The water distribution system has been completely flushed, chlorine residual levels have normalized. With direction from the Interior Health Authority the City of Castlegar is rescinding the October 8, 2015 Water Quality Advisory. Previous coverage: Due to a chlorination system malfunction, chlorine residual levels have dropped...

By Naomi Yamamoto B.C. Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Without a small army of 2,500 volunteers and the $6.3 million that the Province spends to fund their searches, the lost might not be found in B.C.'s backcountry. Since April there have been 130 more calls for rescue from throughout the province compared to ...

A child in Hope has died due to injuries received after a being hit by a truck on Wednesday afternoon, according to RCMP Cpl. Mike Rail. “On Oct.7, RCMP at approximately 12:30 p.m., RCMP received a report of a child that was struck by a commercial truck in the 400 block of 6 Avenue,” Rail […]

Excitement continues to build over a movie being filmed right here in Castlegar, after two days of auditions have allowed local residents their own shot at an appearance on the big screen. The film, Hollow in the Land, is slated to feature Glee star Dianna Agron, and was written and will be directed by Castlegar’s own Scooter...

Castlegar, like its neighbours Trail and Nelson, is getting downtown parking meters – but with an awesome twist. No, you’re still not going to have to pay for parking, according to food bank coordinator Deb McIntosh. “The Castlegar Source posted a photo showing another community doing Kindness Meters, and we loved the idea,”...

Early this year the Kootenay Robusters were invited by producer Vanessa Ratjen to take part in a documentary film about  'women who rip'. The team found this quite an intriguing idea. Although we think of ourselves that way, we were surprised anyone else did.   At the end of May, a film crew arrived and spent three days...

Castlegar city council agreed, at its regular meeting Monday night, to allow fundraising posters throughout the city for a relief effort for people impacted by the Rock Creek fire (the Unmet Needs Committee). The city has already provided $5,000 to help, but agreed to go this extra step to pitch in. Bonnie Johnston approached...

It's a race through Nelson that always has shopper's heads turning. The Selkirk College Ski Resort Operations & Management Program is back to host the fifth annual 2016 SROAMazing Race starting at the Nelson District Youth Centre. SROAMazing Race, set for Saturday, October 17 in beautiful downtown Nelson, is open to all...

The BC Wildfire Service, in conjunction with BC Timber Sales and the Kaslo and District Community Forest Society, is planning to conduct two prescribed burns in the Kootenay Lake Fire Zone. Burning will take place between Thursday through Saturday (October 8-10, 2015) weather conditions permitting. The BC Wildfire Service, in a prepared media statement, said […]

Both Trail and Castlegar made excellent showings in their respective categories in the International Communities in Bloom (CiB) competition this year. “To have two communities within 25 miles of each other win internationally is great,” said Darlene Kalawsky, who not only heads up the Castlegar CiB, but is also chair of the...