Jazz announces more flights to Castlegar's regional airport
Castlegar will be seeing more flights at its regional airport, according to a press release issued today. “The West Kootenay Regional Airport is pleased to advise that Jazz Air has increased its summer passenger service to better meet the needs of the travelling public in the West Kootenay region,” the release said. Airport manager Gerry […]
ADVERTISING FEATURE: Pinnacle PAC welcomes two associates home
Pinnacle Professional Accounting Corporation (Pinnacle PAC) is proud to announce two new associates: Justine Jarrett, CA and Chris Brien, CA have returned from the West Coast to the West Kootenay to practice with Pinnacle PAC. Justine is originally from Rossland and is thrilled to be back in town. She is currently practising from both Pinnacle’s […]
City chooses land for library/museum; residents to vote on loan
Trail City Council has decided to dedicate the land previously occupied by the Eagles Building for the construction of a new Trail Public Library and Historical Museum; this decision was made during Council’s 2014 Strategic Planning Session on May 2. Although this city-owned land has been officially allocated for the new...
Food for thought: A little friendly ribbing
There’s something about this amazing weather that turns every red-blooded Canadian’s mind to … that’s right … BARBECUE! Ribs being the quintessential barbecue item, I spent many years longing for barbecue but unable to find gluten-free barbecue sauce we could eat. Oh, the horror. Turns out, though, that ribs are easy and don’t even require […]
Weather outside is amazing
The sun was shining during the weekend and its planning to stick around for the next week as Environment Canada calls for warm temperatures. Environment Canada in Castlegar is calling for clear skies is the forcast with temperatures to reach 30 degrees Celcius. There is a 30 percent chance of rain for Wednesday. During the […]
Fire Departments join forces at Inter-Agency Interface Cooperation Exercise training
Some of the public may have thought there was a fire incident Saturday morning at the Chahko Mika Mall. However, the incident was that of a “mock exercise” as Nelson Fire Department joined forces with the Regional District area departments in an Inter-Agency Interface Cooperation Exercise (ICE) training. “We try to put on this exercise […]
Council to hear March crime reduction report
At its regular meeting Monday, Castlegar City Council will be receiving its monthly Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) report for the month of March. In said report, CRU commanding officer Cpl. Darryl Orr outlines some of the Castlegar CRU’s accomplishments for the month (except those that create privacy issues in terms of reporting). March 1: “An […]
Know where to vote in this month's provincial election
Knowing where to vote can be confusing, and election day draws nigh, so District Electoral Officer Don Vinish gave us a clear list of where you can vote, in advance or on election day, in the West Kootenay District. First, Vinish says you can vote anywhere in the province, as well as anywhere within the […]
UPDATED: RCMP confirm, body found in Slocan is Daniel Crossley
Police have now confirmed that a body suspected to be that of a missing Slocan 18-year-old is, indeed, Daniel Crossley. In a press release issued at 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little said, “The RCMP are now able to confirm the identity of the body recovered from the lake near Slocan City as […]
Interfor closes deal to allow for increased Castlegar production
International Forest Products Limited, better known as Interfor, announced today it has closed its deal to purchase two timber tenures in the Kootenay Region from Springer Creek Products Limited Partnership. “The tenure is adjacent to our existing tenure, so it’s that much more efficient for us getting fibre to our mill. It was a logical […]
