Investigation work is ongoing into the spill of mercury into the Columbia River from Teck Trail Operations last Thursday, October 7. While not yet confirmed, it is suspected that between 12 and 15 kilograms of mercury was discharged into the river. Teck’s permitted mercury discharge levels into the river are 400 grams per day. Preliminary test results […]

 The City of Castlegar is garnering national attention for upping the 'green' ante once again, this time by requiring mandatory bicycle parking for new business construction. Councillor Kevin Chernoff said CBC has interviewed him regarding the new regulations, which came about while city council was reconsidering its mandatory...

 The first Castlegar Sculpturewalk program has been an overwhelming success. Over 1,500 people have voted and a Gala Awards event is being held at the Element Bar and Grill on Oct. 16. The purpose is to honour the artists who have graced our community with their talent and present cash awards and the selection of the People’s...

The Castlegar and District Hospital Foundation purchased an ultrasound unit for the Castlegar & District Hospital in 1997. Money was raised by the Castlegar community during the “Light Up” campaign. This unit was replaced by a new ultrasound machine in about 2005. It was noted that 60 per cent of the cost was funded by ...

For a cynical kind of person, holidays provide a great opportunity to be, well, cynical. I am actually pretty indifferent about most holidays, not seeing the point of many events people seem to get excited about, like Halloween, Valentine’s Day, and even Easter. Well, actually Easter is okay, but only because of the chocolate...

 New Democrat Agriculture Critic, Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) is fed up with the partisan antics that Conservative Members of Parliament are using to obstruct the work of the Standing Committee on Agriculture. According to Atamanenko, all they had to do at last week’s meeting was vote on a motion to request a 30-day extension to complete […]

 I heard a saying recently that really struck a chord for me: "Quick, Cheap or Good...You can have any two." I regularly deal with folks who want all three. "My computer just died. I need a good quality replacement right away, and please keep the price under $500." Cheap and Quick - You can find sub-$500 computers, but they're...

 Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College (KSA) has unveiled a unique display of Bernard Leach Pottery thanks to the generosity of the late Carol Proudfoot Couch.   It is recognized world-wide that Bernard Leach was a famous British potter and is thought of as the “founder of studio ceramics in our time”. One of the...

Every one needs something to be thankful for over this particular holiday weekend – beyond the fact you're not the turkey, of course – so we decided to provide some trivia that will make you grateful you're Canadian, and give you lots to talk about over the festive dinner table. For starters, did you know the first Thanksgiving...

The RDCK’s three sub-regional Resource Recovery services have a combined annual expenditure of roughly $6 million. In recent years the cost of delivering these services have risen as fuel and contract prices have increased and new services have been added to Resource Recovery programming. During the same period required work...