UBCM weighs in on controversial 'Smart Meters'
Serious disagreement continues between the BC electric utility companies and thousands of private homeowners who refuse the forced installation of Wireless Smart Meters on their homes without consent. Customers want the Utilities to listen to their valid concerns before pressing ahead with this program.Questions of conflict...
RCMP: Grand Forks men part of smuggling arrests
Two Grand Forks men, aged 31 and 40, were arrested along with six other men when the RCMP Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) seized approximately 119 pounds of marijuana en route to the United States. The smuggling incident was intercepted on Wednesday, Sept. 21 when the team stopped a 2004 Ford F150 white pick-up […]
John Hart negotiations 'going nowhere': First Nations
The We Wai Kai and Wei Wai Kum Nations confirmed today that negotiations concerning BC Hydro’s proposed $1.3 billion John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project are close to breaking down due to BC Hydro’s failure to table an offer in the ongoing negotiations to resolve aboriginal issues. Failure to arrive at an agreement...
Castlegar Minor Soccer Association to die?
Attention: Soccer players & families of Castlegar! Castlegar Minor Soccer Association (CMSA) will be holding their Annual General Meeting in preparation for next years Youth & Mini soccer season on Oct. 18 at the Castlegar Complex at 7 p.m. We, the executive, have reached a crossroads with respect to the future of soccer in Castlegar, as […]
Castlegar to get our own indoor skatepark
Not content to skate along on the summer success of Castlegar’s outdoor skatepark, Ty Smith, co-founder of Friends of the Castlegar Skatepark, has now secured space for an indoor venue, as well. Smith said the Kinnaird Community Church has generously donated what used to be the woodworking classroom in the old Kinnaird Middle School for […]
Governor General awards Castlegar man for heroic rescue
Castlegar has it’s own bonafide hero, this according to Canada’s Governor General, the Right Honourable David Johnston. On behalf of Johnston, Mayor Lawrence Chernoff presented Castlegar’s Ron Anderson (of Yule Anderson Chartered Accountants), with a Certificate of Commendation award at Sept. 19’s regular council meeting. The award stemmed from an event that occurred May 23, […]
CBT commits to strengthening Basin broadband
CBT has announced the signing of an agreement with Columbia Mountain Open Network (CMON) to acquire CMON’s broadband assets. The assets will be managed by the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), a new wholly-owned subsidiary of CBT formed in an effort to expand broadband in the Basin. “CBT saw the opportunity to continue the work […]
Is bio-fuel the next best option for planes?
Oilseed producers can look forward to tapping into a new emerging industry with a study that will assess the feasibility of producing renewable bio-based jet fuel. Saskatoon – Humboldt Member of Parliament Brad Trost announced today an investment of over $150,000 to determine the economic feasibility of developing this industry in Saskatchewan, as part of […]
Broadband delivery just got a little better in the Columbia Basin
In an effort to expand broadband internet in the Columbia Basin, the Columbia Basin Trust signed an agreement with Columbia Mountain Open Network (CMON) Wednesday to acquire CMON’s broadband assets. The assets will be managed by the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), a new wholly-owned subsidiary of CBT formed in an effort to expand broadband […]
Missing 85 year-old male located deceased in Columbia Valley
On Tuesday, Sept. 20 at approximately 6:30 pm, Columbia Valley Detachment responded to a report of an 85 year-old male from Invermere who was overdue from a trip into the Jumbo Creek area. He drove to the area with his pick up truck to obtain firewood and hunt if the opportunity came up. The male […]
