City of Castlegar Wins UBCM Community Excellence in Sustainability Award
Last night, the City of Castlegar accepted the UBCM Community Excellence Award in Sustainability for its Columbia Avenue Complete Streets Project. These awards are given to projects/programs that incorporate a long-term sustainability lens by considering cultural, social, economic and environmental issues in planning, policy...
COLUMN: We must purge privilege from politics
Tackling climate change means purging privilege from politics Our national political arena often seems dominated by unproductive partisan potshots and misplaced accountability, with corporate interests prioritized over people’s. Behind the noisy partisan sniping, a quiet majority — 70 to 75 per cent of Canadians — is largely disengaged from politics, according to McAllister Opinion Research. […]
Greta Thunberg: 'How dare you!'
Greta Thunberg’s speech to the UN was transcribed. Here is the full text. For the full effect, though, listen to her speech at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYqtXR8iPlE In response to the question, “What’s your message to world leaders today?” Thunberg responded as follows: Greta Thunberg: “My message is...
Police Service Dog Jimmy pivotal in recent fentanyl arrest
The 'Dog Days of Summer' have become an umpleasant reality for one local woman, according to Trial top cop Mike Wicentowich. "On Sept. 16, at 1:49 p.m. the ‘E’ Division Roving Traffic Police Dog Services Unit conducted a traffic stop and investigation into a 58-year-old-female who was driving in a green Volkswagen Beetle with...
Notice of tax sale by City of Castlegar
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Community Charter and the Local Government Act, the City of Castlegar will be conducting the Annual Tax Sale of lands for delinquent taxes at 445 13th Avenue, Suite 101, Castlegar, British Columbia commencing at 10:00am on Monday September 30, 2019. The following is a list of...
Hugh L. Keenleyside Navigational Lock Closure, September 29 – October 14
The navigational lock at the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam will be closed starting at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 29th. The lock will reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, October 14th. This closure is necessary to undertake maintenance activities that will ensure the long-term, reliable and safe operation of the Navigational Lock. We ...
West Kootenay athletes shine at 2019 BC Senior Games
It took a long time for Slocan’s Donald Currie to load up the car for the return trip home from the BC Senior Games held last week in Kelowna. The veteran track star dominated the oval track en route to winning, wait for it, seven gold medals in the men’s 85-89 division at the 2019 […]
Columbia River flows to go down just under four feet this weekend
This notice is to advise you of changes to the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir that will take place on Friday, Sept. 13 and Saturday, Sept. 14: · At 7 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, the discharge rate will decrease from approximately 1,104 cubic metres per second (39,000 cubic feet per second) to about 963 cubic...
Prolific offenders arrested, police strongly caution against releasing them locally
Salmo police are concerned about the possibility of two prolific offenders being released back into the Salmo community – not just for the sake of residents, but for the sake of the offenders themselves, according to Salmo Top Cop Cpl. Darryl Orr. “The Salmo RCMP are hopeful that these offenders will be detained in custody ...
