Castlegar hosts pre-election workshop for region
Government! Government! Government! Despite your initial reaction, government is not a four letter word. Too often, we criticize it and complain about it as if it were the enemy. Federal and provincial partisan governments get lumped in with local government often leaving a sour taste in people’s mouth. But your local government is different. It […]
CBT commits nearly $965,000 to 17 projects designed to address social issues
Seventeen projects that aim to improve the lives of Columbia Basin residents by addressing social issues will soon be making a positive difference with nearly $965,000 in Social Grants from Columbia Basin Trust. “Through projects like these, the Trust is supporting the efforts of community organizations to help Basin residents...
Fire damages Robson home Sunday night
A blaze last night caused significant damage to a Robson home, according to Robson Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jeff Grant. “At approximately 10 p.m. (on) July 29, RVFD received a call for fire and smoke showing at 1111 Zaitstoff Road,” he said. “RVFD arrived on scene to find a self-ventilated fire showing from approximately...
Column: From the Hill -- Columbia River Treaty issues
Last week I spent three days in Spokane at the Pacific Northwest Economic Region meetings. Over 600 legislators, business people, and other interested folks from BC, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Yukon and Northwest Territories gathered to talk about issues important to this region....
Celebrate with the Kootenay Festival today at Millennium Park
Today’s the big day! The Eighth Annual Kootenay Festival has arrived and will happen between 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. at Millennium Park. Recreation coordinator Audrey Maxwell Polovnikoff says this year’s event will be bigger and better than ever. “It’s an incredible celebration of our arts, our heritage and our culture,” she ...
New Exhibitions at Kootenay Gallery Explore Organic Forms
Krestova resident Natasha Smith opens her first solo exhibition at the Kootenay Gallery of Art on Aug. 3 alongside an exhibition, Glow, by Quebec artist Sonia Haberstich. Smith’s exhibition, Mapping Language consists of prints and 3-D collages “Mapping Languageis an exploration into the development of my own visual language,”...
Sculpture vandalism prompts hilarity and upset
No, you didn’t read that headline wrong – police attended a call that was both funny and sad after vandals pushed a sculpture off a wall onto the sidewalk last Friday night. “Well, Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall …,” said RCMP Acting Sgt. Brett Turner – referring to the sculpture in question. The Humpty Dumpty sculpture was...
Fernie tragedy prompts $259,000 fix for Castlegar arena
Regional district staff in Castlegar are hard at work trying to complete the installation of vital new equipment in the arena before hockey season begins this fall, according to recreation director Jim Crockett. Results of an investigation, released yesterday, into the death of three men after an ammonia leak at the Fernie ...
High temperatures expected across Interior Health
Temperatures across B.C. are expected to soar this weekend. Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for much of the province, including parts of the South and North Thompson and Fraser Canyon in IH. Too much heat can be harmful to your health and can lead to weakness, disorientation and exhaustion. In severe cases, it ...
Fire ban starts Thursday in Castlegar
Effective at noon Pacific time on Thursday, July 26, campfires will be prohibited throughout the City of Castlegar. This will be in addition to the City of Castlegar Open Air Burning Bylaw 905 and in conjunction with the campfire ban issued by the Southeast Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public...
