At its regular meeting Monday, Castlegar City Council will be receiving its monthly Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) report for the month of March. In said report, CRU commanding officer Cpl. Darryl Orr outlines some of the Castlegar CRU’s accomplishments for the month (except those that create privacy issues in terms of reporting). March 1: “An […]

Knowing where to vote can be confusing, and election day draws nigh, so District Electoral Officer Don Vinish gave us a clear list of where you can vote, in advance or on election day, in the West Kootenay District. First, Vinish says you can vote anywhere in the province, as well as anywhere within the […]

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Shortcuts may be good for computer keyboards and barber shops, but they’re murder on hiking trail switchbacks. Thanks to a $6,500 grant from RDCK Areas E and F, a three person trail crew from the Castlegar Friends of Parks and Trails begins work on May 7 to upgrade the popular 1.8 km Pulpit...

Police have now confirmed that a body suspected to be that of a missing Slocan 18-year-old is, indeed, Daniel Crossley. In a press release issued at 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little said, “The RCMP are now able to confirm the identity of the body recovered  from the lake near Slocan City as […]

The Selkirk Saints are not planning to make it a one-and-done year at the top of the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League. The current BCIHL champs continue to add to the best team in 2012-13 by  announcing a playing commitment from defenceman Tanner Lenting of Richmond to attend Selkirk College beginning in the 2013/14 BCIHL season. […]

International Forest Products Limited, better known as Interfor, announced today it has closed its deal to purchase two timber tenures in the Kootenay Region from Springer Creek Products Limited Partnership. “The tenure is adjacent to our existing tenure, so it’s that much more efficient for us getting fibre to our mill. It was a logical […]

Police have issued a release regarding an accident this morning that sent three Castlegar residents to hospitals.   "Two vehicles were travelling northbound on Highway 3a, with one of the vehicles in the merge lane just north of the entrance to Castlegar," said RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "The 85-year-old driver in the merge...

A quick thinking neighbour may have saved Park Street residents from injury after fire broke out Wednesday evening in the Uphill district of Nelson. At approximately 9:35 p.m., a neighbour in the 1400 block of Park Street noticed the roof of nearby residence was on fire. The neighbour quickly notified the occupants at home ...

Seventy mayors from across B.C., including our own Lawrence Chernoff, have concluded two days of meetings in Prince George, aimed at examining the challenges of B.C.’s communities and the sharing of best practices. In a press release, the B.C. Mayors' Caucus said, “The mayors dealt with a number of pressing issues common to...

Fire chief gerry Rempel reports the fire was extinguished befoe midnight last night. The cause is still unknown, but Rempel says they’re not treating the fire as suspicious. Previous story: A fire in the waste wood piles at Interfor is covering the Castlegar/Robson area with smoke, but officials say firefighting efforts are beginning to pay […]