Mentor and Student featured in Kootenay Gallery Exhibitions
On Sept. 21 at 7 p.m., two new exhibitions will open at the Kootenay Gallery of Art. In the East Gallery, artist Deborah Thompson reveals a new body of work, Pan-dulum: A Call to Unreason, while a collection of paintings entitled In-Between-Time by Carol Wallace will open in the West Gallery. Both artists reside in Nelson...
Information on Recent Sulphuric Acid Spills in Trail
Ed. note: The following was released by Teck Trail Introduction: Teck Trail Operations sells sulphuric acid to International Raw Materials Ltd. (IRM), which contracts with a transportation provider to transport the acid. Sulphuric acid is used in numerous applications including pulp mills, mining, water treatment and for...
Sept. 6 update on Columbia Avenue construction
Marwest and the City of Castlegar are advising the public that there will be increased activity on the Columbia Avenue Project over the next few weeks: · Crews will start working Saturdays starting Sept. 8 through to project completion · Road grading will take place the week starting Sept. 10 between 13 Streetand...
Single vehicle roll-over sends one to hospital
One person was taken to hospital after their vehicle rolled over near the Brilliant Dam this afternoon, according to Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio. He said the Castlegar Fire Department got a call at 2:50 p.m, with a request for mutual aid from the Tarrys Fire Department. “By the time we attended, the lone occupant of the vehicle...
Fifth Annual Firefighter Games in Robson this weekend
Join Robson Firefighters on and Sept. 7 and 8 as they host the fifth annual Firefighter Games in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Be sure to attend this FREE family-friendly event that will kick off with opening ceremonies at 5 p.m Friday, September 7 at the Pass Creek Regional Exhibition Fairgrounds. To show their...
RDCK provides general up update and more on Syringa Creek wildfire
We have had some good news in the past week. In general, the cooler nights and shorter days are having a positive effect. The Evacuation Order for the Broadwater Road area north of Deer Park was downgraded to an Evacuation Alert, as was the Evacuation Order for the Sheep Creek Road area south-east of Salmo. That means that ...
Castlegar man killed by train
A Castlegar man was killed by a train Saturday, according to a press release issued by RCMP Cpl. Jason Olney Tuesday afternoon. "On Sept. 1, ... at about (1:30 p.m.), Castlegar RCMP responded to a report of a missing person, he said. "Shortly after receiving the report, RCMP located the missing 54-year-old male of Castlegar....
New Online Registration System for RDCK Recreation Programs
If you are an existing client of Regional District of Central Kootenay Recreation services in Castlegar, Creston, Nelson, Salmo, Slocan Valley and Areas you will have received two emails yesterday, Tuesday August 28, 2018. The first email was an introductory email and the second (both from communication@perfectmind.com)...
Help save Humpty Dumpty!
Humpty Dumpty(previously called Egghead), the beautiful bronze sculpture by artist Kimber Fiebiger, was featured in Sculpturewalk 2015, and has since been sitting on the amphitheatre wall outside the Castlegar & District Public Library, delighting all the children and families who visit him. Recently he was vandalized and...
Community Leadership! What’s important on City Council.
We all have ideas about how City Councillors should conduct themselves and all the things our council ought to do, but Monday evening’s session in Castlegar was presented by two well-informed experts on the topic whose ideas have withstood the test of reality. If you have served on Council and think you’re...
