A run-away semi-truck tire caused some chaos Monday afternoon when it smashed through the parking lot of Common Grounds coffee shop on Columbia Avenue. Castlegar RCMP Staff Sgt. Laurel Mathew said coffee shop patrons probably got a bit of a suprise at around 1:45 p.m., when a massive tire rolled off the Kinnaird overpass offramp […]

The smallest city in B.C. took top honours for their water last week. Greenwood placed as the bronze winner in municipal water at the 20th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting competition. Another regional area, Beaver Falls, took home the silver, while the gold went to Hamilton, OH. Held in the historic spa town in […]

Is radon gas putting you or your family at risk of lung cancer? That’s the question Dana Schmidt is trying to get all Castlegar residents to ask, as he continues to promote radon-gas testing in this, the second-worst radon hot-spot in the province. Schmidt told city council, at its regular meeting Monday night, that he […]

Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff has thrown down the gauntlet to mayors of Nelson, Trail and Grand Forks, as reigning champion of Fortis B.C.’s EarthHour Challenge. Chernoff (pictured here with 2009’s trophy for Castlegar besting the participation rates of all other communities in the region) said he hopes residents will once again turn off their lights […]

City council heard, in its regular meeting Monday night, that resident water consumption increased by three per cent in 2009, compared to 2008’s numbers – and that’s a problem. Councillor Gord Turner pointed out that the city is currently missing out on granting opportunities that depend on more-controlled water consumption. “We use about 70 gallons […]

The Health and Hospital Committee (HHC) of the Lower Columbia Community Development Team are planning a groundbreaking ceremony for the new heliport at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital. The project has been made possible by the generous donations of a number of different groups:   $100,000            Signature Sponsor Kootenay Savings Credit Union Foundation $100,000      […]

Eaters and producers are joining the Kettle Valley Food Co-operative around the Boundary region over the next few weeks. With funding support from the Co-operative Development Initiative, a granting program of the federal government delivered by the Canadian Co-operative Association, the newly formed Co-op is recruiting members and developing their initiatives for 2010. Information sessions […]

The City of Castlegar and Zellstoff Celgar will finally have their day in court as the B.C. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear their case on March 22 and 23 of this year. The case began in summer of last year, when Celgar declined to pay a $3.6-million municipal tax bill, filing suit instead and […]

Photo by Kyra Hoggan: BC minister of Forests and Range Pat Bell, along with mayor Lawrence Chernoff and other industry stakeholders, pose in front of Castlegar trees while promoting new forestry initiatives. In a public announcement made at the Castlegar Forum last Thursday, provincial forestry minister Pat Bell said he thinks innovative technologies like bio-energy […]

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is now accepting applications for its Youth Community Service Awards, valued at $2,000 and awarded based on volunteer community service rather than academic standing. “We are particularly proud to be able to present these awards to youth, who have shown a commitment to volunteering in their communities, for them to use […]