Gas leak on Columbia not due to operator error
MarWest Industries issued a press release today correcting (other) media coverage of yesterday’s gas leak on Columbia Avenue. The release reads as follows: “On Oct. 16, at approximately 1:55 p.m., Marwest Industries Ltd contacted FortisBC regarding a gas line break in the 1500 Block of Columbia Avenue. The gas line was damaged by a rock […]
Fire depts from across the across the province compete, raise record money for charity
On Sept. 7 and 8, Robson Fire Fighters hosted the fifth annual Firefighter Games in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Sixteen teams from all over BC competed and the event was a tremendous success raising $11,488 for MD Canada. This is the highest total for the Firefighter Games in its five years and for the first year ...
Election candidates reply to questionaire from Parks and Trails Society
The Castlegar Parks and Trails Society has issued a questionaire for local candidates runnning in the upcoming civic election, and has published the responses online for the community to read at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H2X4LTMgsu23clQZC0EslsJYZ2T9754_yLtY6pAqLXQ/edit?usp=sharing In an emailed press release issued...
Selkirk College Invites Indigenous Wisdom with Truth and Reconciliation Series
Indigenous Services at Selkirk College is leading the conversation about Truth and Reconciliation with a speaker series that brings Indigenous wisdom to the forefront. In partnership with the Mir Centre for Peace, Jordan Abel will be the latest speaker to ask what it means to be Indigenous. Abel is a Nisga’a writer from BC...
RCMP speak to Trail fire, request public cooperation
Trail Top Cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich issued a press release detailing the fire situation in Trail. "On September 11, 2018, at approximately (4:45 p.m.), a wildfire was ignited in the forested area behind the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, on 1200 Hospital Bench Road, in Trail ... First responders arrived within...
BREAKING: Trail interface fire update as of 7:40 p.m. Tuesday
The interface fire above the Trail hospital is now estimated at two hectares in size, but the calming winds and lower temperatures are aiding crews in what has been a fierce attempt to knock down the blaze. Emergency Program Coordinator Chris Marsh says the hospital has been making preparations to move people if necessary, ...
Wildfire near Trail hospital at 0.8 hectares
A wildfire near the Trail hospital has drawn crews from the KBRFR as well as BC Wildfire Services, as well as prompting the activation of the Emergency Operations Centre as of about 5:20 p.m. BC Wildifre Services information officer Justine Hunse says the fire is believed to be lightning-caused, and is roughly 0.8 hectares ...
Fire knocked down in Castlegar
Two engines, 10 firefighters and two command vehicles showed up at a conflagration in the 700 block of 21 Street today, according to Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio. He said the call came in at 2:41 p.m., reporting on a fire in someone’s driveway. “When we arrived, it was fully-involved, a 70s model motorhome,” he said. “It impacted...
Castlegar announces tax sale, provides list of properties
Notice of Tax Sale 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 13 Ave., Suite 101, Castlegar, BC, commencing at 10 am on Sept. 24. Click here for a list of properties within the ...
Alleged sexual assault against minor on local bus, RCMP looking for witnesses
Police are seeking witnesses to an alleged sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl on a local transit bus, according to RCMP Acting Agt. Brett Turner. "On Thursday, Sept. 6, .... between 4:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., in Castlegar,, an alleged sexual assault occurred against a 13-year-old female passenger by an adult male while...
