Castlegar COVID-19 sufferer comes forward to warn public
A local woman is telling her COVID-19 story in an attempt to underscore that a) the virus is, in fact, in our community and b) young, healthy people are not immune. Kit LaTigre is in her 30s, and now is in self-quarantine at her home. Her COVID-19 diagnosis is a ‘presumptive positive’ – her recent travels, combined with the...
Community Futures: Helping Businesses through the COVID-19 Pandemic
With businesses closing their doors in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the need for business supports is urgent. As a non-profit community economic development organization, Community Futures Central Kootenay is committed to helping businesses and communities through this crisis. Staff have been monitoring government...
COVID-19 spawns new scams
The RCMP Veterans’ Association is warning members of COVID-19 related scams/frauds, and offering trusted resources to access, in a press release issued Wednesday. The letter reads as follows: Fraudsters are trying to profit from consumers’ fears, uncertainties, and misinformation. These scammers are exploiting the crisis to...
BC nurses call out Trudeau, Horgan over 'insufficient and slow response' to COVID-219
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Horgan: As front line British Columbia nurses, we want to join our voices with the Royal Columbian Hospital doctors in expressing our alarm at the insufficient and slow response of the federal and provincial governments to the current spread of Corona-19. The doctors’ warning must be...
March 24 COVID-19 stats and resources at a glance
The COVID-19 situation in British Columbia is continually evolving and the information below is current as of 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Cases: Total confirmed cases in B.C.: 617 New cases since March 22, 2020: 145 (March 23 - 67; March 24 - 78) Hospitalized cases: 59 Intensive care: 23 Deaths: 13 Recovered: 173...
LETTER: Coping with COVID-19 means caring for body and mind
Ed. Note: The following was posted by a reader as a comment on The Castlegar Source, and seemed worthwhile sharing as a letter. Hiya peeps! A bit of self-therapy and a quick thought for us all: I trust you are already taking up best practices and following advice from reputable sources. I also hope that this note finds you ...
Health Coalitions’ Joint Statement on COVID-19 and Public Health Care
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the extent to which our individual health is dependent on the health of everyone in our community. Public healthcare is our best defence against this crisis and others like it. However, our ability to endure crises and care for each other has been eroded through decades of austerity budgets,...
Selkirk College shuts down all but essential services
Dear Selkirk College Students & Employees. With the increasing urgency for all Canadians to practice physical distancing and with much of our courses now moved to alternative delivery, access for employees and students to Selkirk College campuses and learning centres will be substantially reduced by Tuesday, March 24 at...
Castlegar home invasion leads to local man being held in custody
On March 20, at approximately 2 a.m., a Castlegar resident was awakened from his sleep after hearing noises inside his residence. The home owner got out of bed to investigate and encountered an unknown male suspect inside his house. The home owner verbally confronted the suspect who immediately fled from the home. Castlegar...
March 23 COVID-19 BC stats and resources at a glance
The COVID-19 situation in British Columbia is continually evolving and the information below is current as of 10 a.m. on Monday, March 23, 2020. Cases: Total confirmed cases in B.C.: 472 New cases since March 21, 2020: 48 Hospitalized cases: 33 Intensive care: 14 Deaths: 13 Recovered: 100 Confirmed cases by region: Vancouver...
