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Province seeks input on cosmetic pesticides

The following is a press release issued by the provincial government:   Environment Minister Barry Penner is asking British  Columbians for their input on whether additional restrictions should be  placed on the use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes. “It just makes sense to limit pesticide use to what is actually  required to accomplish a particular […]

RCMP: "Pranks" put Castlegar residents' lives at risk

It appears the Grinch is at work in Castlegar, marring the holiday season with ill-considered “pranks” that could ultimately cost people their lives. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said there have been at least five known incidences of suspects throwing rocks and/or chunks of wood at passing vehicles along the 800 block of Columbia Avenue, […]

Celgar torpedoes expedited court date in its suit against Castlegar

A request, by the City of Castlegar, for the B.C. Supreme Court to expedite the case filed against the city by Celgar for “unreasonable” tax rates has been refused. Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff said he found out in a meeting Monday that Celgar said “no” to a January court date and, since Celgar’s approval was […]

Castlegar Swine Flu cases waning, but complacency not recommended

Castlegar’s most recent wave of Swine Flu (H1N1) has crested and is receding, but the pandemic isn’t over yet. The city emergency ward, according to Cheryl Whittleton, team leader for emergency and flu coordinator for IHA, is still seeing an average one or two patients a day with flu-like symptoms – which means contagion is […]

Castlegar citizens apprehend suspect after jewelry theft

Castlegar police are cautioning against the kind of Good Samaritan-ship that saw an alleged jewelry thief chased down and captured yesterday. “An RCMP member was on routine patrol in the 1900 block of Columbia Avenue, around 11 a.m. when he came across a male holding another male down on the ground,” explained Sgt. Laurel Mathew. […]

Air Canada cancels Castlegar flights

Air Canada Jazz will be cancelling its weekday afternoon flights to Vancouver from the West Kootenay Regional airport in Castlegar for the month of January. City councillor and chair of the transportation and civic works committee Russ Hearne said the cancellation is not a harbinger of worse things to come. “It’s only for the month […]

BC SPCA offers "creature" comforts for Christmas gift-giving

The BC SPCA is offering animal lovers a way to stay “pawsitive” about the holiday shopping season this year. The society’s Pawsitive Gifts program lets you buy something special for all those animal lovers on your list without ever leaving the comfort of your home. And the best part is that you’re helping a homeless […]

Crime Reduction Unit for Castlegar

A new commanding officer is just part of the shake-up going on at the Castlegar RCMP detachment, as a long-awaited local policing initiative finally gets off the ground. Now that Sgt. Laurel Mathew is at the helm of the department, and a new corporal on the way to join the team at the end of […]

B.C. Hydro dishes the dirt on +$50-million project

The price tag for refurbishment of 12 spillway gates at Hugh Keenleyside Dam will exceed the $50 million mark, B.C. Hydro representatives told Castlegar city council Monday. Project manager Paul Klawer said the high cost means they must get approval from the B.C. Utilites Commission, from which they anticipate a reply by June 2010. From […]

Windstorm leaves a trail of damage

Storm warnings could not stop the devastation the wind brought to the Boundary region on Monday night and early Tuesday, Nov. 17. Wind gusts ranging from 50 to 70 kilometres per hour were seen in the last 24 hours around the area along with heavy rainfall. While the weather warning has now been lifted, the […]

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