the grounds at Brilliant Dam, a power generation facility owned by Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, and operated by FortisBC.  While the bees were minding their own business,...