CBT accepting built Heritage grant applications
The first intake of the three-year, $6-million Columbia Basin Trust’s new Built Heritage Grants is now open.
“We know that there are projects that organizations will want to get started on this year, so we’ve timed our first grant intake to help them take advantage of this year’s building season,” said Wayne Lundeberg, the Trust’s Director, Delivery of Benefits.
No one injured in structure fire in downtown Castlegar
No one was injured during a structure fire in downtown Castlegar this afternoon, according to Fire Chief Gerry Rempel. Rempel said the call came in at about 2:40 p.m., to attend a fire in single-family home in the 300 Block of 6 Avenue. “We put it out quite quickly, but there’s substantial smoke damage,” Rempel said, adding...
Unifor Local 2000 fights to save journalism jobs
The future of journalism is under attack after the owner of the Vancouver Sun and The Province issued layoff notices to 54 people last week. Unifor Local 2000 is aggressively fighting these layoffs that, combined with 38 voluntary buyouts in January, will reduce staff from 220 to just 128 — a 42 per cent reduction in just a...
UPDATED: RDCK removes evacuation alert for Johnsons Landing
Residents in Johnsons Landing can breathe a little easier after the Regional District of Central Kootenay removed the evacuation alert Tuesday afternoon. In a medla release Tuesday, the RDCK said it was determined that the small slide and debris flood were minor in nature. "The RDCK is asking the public to remain vigilant and...
COLUMN: From the Hill -- 2017 Budget Comments
As I discussed in my last column, the federal government had an opportunity in last week’s budget to finally start closing the growing income inequality gap in Canada. But, unfortunately the Liberals chose tax breaks for wealthy Canadians and giveaways to large corporations over helping the unemployed, veterans, and Indigenous...
Work crews continue cleanup of mudslide west of Creston
Highway work crews continue to clean up a mudslide 10 kilometres west of Creston said DriveBC website Sunday. “Rock is getting smaller,” said the West Kootenay District for Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Twitter feed. Highway 3 slide continues to have the road reduced to single alternating traffic through Sunday....
Environment Canada issues Snowfall Warning for Paulson Summit, Kootenay Pass
West Kootenay/Boundary residents are going to have to wait a few more days for spring driving conditions to finally arrive in the region after Environment Canada issued a Snow Warning for Highway 3, Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass Friday. Environment Canada it's possible for snowfall amounts in the 15 cm range for Friday...
School district chair to propose banning school trips to US after Trump ban
The chair of the local board of education is going to be suggesting, at the SD 20 board’s next meeting, that school-related trips to the US be disallowed due to the trump administration’s travel bans. Teri Ferworn, chair of the SD 20 board, said such a policy may not even be the purview of individual school districts. “There...
Castlegar's Patrick Zubick named as year's top goalie by SIJHL
The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Wednesday that Castlegar’s Patrick Zubick, now with the Dryden GM Ice Dogs, has been named the SIJHL’s top goaltender for the 2016-17 season. “Zubick garnered the laurels over fellow top goaltender award finalists Michael Lenko of the English River Miners and Ryan...
CBT commits $1 mill for Alliance for Literacy over next two years
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) ensures that communities have access to the literacy programs and support services they need. Their unique regional approach will continue to have Columbia Basin Trust’s support with another two-year funding commitment. “This is a unique arrangement in the province; it’s a regional...
