LETTER: An appeal to area dirt bikers from the mountain biking community
To the dirt bikers riding on mountain bike trails: I am a mountain biker and volunteer trail builder. I also grew up riding dirt bikes and still ride occasionally. Rossland offers endless opportunity for these sports. My experience has been that all bikers have enjoyed peaceful coexistence in the Rossland area. However, there...
Rebels have lose/win weekend; hit the road Friday to face off against Fernie
Friday night, the Castlegar Rebels played in Spokane, a game which ended in a tough loss in overtime. Spokane scored a late power play goal with just under a minute-and-a-half left to tie the game and scored 16 seconds into the overtime period. Castlegar’s penalty kill was 6/6 before Spokane capitalized on their seventh try […]
NDP choose Atamanenko's successor
On Oct. 17, members of the federal NDP Riding Association for South Okanagan – West Kootenay (SO-WK) came together and, along with hundreds of others who voted by mail-in or online balloting, chose Richard (Dick) Cannings as their candidate in the 2015 election. Born and raised in Penticton, Cannings returned to after pursuing his education […]
Council candidate Tyler Maddocks, in his own words
As the youngest candidate once again, it’s time for one seat to sit a new councilor under the age of 30 to bring forward a new generation of views, ideas and energy. Born, raised and living in downtown Castlegar, this is my third attempt at running for a seat on […]
Council candidate David Grantham, in his own words
My name is David Grantham and I am running for Castlegar City Council. I personally would like to challenge the City of Trail to stand up and do what is right for the entire region and all their brothers, sisters, and friends in neighbouring communities, and to agree to the fact that we all know to be true, "We need a new...
Council candidate Bruno Tassone, in his own words
While I’m proud of the city we live in, I think we can sharpen it up a little bit. I’m an advocate to restore health care services in this town, including ambulance service and our hospital hours. We need to take a more active role in lobbying the government, and getting them to realize the benefit of the crossroads of the ...
COMMENT: 9 reasons not to vote for Greg Granstrom this fall
Greg Granstrom astonished me on Facebook last week, a real shocker that had nothing to do with either his decision to run for councillor instead of mayor, nor the "friend request" I received from him the next day. (Which I accepted.) I was intrigued—but still not astonished—when Greg jumped into a conversation on Terry Miller's...
Council candidate Kere MacGregor, in his own words
Having lived and worked in Castlegar for the last 20 years, I am humbled at the opportunity to run for Castlegar City Councillor. This amazing community has provided me with an incredible place to raise my family, operate our businesses, work at a job that is meaningful, vigorously participate in the vast recreational...
Dam Safety Review holds no surprises but highlights risks
There were no surprises from the HB Mine site Dam Safety Review but there are definitely concerns to be addressed, loss of life being one of them. “We’re well positioned to be in compliance,” said the RDCK’s resources recovery manager Mike Morrison. The RDCK acquired HB’s tailings pond when it bought the Salmo property in […]
Province deliberating on Jumbo compliance decision
The future of the Jumbo Valley is currently in limbo, as the provincial Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) recently found the project to be in non-compliance with several conditions of its environmental assessment certificate, which expired earlier this week on (Sunday) October 12 – and some are questioning whether...
