Castlegar RCMP detatchment commander Sgt. Laurel Mathew said she’s received some feedback indicating a public perception that police have given up on the search for 19-year-old Zach Larsen, who disappeared June 6. She said nothing could be further from the truth.   “It varies, but as many as five officers at a time are working […]

Amid two years of regional recreational battles, there has been a quiet recreational success story going on just over the hill outside of Rossland. For the past few years a dedicated core of volunteer players, sport builders and course constructors have worked hard to build a fun and affordable recreation experience, free...

The old Bank of Montreal building continues to come back to life. On Monday, June 21st the building's second tennant Shine Salon opens up above the former law office space. Stephanie Skrudland, owner and stylist showed the Telegraph around their renovation project....

 The family of missing 19-year-old Castlegar man Zachary Larsen has posted a $10,000 award for any information leading to the young man’s safe return. Larsen was last seen at around 3 a.m. on June 6. There was a possible later sighting at 5 a.m. in the city’s downtown core, but police have been unable to […]

 Do we as a community have the right to know if there is a dangerous or violent offender in our midst? I would like to believe that most of us would respond with a resounding yes. Yet, what if that same offender was a youth? Aaahh… now the answer is not so easy, is it? […]

Getting back to the free software series, let’s take a look at Open Office (www.openoffice.org). Called OOo for OpenOffice.org, Open Office is a full-featured office suite with a word processor, spreadsheet package, presentation software and a database. To get all of those applications in a version of Microsoft Office, you would have to look at […]

Castlegar has really been put through the wringer in the past few weeks. Tons of bad news, most of it involving young people – the high school student arrested for possession of child pornography, then, days later, the so-far unsuccessful search for 19-year-old Zach Larsen.   Days of fruitless searching until the Search and Rescue […]

What started as a pleasant day of canoeing in the Kettle River has ended in tragedy for two men from Grand Forks. On Saturday, June 12 the two men launched their canoe south of Beaverdell into the river. Later a passing motorist was flagged down by one of the men saying that this friend was missing in the river. The one man...

 The body of 29-year-old Castlegar man Josh Evin was recovered from the Kootenay Canal today. Nelson Search and Rescue, along with an RCMP dive team, had been searching the canal since 2 a.m. Sunday, after a motorcycle accident threw both Evin and his passenger into the waterway.   The passenger was able to make it […]

Dear Editor, I would like to clarify for your readers the facts regarding statements that Mr. Alex Atamenenko made is his opinion piece on June 9. It is important for Canadians to understand that the Budget bill will not change the fundamentals of environmental assessment. These changes are about process in order to remove ...