Sign up for the Castlegar Gentleman’s Hockey League 2016-17 Season
The CGHL is a league that offers competitive hockey for all adult age groups at any level of hockey. They welcome all skill levels and offer a fun and safe way to play hockey competitively and meet new people across all age groups. “I’ve played in the CGHL for five years and it’s a great […]
Body of Quebec teen found near Nakusp
The BC Coroners Service is confirming that the body of a 19-year-old Quebec man who went missing near Nakusp has been found. Zacharie Blouin, 19, went missing the evening of July 27, and was reported missing to police July 28. “He was camping with friends at a forestry campsite near the 5600 block of Hwy 23 North, outside of...
City Abandons Boundary Extension Initiative
Following several years of discussions and negotiations, Trail City Council is abandoning the boundary extension initiative that would have seen the City of Trail’s southern boundary extended into Electoral Area ‘A’, including land from the city’s existing southern boundary through to the Columbia Gardens Industrial Park and...
COLUMN: From the Hill -- Site C and Treaty 8
On February 18th of this year a group of First Nations activists came to Ottawa to speak to the government about the Site C dam project on the Peace River. They met with myself and other MPs in the BC NDP caucus to discuss their attempts to delay construction of the dam until the concerns of their people were heard in federal...
Shambhala results in 84 new drug investigations, multiple impaired drivers
Kootenay RCMP Traffic Services have been extremely busy this week as more than 12,500 people leave Shambhala, according to Cpl. Chad Badry. “Police have opened 84 illegal drug investigation files so far,” Badry said. “The majority of the investigations involved multiple types of drugs. Drugs that are known so far before...
Easy to view Perseids’ spectacular outburst this week
Forget the Olympics or the US presidential election. The big show this week is right above your head. The Perseid meteor shower is expected to put on a major display this week with more than 200 meteors flashing across the sky every hour on Thursday and Friday night. But you may have to be a bit of a night owl to see them...
Residents' report finds government’s feasibility study 'clearly inadequate'
After receiving no response from the provincial government, citizens opposed to closing the Balfour ferry terminal have gone public with the release of their own analysis of the government’s feasibility study. The Queens Bay Residents Association said the 12-page document finds the SNC-Lavalin study inadequate, biased and...
Motorcycle accident in Elkford claims life of Castlegar man
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motorcycle incident near Elkford on Aug. 3. He was Sean Dale Buday, aged 47, of Castlegar. Buday was the operator of a northbound motorcycle that went out of control and tumbled into the ditch on Highway 43 about 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 3. Buday was...
Hit-and-run sends one to hospital; police ask public for information
Local police are looking for an Alberta driver after a hit-and-run Friday morning sent at least one person to hospital Friday. The incident occurred on Hwy 3B at a place called Wedding Cake Corner, according to Trail top cop Sgt. Darren Oelke, whose detachment got the call at roughly 8:35 a.m. “A small black car with Alberta...
UPDATE: Krestova incident tied to gun theft from Trail museum
Laurence Darren Charles McKay, 35, of Krestova, is facing three counts of Attempted Murder, one count of Committing an Assault while in Possession of a Weapon – (firearm), one count of Uttering Threats, and one count of Possession of a Firearm while prohibited from possessing a firearm. When McKay was arrested, police also ...
