Castlegar team gives gift of hockey Stateside, takes win in home province #Kraft Hockeyville
The Castlegar Bantam House Vikings (ages 13 and 14) are proving there is more than one way to show winning spirit – first, by sharing their love of the sport with our neighbours south of the border and second, by beating out the rival Trail Warriors to take home the championship from the 2014 South […]
COMMENT: Where are all the grown-ups overseeing our health care?
I'd like to paint a picture for you, explaining why, in my opinion, this region enjoys sub-par health services: Imagine, if you would, that you're the BC Minister of Health. You oversee five health authorities, with 16 health services delivery areas under them, all of them clamouring for a finite pool of funding and resources....
With Bill 28 is the government serving the people or are the people serving the government?
The most recent court decision in the dispute between the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the provincial government is of historic importance to Canadians everywhere. My daughter and son-in-law are teachers, but that is not the reason for my interest in the case. The decision rendered by Madam Justice S. Griffin is not concerned […]
Keremeos rock slide 'experience was quite surreal' says Nelson realtor
Local realtor Brian Euerby has driven the road many times and thought nothing of the rock face above Highway 3 west of Keremeos. But shortly after lunch Monday Euerby, returning home from a west coast visit to see the grand child in Vancouver, had an uneasy feeling after witnessing a few rocks on the highway. […]
Broadband in Castlegar explained
This is the first of a four-part series that will describe what broadband is, what the potential is for rural communities as well as how and why Castlegar is exploring options around the development of high speed fibre optics broadband. Part One: The Columbia Basin Trust, the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC) and...
Trail says 'no' to Castlegar-funded examination of acute health care priorities in the region
Trail has chosen to opt out of a process initiated by the City of Castlegar to create a region-wide strategic plan for health care in the region. Castlegar contracted, at the cost of about $20,000, the services of consultant Jim Gustafson (formerly the CAO of the RDCK and, before that, Castlegar) to gather information from ...
Selkirk College Hairdressing Students Up to the Challenge
Selkirk College Hairdressing Program students are engaged in a friendly competition and you’re invited to get involved in a way that will leave you with a fresh look. At the start of January, cosmetology services at Selkirk’s Silver King Campus opened for business. Students in the Hairdressing and Esthetics Programs started...
Local MLAs to host BC finance critic in tri-city visit
In preparation for the upcoming provincial budget, opposition Finance Critic Mike Farnworth will be visiting the Kootenays, meeting with local governments, industry leaders and small business owners on Feb. 6 and 7. Farnworth, the MLA for Port Coquitlam, has held the post of Finance critic since 2011, and will be responsible...
LETTER: Reader feels despair over logging in Lynch Creek
Dear Editor Reading 'Logging in Lynch Creek North is underway' filled me with despair and anger. Dispair because Lynch Creek North is an important corridor for a threatened grizzly bear population and the road density in the area already far exceeds the level recommended by grizzly bear biologists. Five-hundred logging...
Annual Beans and Rice dinner to send Selkirk students to Guatemala
The Selkirk College Nursing Program’s annual Beans and Rice extravaganza returns to Castlegar in February. This delicious, traditional Guatemalan dinner starts at 6 p.m. on Feb. 7 and takes place at St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Castlegar in support of third-year Selkirk College nursing students who will be participating in...
