What's the one thing in the world that will get city cops and fire fighters trash talking each other? You guessed it – hockey! As a fun final push in Castlegar's bid to be named Kraft Hockeyville 2014, a “Smoke and Guns” road hockey match-up between local RCMP and volunteer fire fighters is slated for Saturday at the Complex...

Dear editor: In regard to your latest rant : Where are all the grownups looking after our health care? I believe the City if Castlegar did the right thing. We entered into this regional information gathering because someone had to get the ball rolling. We knew, of course, that there would be opposition, but that is no reason...

The City of Castlegar and the RDCK (Areas I and J) are each throwing $10,000 into a kitty to begin proactively recruiting doctors to the area, according to city councillor Florio Vassilakakis. Vassilakakis said an ad hoc group of doctors and residents set up a meeting with the Chamber of Commerce, Castlegar mayor and council,...

Ed. Note: This was written and posted on Castlegar is Kraft Hockeyville's Facebook page by RCMP Const. Wally Bursey. It's relevant, not only as a tribute to sport in our community, but also to inform the many, many people who were shocked by Bursey's heart attack and would probably like to know that he's recovering and back...

Four people are now facing charges after an observant resident noticed the passenger of a moving vehicle pointing a gun, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. "On Feb. 1 at 8:30 p.m., Castlegar RCMP received a complaint relating to a passenger of a vehicle who was observed to be pointing what appeared to be a firearm," ...

Demand for the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network’s (CBEEN) Wild Voices for Kids program is growing and is looking for local support before this spring’s busy field trip season. Since CBEEN began offering the program in 2009, it has made it possible for over 40,000 students from across the Columbia Basin to receive...

Barack Obama, Pope Francis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and organizations like Oxfam and the World Health Organization are all saying it: Inequality is the greatest concern of our time. So what’s it going to take for our governments to act? Dr. Gary Bloch, a family physician in Toronto and a founding member of Health...

Nelson Nordic Ski Club hosted the Teck Kootenay Cup #5 cross country ski race on February 2nd.  We had a record 125 participants from ages 4 through 60.  The race was a free style mass start design so we had lots of competitors across the start line. The course looped its way around the hills by our lodge and spectators had...

Rossland Council has recently agreed to a 4% increase to its Liquid Waste Management (LWM) O&M contribution and has also gone forward with a new set of terms for participating in the LWM system.  The LWM agreement offers all three participants – Rossland, Warfield, Trail - an opportunity to create a system in which Fair-Cost...

One winter afternoon, Jim was walking along Columbia Ave. He loved the little town of Rossland and the quaint little shops that lined its streets. He spent many memorable late afternoons strolling around, perusing and chatting to friends about the days skiing just gone. From behind, Jim heard someone calling his name. He...