It's official – Castlegar is Bloomin' beautiful, baby! Castlegar was, for the first time in its history, designated a 'Five-Bloom' community by Communities in Bloom (CiB), the highest such designation a community can achieve within the international competition.   The announcement was made at an Academy-Awards-style gala...

 Two Castlegar rotary clubs are determined to take away residents' lingering excuses for not exercising by promoting a project that would see outdoor exercise equipment installed at Twin Rivers Park. “It'd be available 24/7, so people couldn't say their schedule prevents them,” said Fred Hughes, offering a tongue-in-cheek...

 A Nov.-1 9-1-1 call prompted yet another residential grow-op bust in Castlegar, as well as the arrest of two people and the seizure of 141 pot plants, bringing the total of grow-op plants seized in the area in the past week to over 1,000. “The Castlegar Detachment responded to a 9-1-1 hang-up call in the 1900 block of Pass...

 I think most of us can safely bet the farm on which news story will be dominating B.C. media in the coming weeks – but I hope it doesn’t distract Castlegar from the huge looming issues our community will face over the same timeframe, regardless who holds power in Victoria. Truth be told, with the […]

B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell said Wednesday he’ll resign as soon as a leadership convention can be held by the Liberal party.  Campbell, the province’s 34th premier, said he has asked the Liberal party to hold a leadership convention as soon as possible to find a new leader.   “It’s time for a new person to […]

Premier Gordon Campbell issued the following statement today:   “After considerable soul searching and discussion with my family I have decided to ask the BC Liberal Party executive to hold a leadership convention at the earliest possible date to select a new leader for our party.   “Over the last few weeks, our government ...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The other shoe could drop on the ailing West Kootenay economy if Californians vote to legalize marijuana during mid-term elections Tuesday. On the block is Proposition 19, a move to legalize marijuana at the state level (but remain illegal at the federal level), allowing municipal governments...

 Last week I talked about taking your virus-infested computer to a good technician. The trouble with that advice is finding a good technician isn't always easy, especially if you're not comfortable with computers. It's one of many cruel ironies the universe has to offer: the people who have the greatest need for a good...

I know there are so many people here in the Mountain Kingdom who are so excited about winter they can barely contain themselves. This is a ski and winter sport mecca, so I get that. People look forward to this season all year and obsess over snow predictions as a Wall Street investment banker might obsess […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The future of Morning Mountain may lie in the hands of the Nelson Cycling Club. The Regional District of Central Kootenay holds tenure on the controlled recreation area on the Crown land that used to be the Morning Mountain (Blewett) Ski Hill — and still owns property at the base of the ...