Missing Castlegar man located
Missing male Norman Reid was located by the Search and Rescue dog during the local search of the area. Reid was conscious and speaking with the ambulance crew when they arrived. Reid was then taken to the hospital. Previous story: Castlegar RCMP and Castlegar Search and Rescue are currently searching for a missing male in the...
Selkirk College Partners with Rwandan Music School
A blossoming relationship between the Selkirk College Contemporary Music & Technology Program and Rwanda’s Nyundo School of Music has been formalized. Earlier this spring, music program instructor Gilles Parenteau and three Selkirk College students traveled to the African nation to repay a visit that took place this past...
Volunteers need for the annual BC Bat Count
The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) is seeking volunteers for the annual BC Bat Count. This citizen-science initiative encourages residents to count bats at local roost sites. “Bat counts are a wonderful way for residents to get involved in collecting important scientific information” said Leigh Anne Isaac, Coordinator...
Police seek public help finding missing woman
Trail RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating missing person 48-year-old Neva Evdokimoff, who was reported missing by her family on Wednesday, May 25. The Trail RCMP was advised on May 25, that Neva Evdokimoff left her family's residence in Shore Acres at 8:30 a.m. on May 24. Neva was supposed to be driving home to her...
Credit Union accomplice sentenced at Nelson Courthouse
The accomplice in the robberies of Nelson and District Credit Union and Kootenay Currency Exchange was sentenced to almost five years in jail in Nelson Supreme Court. Krista Kalmikoff, 28, who was convicted of five of six counts for her part in the robberies that rocked the Heritage City in April of 2014, was given a sentence...
No serious or fatal accidents during Victoria Day weekend
Sergent John Ferguson, Acting OIC for the South East District Traffic Services-East said in a media release there were no serious or fatal accidents in the Kootenay Boundary during the Victoria Day Holiday weekend. "The roads were very busy but with a large presence of enforcement and the rainy weather, the motoring public ...
City says good-bye to beloved Councillor Kevin Chernoff
Councillor Kevin Chernoff of Castlegar City Council has passed away suddenly this morning. Mayor Lawrence Chernoff said, ”On behalf of City Council, I want to express our shock and dismay at the sudden passing of one of our fellow councillors, Kevin Chernoff. Kevin has long been a valuable member of our Council and our...
Selkirk College Students Assist Arrow Lakes Restoration Project
Selkirk College students in the Integrated Environmental Planning (IEP) Program dug a little deeper into their studies at the end of the semester along the banks of the Lower Arrow Lake. At the tail end of completing the first year of the two-year program, 17 students gathered in a 50-hectare wetland area just up the lake...
Late-night mill fire prompts impressive regional effort from three fire departments
A late-night fire at Kalesnikoff Lumber Thursday served to underline the importance of mutual-aid agreements between fire departments in our region, according to Tarrys Fire Chief Greg Patterson. Patterson said they got a call at 11 p.m. from Trail fire dispatch reporting a structure fire at Kalesnikoff Lumber (just off Highway...
Cougar sightings in Castlegar, Trail, Montrose, Blueberry
Multiple cougar sightings in several communities: three in Castlegar this month, at least one in Trail, and more in Montrose and Blueberry – have Conservation reminding residents that this is the season for it, and to secure any and all attractants that might lure a cougar to your home. “There's still snow high up in the...
