UPDATED: Wildcats fall to consolation round at High School A Girl's Volleyball Championships
The Mount Sentinel Wildcats came close, but just couldn’t get the key points at the right time in dropping a 3-1 decision to White Rock Christian Academy in quarter final action Friday at the at the BC High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championships at Selkirk College in Castlegar. White Rock, advancing to Saturday’s semi final […]
NPD charge man with Arson after pickup truck destroyed by fire
Nelson Police have charged a 28-year-old man with Arson in relation to an early morning vehicle fire Wednesday in the 400 Block of Josephine Street in Nelson. Nelson Police Sergeant Nate Holt said in a media release an arrest was made early on in the investigation with the co-operation of Nelson Police Department and Nelson...
Cannabis industry collective opening Kootenay Chapter in Heritage City
With marijuana legalization becoming a near inevitability, many organizations are gearing up to prepare the next generation of leaders for the cannabis industry. Women Grow, located in the Front Street Emporium offices in Nelson, is a collective of industry trailblazers looking to “connect, educate, inspire and empower the ...
Bhatoa, Woods lead Rebels to 9-0 whitewash of Nelson Leafs
The Nelson Leafs perhaps suffered its worst defeat in franchise history as rival Castlegar Rebels put a 9-0 beat-down on the Green and White in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Wednesday night in the Sunflower City. Mike Bhatoa scored four times and had six points while Tayden Woods scored the hat-trick and finished with […]
Kootenay Ice foiled again at home, Vancouver North East sweep pair
The Kootenay Ice can play with any team in the BC Major Midget Hockey League. The Kootenay squad, however, just can’t do it for 60 minutes. For the second consecutive weekend the Ice stayed with one of the league’s heavyweights before dropping a pair of BCMMHL games this past weekend at the NDCC Arena. Vancouver […]
COLUMN: Driverless Cars? At Our Peril!
As a teen the fantastical technology of Star Trek riveted me. The phaser weapon, universal translator, hand held computer and medical tricorder all found an ‘if only’ niche in my imagination. A half century later my ‘if only’ has come closer to reality than I could ever have imagined. Laser pointers and battleship mounted laser […]
Rossland Recreation: More Public Skating for the Holidays
REC Dept. over the Holidays During the week of December 21st to 27th, the REC Dept. will be open on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9:00-4:00pm, December 21-23. The Office will be closed on Thursday, December 24th. During the second week of the Holidays, the Dept. will be open Monday, December 28th to Thursday, December […]
POLICE BEAT: B & E, pedestrian MVA
Castlegar RCMP are continuing to investigate a business break and enter that occurred overnight on Nov. 28. Suspects broke into the business by entering through an adjacent business' wall. The business' alarm activated and the suspects fled with no merchandise. On Nov. 30, at approximately 11 a.m,, Castlegar RCMP responded ...
Castlegar woman charged with animal cruelty and neglect
A 56-year-old Castlegar woman has been criminally charged after a witness saw her allegedly being cruel to an animal and called the RCMP, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “Investigation revealed that the cat had been suffering from medical issues,” she said. “It appears the animal had been suffering from the medical issues...
Former resident shares winter wonderland idea via social media
A former Castlegar resident has found a fun and enviro-friendly fashion to add some pizazz to her grey winter landscape. Carina Pilla-Falkman lived in Castlegar for 37 years before moving to her current locale, about 15 minutes up the mountain from Salmon Arm (“Basically, in the middle of nowhere,” she said) – but lots of her...
