Tyler McKay of Rossland/Trail posted a 36-hole score of 149 to earn top spot during B.C. Junior Golf Zone Qualification Sunday at Birchbank Golf and Country Club near Trail. McKay edged Rossland/Trail teammate Brenan Moroney and Jordan Hoodikoff of Christina Lake by one shot. Braden McKay of Rossland/Trail finished fourth in the two-day tournament that […]

The British Columbia Federal Border Integrity Program and the Central Kootenay Regional Detachment shut down a major marihuana grow-op earlier this month in Winlaw, arresting four people in the process. On Friday, May 11, police searched a 10-acre property off of Bojey Road in Winlaw and uncovered a large scale indoor and outdoor marihuana grow […]

The province of B.C. has committed to consult with First Nations and residents of the Columbia River Basin to ensure regional interests help shape the future of the Columbia River Treaty, including one in Castlegar June 6. The provincial Columbia River Treaty 2014 Review will conduct economic, environmental, social, financial, legal and hydrological analyses in […]

Yet another motor vehicle accident on Columbia Avenue in front of the Brick has sent a motorcyclist to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries this morning. “An elderly man was driving a minivan southbound along Columbia in the lefthand lane,” said Castlegar RCMP Const. Kyle Plotnikoff, noting the crash happened at roughly 8:50 a.m. “He was turning […]

The Edmonton Oilers are parting ways with former Kootenay International Junior Hockey League coach Tom Renney after two seasons as skipper of the NHL franchise. The team made the announcement via Twitter on Thursday, saying Renney’s contract will not be renewed. Renney joined the team for the 2010-11 season and finished with an NHL-worst 25-45-12 […]

The BC River Forecast Centre is ending the High Streamflow Advisory for rivers in the Southern Interior including: • West Kootenay and East Kootenay;   • Columbia; • Boundary ;  • Okanagan; • Similkameen;   • South Thompson tributaries.   The hot spell earlier in the week has ended, and temperatures have dropped over the […]

Mayor Lawrence Chernoff, councillor Dan Rye and city manager John Malcolm returned to Castlegar optimistic after a full day of meetings with provincial ministers, ministerial staff and elected representatives May 9. Rye said the trio met with, among others, Minister of Advanced Education Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Pat Bell, opposition critic […]

Looking for something to do on your May long weekend? Come down to Millennium Park in Castlegar (110 5th St) and enjoy the Third Annual Castlegar Garden and Nature Fest taking place on Saturday May 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to the park’s winding walkways, native plants and a scenic river views, you can […]

Grappling with dramatic funding cuts hasn’t prevented Selkirk College from looking toward an ambitious future, if a series of local community consultations is any indication. Selkirk College staff and administration representatives travelled to each of the six regional communites in which one of the nine college sites are located, beginning with Grand Forks on April […]

All of the recent job action talk lately has me really feeling terrible for our teachers. I don’t know a whole lot about the politics of it all but I do know that teaching is HARD! I cannot imagine what it must be like to have to sit in a room with 30-plus children all […]