Female firefighters steal the show in Firefighter Games, Kootenay teams take all three top spots
Area firefighters did the West Kootenay proud at the Third Annual International Firefighter Games in Pass Creek Sept. 3 and 4, with the Nelson team taking first place, Blewett taking second and Castlegar owning third, despite competing against 23 teams from as far away as Sechelt and Half Moon Bay. Perhaps one of the most...
Japanese visitors honour Doukhobor community for past kindness
Pastor Dr George Takashima from Lethbridge, Alberta, has been bringing tour groups to Castlegar to take in the history of the Doukhobors at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre for a number of years now. This year he came with a request to make a presentation to the Doukhobor people so a somewhat impromptu event was pulled together....
Sustainable Salmo film draws substantial crowd
Council chambers was filled to the brim last night as community members came to view the premiere of a three-minute film commissioned by the Village of Salmo titled Where all Roads Lead. The film was produced as part of the public consultation and asset mapping process planned for the development of a new official community...
Lemon Creek trial to commence October 11
A provincial court judge in Nelson has set the start of a criminal trial stemming from a 2013 aviation fuel spill in the Slocan Valley for mid-October. Judge Robert Brown told lawyers attending a preliminary hearing by conference call that the trial will begin on October 11. The Executive Flight Centre, one of its employees,...
BC RCMP to be armed with Naloxone
Provincial Health officer Dr. Perry Kendall and director of police services Clayton Pecknold, co-chairs of the Joint Task Force on Overdose Response, have released the following statement. "We strongly commend the RCMP for proceeding with a national rollout of naloxone for both their member's safety, as part of their personal...
Selkirk College and Zellstoff Celgar Bonded By History and the Future
It’s a kindred bond that has provided an economic and social foundation for the West Kootenay over the last 50 years. Fuelled by the natural resources that drive the regional economy, Zellstoff Celgar and Selkirk College help define what it is to live in rural British Columbia. Both came to be in the 1960s, a time of great ...
FortisBC receives approval for adjustment to natural gas rates
In a media release, FortisBC announced it has received approval from the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to modify natural gas rates. Beginning October 1, 2016 customers will see changes to their bill. “Natural gas prices have risen since spring 2016. The hotter-than-normal summer, for most of Canada and the US, has resulted...
Castlegar's Take Back the Night event slated for Oct. 6
Take Back the night is an international annual event which is locally organized by Castlegar’s Violence Against Women in Relationships (VAWIR) committee. The Castlegar VAWIR Committee welcomes you to join our annual Take Back The Night Event on Oct. 6. Take Back the Night is an international event with the mission of ending...
Made-in-Salmo bear-resistant solution for Village bins
The Village of Salmo has found a made-in-Salmo solution to the need to convert a dozen Village concrete garbage containers to bear-resistant bins at a fraction of the cost of purchasing new bear-resistant bins. The conversion was completed last week. All 24 Village containers are now bear-resistant. The request for proposals...
City tax sale information
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 13th Avenue, Suite 101, Castlegar, British Columbia commencing at 10:00am on Monday September 26, 2016. The following is a list of...
