On Sept. 30, people across British Columbia and the entire country observe Orange Shirt Day to honour the children who suffered in the residential school system and to remind all Canadians that “Every Child Matters.” Since 2021, Sept. 30 is also the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This year marks the first time that this day […]

Dear Elected Representatives to the School Boards 8 & 20: I write today to express my concern over the negative impact on the lives of teachers and students that the Anti-SOGI voices are attempting to create. I support all initiatives that line up with our Province’s Human Rights guidance, to protect the most marginalized in […]

The City of Castlegar is requesting that residents limit their water consumption to essential use only on October 7, 2023. Water conservation efforts are being requested to accommodate major maintenance activities required at Mercer Celgar. During this time, the City’s main water supply will be restricted and the City will rely on reservoirs for water […]

Helping Indigenous learners achieve post-secondary ambitions at Selkirk College is the aim of a $5,000 donation by Castlegar’s Grant Thornton office. Presented at the beginning of the fall semester, the local office of the national professional services firm continued its ongoing support of the Selkirk College Foundation with fresh funds targeting support for Indigenous students […]

With the days getting cooler, seasonal closures begin this week at Castlegar’s parks. The natural swimming ponds at Millennium Park and the splash zone at Kinsmen Park are now closed for the winter. The seasonal park washrooms and water fountains remain open and are expected to close in mid-October. These closures are necessary to prevent […]

As scientists warn that we’ve pushed the planet “well outside the safe operating space for humanity” and young people march for their futures, the fossil fuel industry campaigns to keep its products, and the world, burning. Industry’s push for continued global energy market dominance accounts for the climate emergency in the most cynical way. Most […]

For many people in our community and across B.C., affordable and available housing is top of mind. It’s one of our government’s top priorities too. This week, our government announced two actions from our Homes for People plan that will help get more British Columbians into affordable homes, faster. We launched the Single Housing Application Service […]

On Sept. 19, 2023, at approximately 2 a.m., emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision reported 1km west of Juniper Beach Provincial Park, on Highway 1, near Walhachin, BC. Upon crews arriving, one of the vehicles involved being a semi-tractor trailer had caught on fire. The driver of the semi-truck was able to escape before […]

Over the past few months, water levels on the Arrow Lakes Reservoir have decreased significantly, and we know this had had an impact on the community and can appreciate how difficult it has been. While protecting wildlife and the environment is a top priority, the impacts of the severe drought have resulted in stranded fish […]

Arrow Lake levels & Columbia River Treaty I have lived in Castlegar most of my life – moving here when my dad got a job at the pulp mill in the early 1960s and I was a young child. One of my earliest memories as a child was watching houses being moved and floated down […]