Between 60 and 70 people attended a public open house last night (Wednesday) in Ootischenia last night, as Fortis BC unveiled its plans for a proposed $16-million operations centre at 120 Ootischenia Road, according to Fortis spokesman Blair Weston. “Largely, people support the project,” he said. “There are concerns about traffic flow in the area […]

Recent comments by Coun. Cary Fisher and Coun. Jill Spearn—regarding Brenda Trenholme's appeal to subdivide her Happy Valley property—taste like a slice of logical swiss cheese on a slab of imagination tofu. And you'll need a pinch of salt for the cracker too. Sure, sure, everyone's in favour of local agriculture. Just not ...

Employees at Heritage Credit Union and HG Insurance in Castlegar and Slocan Park soundly rejected a last offer vote and now are once again in a legal strike position. Workers voted 76 percent not to accept the final offer proposed by Heritage Credit Union and HG Insurance. “This result qualifies our position that the most important issue  […]

Bar a blaze that destroyed a Genelle home and injured a firefighter (see: http://castlegarsource.com/news/fire-destroys-home-genelle-injures-firefighter-20525#.UDaiV8GPWSo), the tri-city area remains relatively unscathed during a hot, dry fire season this year, even though several smaller fires have started this past week – including one at the Zellstoff Celgar pulp mill. Southeast Fire Centre’s Karlie Shaughnessey said there was a […]

The Grand Forks airport is rated as one of the best in the Southern Interior of B.C. so volunteers are inviting the community to celebrate with them at the airport appreciation day next Saturday. The Grand Forks Flying Association is hosting this celebration of transportation. The day’s events including: fly-in, car and bike...

"It's going to look like a construction site for the next three or four weeks until the windows and doors come in," said Doug Halladay, president of Branch No. 14 of the Royal Canadian Legion.  The front wall of the main hall will be all glass—except for the supporting pillars—and will face out onto Washington street. The...

Employment numbers in British Columbia dipped in July after slight gains in June, as full-time positions replaced losses of part-time positions. In B.C., 14,500 jobs were lost, reflecting a national trend, as 30,400 jobs were lost across Canada. However, full-time positions in B.C. increased by 9,600 from June 2012, and the...

George Dore's ethical, innovative and insightful woodlot management style has earned him the top provincial Minister's Award of Excellence for Woodlot Management for the second time. "It's humbling to get it a second time," said Dore, who also took home the prestigious award in 2003. The Rock Creek resident, now 65, manages...

Finally, some good news for a region beseiged by calamitous weather events – the province’s Disaster Financial Assistance Program has designated overland flooding from June 3 to 12 and June 22 to July 2 as “qualifying events”, meaning home owners and small business owners may qualify for between $1,000 and $300,000 in relief funding to […]

On July 25, Zellstoff Celgar Limited Partnership was sentenced in B.C. Provincial court for depositing acutely lethal effluent into the Columbia River, and for other offences under the Environmental Management Act. The sentencing is the result of a conviction on February 16, 2012, following an eight-day trial. Zellstoff Celgar Limited Partnership was fined a total of […]