BC Hydro is anticipating Kootenay Lake levels will continue to rise slightly during the weekend. Currently the lake is just marginally below last year’s peak of 1751.71 feet. The exact level and date of this year’s peak is dependent on temperature and rainfall amounts. Lakeshore property owners are urged to protect their homes and waterfront […]

Kootenay Ice netminder Kimberley Newell has been invited to the Hockey Canada National Women’s Goaltending Camp.  Newell of Burnaby, who spent last year in Nelson as a member of the B.C. Hockey Major Midget team, is joined by Michaela Logan of North Vancouver. The Goaltending Camp is being held this weekend, beginning Thursday, in Calgary. […]

The Regional District of Central Kootenay declared a State of Local Emergency in Area B of the Regional District Friday. Bill Macpherson, Public Information Officer for the Emergency Operations Centre said in a press release, “the declaration pertains to a narrow strip of land at the bottom of the Goat River, bordered by Highway 21 […]

All of the celebrations surrounding SunFest recently have me thinking about small-town dynamics. I am definitely a small-town girl through and through. I love the community support, the sense of safety, and being able to walk down the main drag and wave at a dozen people I know as they drive by. Don’t get me […]

The compassionate efforts of a Harrop man sadly didn’t save the life of a little black bear who was struck on Highway 3A last week. Gary Urquhart and his son were driving home on the North Shore, about three miles from the Big Orange Bridge at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 26 when they saw […]

The vision of a unified transit system covering both the Kootenay Boundary and Central Kootenay regions is a step closer to reality, according to Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff. Chernoff is also chair of the newly-formed West Kootenay Transit Committee, which had its first meeting Wednesday. “We met yesterday with BC Transit, and that’s when it […]

WestJet has asked representatives of the West Kootenay Regional Airport Advisory Committee to meet with airline staff later this month to discuss why WestJet should come to Castlegar (see also: http://castlegarsource.com/news/westjet-clarifies-invitation-19383). Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff, Nelson mayor John Dooley, city manager John Malcolm and former MP (and air traffic controller) Jim Gouk will be among the […]

Forty-eight hours and counting of Environment Canada rainfall warnings has swelled rivers in the region, forcing the Regional District of Central Kootenay to issue a Level 3 flood watch for the Kootenay Region. The decision is in response to several problem areas identified throughout the region. Level 3 indicates positions within the RDCK Emergency Operations […]

Slocan Lake RCMP are conducting an investigation into the death of a local man after his vehicle drove into the lake at the Slocan City Boat Launch. At approximately 8 a.m. Wednesday, RCMP received a report of a vehicle driving into Slocan Lake. Local Fire Department, B.C. Ambulance and Slocan Lake RCMP responded to the […]

Blasting of the bedrock under Columbia Avenue took place on Sunday. This was expertly managed, as the five blasts were scarcely felt or heard.  This week, blasted rock is being removed and the sewer line will be installed. The core sampling done prior to the dig did not discover the bedrock because the bedrock was situated ...