Rebels have lose/win weekend; hit the road Friday to face off against Fernie
Friday night, the Castlegar Rebels played in Spokane, a game which ended in a tough loss in overtime. Spokane scored a late power play goal with just under a minute-and-a-half left to tie the game and scored 16 seconds into the overtime period. Castlegar’s penalty kill was 6/6 before Spokane capitalized on their seventh try […]
Council candidate John Phillips, in his own words
My name is John Phillips and I am running for the position of Councillor for the City of Castlegar in the Nov. 15 civic election. Why am I running for council? I am concerned that city council has spent millions and millions of dollars on unnecessary and frivolous projects while they are in possession of a consultant’s...
NDP choose Atamanenko's successor
On Oct. 17, members of the federal NDP Riding Association for South Okanagan – West Kootenay (SO-WK) came together and, along with hundreds of others who voted by mail-in or online balloting, chose Richard (Dick) Cannings as their candidate in the 2015 election. Born and raised in Penticton, Cannings returned to after pursuing his education […]
IH says there's an outbreak of whooping cough in Nelson area
Interior Health is reporting that there's an outbreak of whooping cough in Nelson, with approximately 40 people diagnosed in the past four months. Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a bacterial lung infection that poses a serious risk to babies. Adults can show much milder symptoms, which can help the spread. IH medical...
Sister of man shot in Slocan condemns police after manhunt
The sister of the man shot by police (Monday) October 13 near Slocan told a news conference Monday in Vancouver that her brother was "executed". Danna de Groot read the emotional statement detailing her many efforts to convince police to allow her to help locate brother Peter de Groot. Peter de Groot, 45, was shot by killed...
Murphy’s Law weekend for Kootenay Ice
It was a Murphy’s Law weekend for the Kootenay Ice. That’s right, everything that could go wrong — including the refs not showing up for Saturday’s game — did to wrong. The Valley West Hawks put some serious hurt on the Ice, dumping Kootenay by scores of 7-0 Saturday and 11-7 Sunday in BC Hockey Major Midget League action in...
Council candidate Tyler Maddocks, in his own words
As the youngest candidate once again, it’s time for one seat to sit a new councilor under the age of 30 to bring forward a new generation of views, ideas and energy. Born, raised and living in downtown Castlegar, this is my third attempt at running for a seat on […]
RDCK chair says talk of nuclear waste coming to Salmo 'completely nuts'
The sign welcoming visitors to Salmo reads, “Welcome to Salmo, Home of the Stone Murals.” Regional District of Central Kootenay director Hans Cunningham certainly doesn’t want to see the sign changed to read, “Salmo, Home of Nuclear Waste Dump” anytime soon. The RDCK Area D director was responding to a question during a recent...
Selkirk College Resort & Hotel Management Program Get Introduction to Fairmont Hotels
As students in the Selkirk College Resort & Hotel Management (RHOT), Hospitality and Professional Cooking programs dove into their second month of studies, a visit by the head of Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise helped provide additional incentive to make good use of their time learning about the industry. Nestled in one of...
Council candidate David Grantham, in his own words
My name is David Grantham and I am running for Castlegar City Council. I personally would like to challenge the City of Trail to stand up and do what is right for the entire region and all their brothers, sisters, and friends in neighbouring communities, and to agree to the fact that we all know to be true, "We need a new...
