More than 500 people rallied together Sunday to once again make the 2013 West Kootenay Toy Run a successful venture. The participants on approximately 425 motorcycles traveled the West Kootenay highways to raise money for communities throughout the region. "We can continue to support communities the way we have done in the ...

Police are warning residents about yet another scam making the rounds – this time, scammers are sending an email around saying they’re from the National Lottery with head offices in the UK, Sweden and Canada. The email has contact information and looks very official, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock. “They send a cheque […]

The United States President Barack Obama announced last Saturday he was seeking Congressional authorisation for military intervention in Syria. Wikinews interviewed; Prof. Scott Lucas, a Professor of American Studies from the UK's University of Birmingham Majid Rafizadeh, the President of the International American Council on the Middle East Prof. Eyal Zisser, a Syrian expert from […]

Update: Many local hearts were touched by the story of two grizzly cubs whose mom and sibling were shot and killed in the area, and were thus taken to a wildlife shelter for rehabilitation, then released near Castlegar with radio collars (see below). The story of Blair and Terry (named after the Conservation Officer, or […]

From 6:47 p.m. August 7 to 9:53 p.m. on Aug. 8, Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital welcomed seven new babies into the world, according to IHA communications officer Karl Hardt, who added four of the babies were from Castlegar, one from Trail, one from Grand Forks and one from Greenwood. "In a maternity unit that averages...

CUPE’s talks with the BC Public Schools Employers’ Association will continue on Sept.16, but a lack of progress on a reasonable wage increase for education workers in BC’s K-12 system threatens to shut down the public school system. “We don’t have endless patience. Our members have been without a wage adjustment for four...

After more than five months of veterinary treatment at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre, Levi, a rescued harbour porpoise, was carefully lowered into the waters of Saanich Inlet this morning, before gently pumping his tail fluke and gracefully gliding away. He is the first cetacean (i.e., porpoise, dolphin...

Jumbo Wild supporters are shouting out a big cheer for Mother Nature after a slide blocked access to the Farnham Glacier site, preventing any traffic in or out of the current Jumbo Glacier Resort development area. While the washout pleases Jumbo Wild supporters, it’s bad news for Glacier Resorts as the developers attempt to get […]

An accident that held up traffic this morning near Canadian Tire was essentially a minor one, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton.   “At approximately 10:30 a.m. today, a van travelling eastbound on Highway 3B was in the left turn lane waiting for traffic to clear to turn in to Canadian Tire on Goodwin […]

The Fifth annual Parade of Programs is all set to go at the Complex Wednesday evening, promising a fabulous night of family fun and a chance to see the many clubs, organizations and sporting groups available to Castlegar and area residents. “It runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m.,” said Audrey Maxwell Polovnikoff, recreation and cultural […]