Around 250 marijuana plants were seized by RCMP from two “sophisticated” grow operations in Salmo on Thursday. The investigation into the property began following a traffic stop in May of 2011 in which 21 marihuana plants and several pounds of marihuana were seized from two adult men in the Salmo area. Members of the RCMP […]

Ed note: The following is a press release issued by a lobby group, in which they name the Castlegar men who penned ‘Deflowered in Seconds’. I agonized over whether to publish these names … at first choosing not to, for fear of repercussions for myself and the young men involved. However, I now know this […]

Local police became the gurus of gross last weekend, after a local couple deposited a rotting corpse in the lobby of the Castlegar RCMP detachment.  Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff said a couple came in at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, after stumbling across a corpse in rural Castlegar. Believing the remains to be human, the […]

An immigration violation by an “internationally well known DJ” from the U.S. landed the man in jail Friday night. Nelson Police arrested the 27-year-old DJ and U.S. citizen at a local bar for the violations around 2:20 a.m. on Saturday. The man was transported to the Nelson Police Department, served a detention order by Immigration […]

A man who requested that people driving down Baker Street run him over as he rode his bike Wednesday evening is now in the hospital. The 33-year-old man was arrested by Nelson Police under the Mental Health Act and was transported to Kootenay Lake Hospital where a physician admitted him to a psychiatric facility. Prior […]

A how-to manual detailing how to abuse young girls that was posted on Facebook by two Castlegar men is but the tip of a terrifying iceberg, according to local youth worker James McFaddin. McFaddin, youth worker and men’s outreach coordinator for Castlegar & District Community Services Society, said the document ‘Deflowered in Seconds’ is the […]

A random assault, an unprovoked violent outburst and a running skateboarder highlighted a mixed bag of nuts for the Nelson Police as they grappled with 85 calls for service late last week. A Safeway employee was on a work break and was seated outside of the store on Anderson Street on Wednesday afternoon, when a […]

A 23-year-old Trail man has been convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to 34 months in jail following an investigation by Castlegar RCMP involving a young teenage girl, according to Sgt. Laurel Mathew.  “Since he has been in custody for four months, he will serve the additional 30 months now,” she said.   “Police are […]

 A horrifying document posted on Facebook and penned by two local men has reached the attention of both Castlegar city council and the RCMP.   Created by two young, adult Castlegar men, the page is a lengthy, step-by-step guide on how to get young girls (between the ages of 13 and 15) to have sex, […]

The financial piper will be paid by Trail’s Teck Metals Inc. for two chemical spills into local waterways the company was found at fault for in 2010. Teck will pay $325,000 for depositing mercury into the Columbia River, and allowing a leachate to overflow into Stoney Creek. In consultation with Teck, a decision was made […]