Selkirk College Health Care Assistant Program Gets Bursary Boost in Kaslo
The Community Foundation of North Kootenay Lake (CFNKLS) has provided a generous donation to provide bursaries for students who were enrolled the Selkirk College Health Care Assistant Program. A special cohort of the 26-week Health Care Assistant Program started in January at the college’s Kaslo Learning Centre. The offering...
Trail to unveil Riverfront Centre design at Silver City Days
The Riverfront Centre Building Committee is pleased to reveal the drawings for the proposed new integrated Library and Museum during the Trail Silver City Days festival. The drawings, which highlight the exterior and interior architectural design of the facility, will be displayed on easels inside the main entrance of the...
Massive Roller Derby Event slated for May 14
What are you doing on Saturday, May 14? No plans yet? Well, have the Dam City Rollers got a killer evening planned, and they want you to enjoy it with them. The ladies in purple are hosting a three-team tournament at Selkirk College in Castlegar. Doors open at 6 p.m., first whistle is at 6:30pm. Coming in to play are the...
Police issue release regarding morning fire and robbery attempt
Ed Note: The following is a press release issued by Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson: At approximately 5 a.m. May 4, Castlegar RCMP responded to two simultaneous incidents in the Castlegar city area. The first call was a report building fire on 2nd Street near 11th Avenue. A passing motorist noticed flames from inside business...
Vehicle smashes front of Chevron in apparent attempted robbery
In what appears to have been an attempted smash-and-grab gone wrong at the Castlegar Chevron this morning, there was more 'smash' and less 'grab' than perhaps was intended. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson said the business had an alarm, and the call came in at roughly 5 a.m. “A vehicle was utilized to breach the front area...
City apologizes for pesticide use at Kinsmen Park
City director of Transportation and Civic Works Chris Barlow is falling on his sword this morning, accepting full responsibility for a mistake that saw herbicide sprayed in Castlegar's Kinsmen Park this week. “Our contractor goes around and checks all the fields, identifying the ones that have bad weeds, then comes back with...
Alcohol a factor in early morning car crash
Robson fire crews responded to a single vehicle roll-over early this morning, according to Robson fire chief Jeff Grant. Grant said a six-man crew responded to a call early Wednesday morning of a single vehicle MVI in the 2700 block of Broadwater Road. The single occupant, a female driver, had crossed the centre line, lost ...
Castlegar business burns to the ground
A local business has been completely destroyed after a fire this morning. Fire Chief Gerry Rempel said they got the 9-1-1 call just before 5 a.m. Wednesday, for a structure fire at Crossroads Printing on Second Street downtown. “I was here in about four minutes, and the building was already pretty much fully involved,” he...
2016 census forms now in the mail to Canadians
Starting Monday, Statistics Canada began sending out census letters and packages to all Canadian households. Residents in cities like Nelson will receive a letter with a secure 16-digit access code to complete their form online or they can request a paper form. May 10 is Census Day, however, the government is urging Canadians...
Another dryer and very much warmer April
Weather Forecasters for the Southeast Fire Centre said March of 2016 was 1.5 degrees milder than normal. April 2016 continued the spring trend as dryer and much warmer than average temperatures covered the Southern Interior says Ron Lakeman at the Southeast Fire Centre Weather Services. "The total amount of precipitation (all...
