At its regular meeting Monday, Castlegar City Council will be receiving its monthly Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) report for the month of March. In said report, CRU commanding officer Cpl. Darryl Orr outlines some of the Castlegar CRU’s accomplishments for the month (except those that create privacy issues in terms of reporting). March 1: “An […]

Knowing where to vote can be confusing, and election day draws nigh, so District Electoral Officer Don Vinish gave us a clear list of where you can vote, in advance or on election day, in the West Kootenay District. First, Vinish says you can vote anywhere in the province, as well as anywhere within the […]

Victor Kumar, former CAO for the City of Rossland, is suing the City in Small Claims Court.  Can you believe the audacity? After some of the things he did while employed as the CAO and the mess he left behind that will likely take years to correct--now this! In a Notice of Claim filed in the Rossland Court House on April 9,...

The topics explored and debated in the preceding seven Who Really Owns City Hall columns were not concerned with the powers and responsibilities delegated by the Yukon’s Legislative Assembly to communities under section 18(1)(e) of the Yukon Act. Some provinces have delegated more and different responsibilities to their...

Over the past couple of decades successful companies and entrepreneurs have grown out of opportunities in the local metals, materials and Teck supply chain. One of the most well-known is Firebird Technologies who picked up on a niche opportunity and grew it from an incubation center in East Trail, to being purchased by 5N. ...

HEART dog rescue is celebrating its second year in existence with its Mutt Strut fundraiser on Saturday, May 4th at Birchbank picnic grounds. Dogs of all shapes and sizes are welcome to come out and strut for the title of Kootenay’s Cutest. The ever-popular obedience and fetching competitions are back this year as well.  HEART...

The Rossland Interact club is organizing a nine hole golf tournament at Redstone Resort on Friday May 10th. The tournament will raise money for the Friends of Burma project. The Friends of Burma are a group that are bringing two refugee families from Burma to Rossland and will support them for a year as they become accustomed...

Police have now confirmed that a body suspected to be that of a missing Slocan 18-year-old is, indeed, Daniel Crossley. In a press release issued at 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little said, “The RCMP are now able to confirm the identity of the body recovered  from the lake near Slocan City as […]

International Forest Products Limited, better known as Interfor, announced today it has closed its deal to purchase two timber tenures in the Kootenay Region from Springer Creek Products Limited Partnership. “The tenure is adjacent to our existing tenure, so it’s that much more efficient for us getting fibre to our mill. It was a logical […]

Fire chief gerry Rempel reports the fire was extinguished befoe midnight last night. The cause is still unknown, but Rempel says they’re not treating the fire as suspicious. Previous story: A fire in the waste wood piles at Interfor is covering the Castlegar/Robson area with smoke, but officials say firefighting efforts are beginning to pay […]