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...
Be Part of the Canadian Avalanche Centre’s Observer Network!
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is releasing their new Observer Network today, which will allow backcountry users to submit and share observations from the field. The Observer Network is an upgrade to CAC Mobile, the CAC’s smartphone app. Through the Observer Network, photos and comments can be uploaded and shared with other backcountry users and […]
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...
Emergency crews respond to cylinder leak near Hume Hotel
Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a spill late Wednesday morning on Ward Street near the Hume Hotel’s Beer Mike’s Place Pub. The call came into Nelson Fire Department at 11:32 a.m. that an unknown substance was leaking in the alley behind the Hume Hotel. All on duty members responded immediately with one engine […]
LETTER: Jimenez death in CBSA Vancouver - Oh Canada - a land of Prisons and pipelines
Dear editor, I am appalled by the jailing and the subsequent death in custody of CBSA in Vancouver, of Lucia Vega Jimenez - a 42 year old Mexican woman working to save money to care for her ailing mother. Days before Christmas, she was jailed for not having bus-fare and not having immigration papers!! While alone in CBSA...
Flood of 1948 kick starts Columbia River Treaty
Since 2005, Eileen Delehanty Pearkes has researched and explored the natural and human history of the rivers of the upper Columbia River Basin. She speaks frequently at conferences and symposia throughout the Basin on the history of the Columbia River Treaty and its effects on Basin residents. She has recently completed a manuscript titled 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...
