Castlegar residents get Naloxone information session
A Naloxone information session Wednesday at the Community Harvest Food Bank and Drop-in Centre saw roughly 25 people showing up to learn how to use the kits to help save someone in an opioid-overdose situation. (Naloxone is an injectible drug that reverses the effect of opioids such as fentanyl and has proved very successful...
City's trash talk paying off for tax payers
The City of Castlegar's newly-implemented garbage/recycling management program has been anything but wasteful, according to data recently released by contractor Waste Management. City director of Transportation and Civic Works, Chris Barlow, said that Waste Management tracks how much waste it collects and to which facility ...
Take a One Night Stand Against Cancer
The Southern Interior Rotary Lodge is a lifeline for residents who are fighting cancer. Fruitvale resident Vickie Iachetta certainly feels that way after spending the month of August at the lodge while undergoing radiation therapy in Kelowna. From Sept. 1, 2015, to Sept. 30, 2016, residents from the Southern Interior region...
KSCU and Steelworkers Union ratify agreement
After reaching a tentative agreement on November 23, the respective bargaining principals for Kootenay Savings Credit Union and United Steelworkers Locals 9705 and 1‐405 have now ratified the terms of a renewed collective agreement. Both parties’ bargaining teams unanimously recommended acceptance. Today, Kootenay Savings’ ...
Police on lookout for masked fuel thief at Whitewater Ski Resort
RCMP is asking for public assistance after fuel was stolen early Tuesday (November 22) morning from Whitewater Ski Resort south of Nelson. Acting Corporal Bill Long said in a media release that this suspect was caught on video located at the hill. "A lone male suspect dressed in a high visible top wearing a mask, gloves and...
Rebels rake Leafs 6 - 3
– Files courtesy Castlegar Rebels Fan Club Facebook page (click here to visit) The Castlegar Rebels top trio of Ed Lindsey, John Moeller, and Logan Styler put nine points on the board as the Rebels defeated the Nelson Leafs 6-3 and extended their winning streak to eight games. The Rebels and Leafs faced off in […]
Fostering a Healthy Campus Takes Forward Leap at Selkirk College
Building a healthy community takes initiative and Selkirk College is placing a high priority on the well-being of its student. With the formalization of Healthy Campus Initiatives, Selkirk College is leading the way in supporting students outside the classroom recognizing that the learner brings with them their entire life circumstances, not simply a pen and […]
Mount Sentinel Wildcats head back to provincials as eighth seed
It was a should-have, would-have and could-have weekend for the Mount Sentinel Wildcats. Fernie Falcons rallied from a previous loss to edge the Wildcats 3-1 in the final of the Kootenay High School A Girls Volleyball Championships. The result means the Cats enter the BC High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championship as the second seed […]
UPDATED: Missing Trail girl found, safe and sound
A 17-year-old Trail girl has been found, safe and sound, after an exhaustive search today, according to South Columbia Search and Rescue president Mike Hudson. She was found in Trail at roughly 3:30 p.m. "We had us, Castlegar, Rossland and Nelson SAR teams again," he said. "I was quite surprised at the really good turn-out ...
Tragic end to search for missing Trail woman
The Trail and Greater District RCMP is regretfully confirming that Ida Cragnolini, the 70-year-old woman who was reported missing on Sunday Nov. 20, was located Tuesday morning, deceased. At this time there are no indications of foul play being involved in her death. The Trail RCMP is continuing to assist the BC Coroners...