Dear Editor: I have known Cherryl MacLeod  for many years through our involvement with the Union.  Cherryl has always been a passionate worker and a leader!  I have never had nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for her.  She has always been available to answer any questions I might have or find out the answers for...

The Village of Salmo is pleased to announce the completion of the 2016 LED Street Light conversion project. All the street lights within the Village’s development permit area, known as the downtown core of Salmo, were converted.   The project was put to tender in June 2016 and the successful proponent was Martech Electrical Systems […]

The Selkirk Saints is hosting its annual Cancer Awareness Game this Friday at 7 p.m. at the Castlegar & District Recreation Complex. Join the Selkirk Saints Varsity Men's Hockey Team as it takes on Eastern Washington University. Fans are encouraged to dress in pink during the special game that is dedicated to raising...

Selkirk College in Nelson will soon be better equipped for training of well-paying middle-class jobs of as a result of a federal and provincial investment of $16.18 million. The investment, which comes in addition to $600,000 in federal funding for the project from Western Economic Diversification Canada, started paying...

The Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP), a partnership between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, is accepting applications for the 2017 Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program (WTCP). This program will provide a total of up to $50,000 to projects in the Waneta area that promote conservation...

A 68-year-old local man is expected to make a full recovery after being stabbed Monday afternoon in Kaslo said RCMP Sergeant Monty Taylor in a media release. Taylor said incident happened at approximately 5:20 when Kaslo RCMP responded to a disturbance between two makes on C Avenue in the North Kootenay Village. Taylor said...

When Ross Bonner decided the old trailer on his recreational lot in Balfour was getting too small for his needs last year, he upgraded to a modern manufactured home to replace it. A few months later, he got notice that his home was illegal in the Kootenays. “I’m upset, I didn’t know if I was […]

Despite the fact a strike or lockout could seriously affect operations, Kootenay Savings Board of Directors and Senior Management Team stand firmly behind the efforts of its negotiating team to bargain a collective agreement with United Steelworkers Union Locals 9705 and 1-405. Kootenay Savings Credit Union President and CEO Brent Tremblay said in a media […]

For the second year in a row, the Stanley Humphries Grad class is taking over the popular event Spooks on Zukes this Thursday. The annual Hallowe'en favourite had been around for roughly 15 years, but then was cancelled several years ago due to issues of vandalism and other concerns, according to Heritage Society manager Deb...

It has been a year since H.O.P.E. Creative Initiatives introduced itself to the Castlegar community, according to coordinator, Shauna Robertson. “We are an art based non-profit social enterprise supported with the services of Castlegar Mental Health and Substance Use,” Robertson said. Members of the H.O.P.E. enterprise are ...