New Castlegar Explorers App Rewards Exploration of Castlegar
On April 2, Destination Castlegar and Castlegar & District Economic Development, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce, launched the free Castlegar Explorers mobile app, which rewards users for visiting unique points of interest in and around Castlegar, BC. Once people use the app to collect points at various...
High Streamflow Advisory issued for Kootenay, Boundary and Southern Interior
The River Forecast Centre is maintaining a High Streamflow Advisory for the Southern Interior, Boundary and Kootenay regions according to a release posted on their website today. “Temperatures cooled over the weekend after seasonally hot weather last Wednesday to Friday. Snow melt rates began to slow down Sunday with mid-elevation...
Yogathon raises big bucks for mental health
This April 21, over 80 community members showed up on their mats from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to raise awareness and funds for the Motherwise Project, mental health support groups for new moms in Castlegar. People showed their support not only by attending yoga classes but by dropping off donations, bidding on silent auction items and...
A Grizzly photo contest now open
In celebration of BC’s moratorium on the grizzly bear hunt, Grizzly Bear Foundation is embracing the shift from triggers to tripods by holding a photo contest to find and recognize the Canadian Amateur Grizzly Photographer of the Year. And the Grizzly Bear Foundation is promising prizes; see below. Grizzly Bear Foundation is...
Do it Right: Spring Clean-up Details Here!
Things to note: it is illegal to burn yard waste, treated lumber, drywall, plastic materials, tar-paper, paint, asphalt and anything made with asphalt, rubber, and household garbage. This information is brought to you because concerned readers have reported seeing piles of waste materials on some private properties around ...
Grand Forks Emergency Operations Centre to Level 1
In a media release Friday, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary said its Emergency Operations Centre in Grand Forks is now activated to Level 1. The release said RDKB staff and municipal partners met at the EOC in Grand Forks on April 25 to make sure local government is prepared to respond to possible flooding in the ...
New ice chiller to enhance safety at Complex
At its previous meeting, the Castlegar and District Recreation Commission made the decision to replace the chiller at the Castlegar & District Community Complex arena. The existing chiller—a shell-and-tube model—has been in service for 22 years and has reached the end of its useful service life. The new chiller will be ...
Sandbags available to RDKB residents
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has pre-positioned 90,000 sandbags across the region that are now available to residents at greatest risk of flooding. Residents who are at risk of flooding should stay informed about local conditions, ensure they have developed a personal and family emergency plan that includes plans for moving valuable items, livestock […]
Celebrate Democracy on Law Day with fun at the Rossland Courthouse
Everyone is invited! On May 5, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm the Rossland Courthouse will host celebrations of Law Day to mark the 36th anniversary of the signing of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms – a document well worth celebrating for its effects on our lives as citizens. There will be mock trials and mock bail hearings,...
Editorial: How much time is enough, what's going on, and what's best for us all?
How much time do citizens need to be informed enough to vote on an issue? Discussions about electoral reform and different forms of proportional representation compared with our long-standing system called “first-past-the-post” have been going on in BC for years. During that time, we've heard many opinions, but few as...
