2010 Castlegar garden tour good to grow
The Castlegar Garden Club will host the Ninth Annual Castlegar and Area Garden Tour, A Passion for Plants, on Sunday, June 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Evocative, impassioned . . . impossible to resist. Ten flagrantly delightful gardens will be open to the public. A Garden Tour brochure with map is available locally at the Chamber...
Search continues; RCMP ask the public to quash rumour mill
Police are asking residents to handle rumours responsibly as Day Four of the search for 19-year-old Zachary Larsen continues. Helicopters and numerous Search and Rescue water craft searched again yesterday, but found nothing, so a ground search was organized for today, beginning this morning in Millennium Park. Roughly 100 volunteers showed up to help look […]
TECH TALK: Facebook not all fun and games - know the risks
I’m going to stray, this week, from my “free software” series to talk about Facebook. It’s great to stay in touch with old friends, and there are some really entertaining games … but Facebook has its dark side, too. Two issues have put the Facebook in the news lately. The first is privacy. There has […]
OP/ED: MP pans "Trojan Horse" bill
B.C. Southern Interior MP, Alex Atamanenko said he is extremely disappointed that the Conservative budget bill C-9 was adopted in the House of Commons on June 8. “This bill paves the way for the privatization of Canada Post and authorizes the sale of the Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. with no debate or public scrutiny. It also...
Police ask for public's help in urban search
Castlegar RCMP and Search and Rescue are asking for public assistance in a search for 19-year-old Zachary Larsen, who has been missing since Sunday. Anyone willing to join the search is asked to meet at the Search and Rescue command post in Millennium Park at 9 a.m. today. Searchers are asked to please come prepared with...
Ground-breaking for new fire centre
The new $1.9-million Arrow Fire Zone Base will improve the province's response to wildfires, Boundary-Similkameen MLA John Slater announced during a groundbreaking ceremony today. "Currently, the zone's fire protection officers are in Castlegar, while wildfire crews and equipment are in the town of Brilliant - about a 10-minute...
Castlegar man missing; police ask public for information
Police are still searching for a 19-year-old Castlegar man (pictured here) who was last seen in the early morning hours of June 6, after a night out with friends. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said Zachary Larsen was reported missing Monday morning when he didn’t return home or show up at his job “(He) was believed […]
LETTER: We cannot let this issue die
Dear editor, Death is not an option. It is an experience each of us will face one day. How we, or our loved ones, are cared for during that experience has taken a significant turn for the worse as local administrators once again reduce service levels while trying to convince us that adequate care is […]
Castlegar high school student charged with possession of child pornography
A Castlegar high school student will be in court July 21 facing charges relating to the possession of child pornography. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said police are not releasing the name of the 18-year-old male at this time, as the investigation is still under way, but says there's no cause for local parents to panic....
Skatejam this Sunday
Friends of the Castlegar Skatepark is proud to be presenting the Castlegar Skateboard Jam on June 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Castlegar Rotary Skatepark. This is event four of the 2010 Kootenay Skateboard Series here in the Kootenays. On the day, spectators will be able to watch some amazing skateboarding with participants...
