B.C. update on continued support for displaced Albertans
British Columbia continues to marshal emergency management resources and support to assist neighbouring Albertans who have fled the devastating wildfires. On May 6, 2016, Premier Christy Clark announced a $300,000 donation from the Government of British Columbia to the Canadian Red Cross to support relief efforts in Fort McMurray, Alberta, adding to donations by British […]
LETTER: Former councillor pans parcel tax
As most of us know the City budget is very complex and takes considerable time to put together. Weighing out what to fund and what not to fund or somewhere in between can be very stressful for those directly involved. My experience has been that decisions made by our elected officials are done with the best intentions using...
Trail to unveil Riverfront Centre design at Silver City Days
The Riverfront Centre Building Committee is pleased to reveal the drawings for the proposed new integrated Library and Museum during the Trail Silver City Days festival. The drawings, which highlight the exterior and interior architectural design of the facility, will be displayed on easels inside the main entrance of the...
City apologizes for pesticide use at Kinsmen Park
City director of Transportation and Civic Works Chris Barlow is falling on his sword this morning, accepting full responsibility for a mistake that saw herbicide sprayed in Castlegar's Kinsmen Park this week. “Our contractor goes around and checks all the fields, identifying the ones that have bad weeds, then comes back with...
2016 census forms now in the mail to Canadians
Starting Monday, Statistics Canada began sending out census letters and packages to all Canadian households. Residents in cities like Nelson will receive a letter with a secure 16-digit access code to complete their form online or they can request a paper form. May 10 is Census Day, however, the government is urging Canadians...
Council to contemplate ban on smoking in city parks
A Castlegar city councillor is contending that changing social mores and attitudes around smoking are helping to pave the way for a potential new bylaw banning smoking in all city parks. Councillor Florio Vassilakakis said he thinks there is an appetite for this kind of bylaw. “If you had asked me 20 or 25 years ago, I would...
Council to hear plan to mitigate problems with proposed parcel tax
City council will be hearing about a Lot Line Consolidation Plan to address issues some residents are having with a controversial new 10-year parcel tax proposed in the city's 2016 budget. The concern stems from an area in the city in which parcels were designated according to subdivision plan 650, which was completed in 1897....
Millennium Park Ponds win award of excellence
The BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) today presented its Facility Excellence Award for 2016 to the City of Castlegar for Millennium Natural Swimming Ponds. The award recognizes excellence in facility concept, design development, maintenance or operation in a facility that demonstrates outstanding innovation and...
OP/ED: On park ponds and parcel taxes
One of the arguments I’m hearing most in opposition to the city’s proposed parcel tax is criticism over city council spending money on the Millennium Park Ponds – the argument being that council self-indulgently bought a shiny new toy we can’t afford and now residents are footing huge tax bills as a result. Regardless whether […]
Trail buys property as part of Riverfront Centre development
The City of Trail has purchased the property at 1537 Bay Avenue, located on the lot adjacent to the future site of the proposed Trail Riverfront Centre (integrated library and museum) for $190,000. The City takes title of the property in early June, 2016 with plans of demolishing the existing structure in mid-July, 2016. The...
