Sinixt Nation provides update on Mount Sentinel blockade
Open letter from Sinixt Nation re: Mt. Sentinel Update: Lim Limt to all the supporters and allies that came and visited us at Mt. Sentinel. Lim Limt again for the donations of food, coffee, firewood and money. And above all, Lim Limt to all the stories and laughs shared around the fire. The Sinixt Nation has placed a combo ...
Salmo's Scrap Kings burns down
Salmo and Ymir firefighters are going home exhausted today after containing a blaze that burned Scrap Kings Auto Wreckers' office to the ground - but was not allowed to spread to adjacent vehicle storage areas. Salmo fire chief David Hearn said the department got a call around 10:20 a.m., and arrived to find the fire fully ...
Cops vs firefighters: winner is Castlegar
What's the one thing in the world that will get city cops and fire fighters trash talking each other? You guessed it – hockey! As a fun final push in Castlegar's bid to be named Kraft Hockeyville 2014, a “Smoke and Guns” road hockey match-up between local RCMP and volunteer fire fighters is slated for Saturday at the Complex...
Councillor responds to editorial criticism re: acute health care
Dear editor: In regard to your latest rant : Where are all the grownups looking after our health care? I believe the City if Castlegar did the right thing. We entered into this regional information gathering because someone had to get the ball rolling. We knew, of course, that there would be opposition, but that is no reason...
Council/RDCK commit $20,000 to doctor recruitment strategy
The City of Castlegar and the RDCK (Areas I and J) are each throwing $10,000 into a kitty to begin proactively recruiting doctors to the area, according to city councillor Florio Vassilakakis. Vassilakakis said an ad hoc group of doctors and residents set up a meeting with the Chamber of Commerce, Castlegar mayor and council,...
Local cop uses personal trial to inspire Castlegar's Hockeyville bid
Ed. Note: This was written and posted on Castlegar is Kraft Hockeyville's Facebook page by RCMP Const. Wally Bursey. It's relevant, not only as a tribute to sport in our community, but also to inform the many, many people who were shocked by Bursey's heart attack and would probably like to know that he's recovering and back...
Four arrested with firearm/drugs
Four people are now facing charges after an observant resident noticed the passenger of a moving vehicle pointing a gun, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. "On Feb. 1 at 8:30 p.m., Castlegar RCMP received a complaint relating to a passenger of a vehicle who was observed to be pointing what appeared to be a firearm," ...
Young Voices Need Local Support
Demand for the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network’s (CBEEN) Wild Voices for Kids program is growing and is looking for local support before this spring’s busy field trip season. Since CBEEN began offering the program in 2009, it has made it possible for over 40,000 students from across the Columbia Basin to receive...
Selkirk College Launches New Employer Brand
Selkirk College has joined six other post-secondary schools across the province in an initiative that aims to recruit the best and brightest employees. The Regional Colleges of BC has launched a new website to let future employees know that if you’re interested in working in a rewarding career alongside great people in a...
Cocaine nets Trail man criminal charges
A Trail man is facing possession for the purpose after trafficking charges after intelligence resources led police to arrest the man outside a local pub during the wee hours of Saturday morning. “On Feb. 1, at 12:49 a.m., members of the Trail Crime Reduction Unit arrested a 31-year-old male for Possession of Cocaine for the...
