Ed. Note: This year has seen far greater-than-usual bear-human conflict. The following is an account written by a local mom and police officer who found herself in an almost un-bear-able situation.  “During the second week of August 2010, I took on a house sitting/cat sitting job in the glorious area of Bonnington. Beautiful...

 Castlegar will not escape unscathed from the school district’s (SD 20’s) proposed changes as set out in a report delivered at the school board’s regular meeting on Monday. According to the proposed plan, Castlegar Primary School will be closed and re-purposed, Blueberry Creek Community School and the Online Learning Centre will be closed.   Online […]

 Everyone should know a little computer programming. I know that the most common response I'm going to get is that you don't care about programming and you just want to use them. The value in having a basic understanding of how programs work is that it gives you a basic understanding of how computers work. ... it just makes...

 Police are asking for public assistance after a Castlegar woman was assaulted and robbed in broad daylight last weekend. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff said the woman came to police Monday, the day after the assault, to file a complaint.   “She said she was sitting at the Dairy Queen at around 8:30 a.m., Sunday morning,...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily An un-bear-able situation has just gotten a little better for some Nelson residents. The last of the three grizzly bears that had taken up residence in Rosemont and South Nelson have been caught and taken out of the area. Using a standard trap, the adult female was caught while […]


By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily Sports While friends were chilling on the beach during the summer Aimee DiBella was in the gym working the weights. While those same friends chumming with others the 5’7” Team B.C. product was running the highways between Nelson and Taghum. But while DiBella’s buddies are shoveling snow in February, the […]

If you enjoy art, culture and history then visit the 60 Tibetan Pearls exhibit at Gallery 2 in Grand Forks between Nov. 5 and Dec. 24. This is a unique collection of paintings by a Tibetan monk that reflects on over thirty years of his life.  This exhibit displays artist Choegyal Rinpoche’s painted memories of Tibet during […]

City councillor Russ Hearne has been heavily involved in plans to expand and improve Castlegar recreation services, but he said he's concerned at the degree of misinformation and inaccurate rumours that seem to be circulating in the community. He said the $25-million project, for which a referendum will be held Nov. 6, is...

 Castlegar city council has unanimously passed a bylaw that will give major industry taxpayers a break when investing in local enterprise. Monday’s regular meeting saw council pass a tax exemption bylaw which allows major industry (in Castlegar, this would specifically refer to Celgar and Interfor) to apply for tax exemption when investing $500,000 or more […]

 City council, at its regular meeting Monday night, voted unanimously to demolish the Pioneer Arena when the RDCK (Regional District of Central Kootenay) terminates its current lease agreement. A study contracted in June of last year found that, “...the majority of building components are currently beyond their expected...