OUT OF LEFT FIELD: On the strike, random acts of kindness and family
I’ve been in a total funk for the past few weeks – all the negativity and rage surrounding the current city strike have been so disheartening and demoralizing. I keep thinking, What about after the strike? We’re all going to have to go back to working together, shopping in each other’s stores, attending our children’s hockey...
Mayor speaks to issue of damaged snowplow
In a politically-driven Facebook forum called The Castlegar Podium, striking union member Darrel Bojechko was expressing upset over the amount city managment are being paid to handle essential services such as snowplowing in the union's absence, and added, "And I might add they have done thousands of dollars damage to the...
City/union to resume mediated talks
The City of Castlegar has initiated mediated talks with CUPE Local 2262 (striking city workers) to begin this coming Monday, according to Mayor Lawrence Chernoff. Chernoff said David Schuab, the Labour Relations Board mediator who wrote recommendations for settlement on Sept. 22 of this year, will be mediating the discussion....
Christmas hockey game to benefit Selkirk Saints Hockey Program
The Christmas Classic Hockey game and the Broomball Dance will be joining forces this year at the Complex in Castlegar on (Saturday) December 27. The cause behind the Christmas Classic Hockey game is to raise funds for our Selkirk Saints Championship Hockey Program. All proceeds from the game will be donated to the Selkirk...
Interior Health review of Lemon Creek spill reveals gaps in response, recommendations for improvement
Interior Health (IH) has sifted through the details of its response to the 2013 Lemon Creek fuel spill in the Slocan Valley, and determined that responses to future incidents like this need to be faster and better coordinated. The spill happened on July 26, 2013 when a truck delivering jet fuel for helicopters fighting a […]
Castlegar Fire Department gone to the dogs
Castlegar firefighters had a howling good time last night, according to Deputy Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio. Lattanzio said that last night, at 6:32 p.m., the Castlegar Fire Department responded to a single vehicle rollover approximately nine kilometres west of the city on Highway 3. "On arrival, no human occupants required...
UPDATE: Trail accident proves fatal
A woman has died after a being struck by a car on Dec. 9 in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. John Ferguson, whose press release reads as follows: On Dec. 9 at approximately 7:13 p.m., Trail RCMP and the West Kootenay Traffic Services were dispatched to a single motor vehicle crash involving an automobile and two pedestrians on...
Chiefs sweep Kootenay Ice in weekend BCMMHL action
Home ice didn’t pay off this weekend for the Kootenay Ice in BC Major Midget League action in the West Kootenay. The Vancouver Northeast Chiefs skated away with a pair of one-side wins Saturday in Nelson and Sunday morning in Trail. The Chiefs, third overall in BCMMHL standings with a 15-7-2 record, out scored the […]
Broadband to 'light up' downtown Trail in time for the holidays
Business-grade fibre broadband is ready to be lit-up in downtown Trail just in time for Christmas. Columbia Networks will be the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) to provide services on the new open access network. Initial business offerings include connectivity up to 100Mbps (upload and download), email, offsite data...
Rash of crime in Kaslo prompts police warning
A rash of crimes in Kaslo have police warning residents to secure their homes and vehicles, according to RCMP Cpl. Shaun Begg, who cited threetheft of autos, two theft fromautos, along with two break-and-enters, all reported on Monday morning. “Two vehicles, a 1979 Red Mercedes Diesel Station Wagon, and a 1992 Red and Silver Dodge Dakota […]
