Kootenay PRIDE invites public to organizing meeting on Thursday
Kootenay PRIDE is gearing up for the 24th annual Pride celebration and they need your help. Every Labour Day weekend the LGBTQ2SI+ community holds events all weekend long and this year will be something special. We want your help to ensure that there is lots to do for everyone of all ages and identities. Do you have an idea...
Council to deliberate buy out policy direction for more than 100 properties
In a media release, the City for Grand Forks said City Council will discuss the mitigation project buy outs and policy direction at the 9 a.m. July 15th Committee of the Whole. The meeting will hopefully give more information to residents about the process and in-kind support under consideration. The release said the property...
OP/ED: A Truly "Mighty" Man Shares Power
Editor’s note: At the Mighty Men Conference hosted recently near Castlegar, the keynote speaker encouraged participants to espouse the late-ancient household code that includes wives “submitting” to husbands. Because the speaker had elsewhere voiced strong anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments, a group protested the conference. Thousands ...
RDCK to review policy after controversial conference
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) will be reviewing its procedures for the booking and use of regional facilities for events. This action is being taken in response to concerns expressed by the public about a controversial speaker who headlined a recent event at the Pass Creek Exhibition Grounds. The RDCK owns...
Castlegar Search and Rescue speaks to boating safety and public involvement
May 18 - 24 was Canada’s National Safe Boating Awareness Week. Along with festivities and fun events, the Canadian Safe Boating Council sent out a safety message that most boating accidents are avoidable, if operators follow the safety guidelines. We wish all boating enthusiasts a safe and enjoyable boating season. Castlegar...
Grand Forks finally to receive flood aid from Feds, Province
More than a year after Grand Forks experienced a flood of the century, federal and provincial governments have stepped up to the plate with $50 million for an important flood mitigation project in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary community of Grand Forks. Wednesday, Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister...
Police seeking information after mother/son woken by intruder
A bizarre intrusion has police asking for public assistance in identifying a man who frightened a small family early this morning, according to RCMP Cpl. Brett Turner. "On Tuesday June 18, a Castlegar woman and her son were awoken by an intruder who came into their house at approximately 4:40 am.," said a press release issued...
Hugh L. Keenleyside Navigational Lock Closure, June 21 to 22
The navigational lock at the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam will be closed starting at noon on Friday, June 21. The lock will reopen at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 22. This closure is necessary to undertake maintenance activities that will ensure the long-term, reliable and safe operation of the navigational lock. We are sorry for...
Police seek dirt-biker after near miss with toddler
Police are looking for public tips to help find a man who almost ran down a toddler while fleeing police on a dirt bike this afternoon, according to RCMP. Cpl. Brett Turner. “I was doing patrols and witnessed what appeared to be an uninsured dirt bike tailgating a car near Columbia Road and Waterloo Road (south side of Hwy ...
Selkirk College International Alumnus Returns for Visit After Three Decades
When Charles Mak first arrived to Selkirk College from Hong Kong in late-1986, international education was a virtually unknown post-secondary entity in the West Kootenay. Much has changed over the last 33 years. Now working for a successful Shanghai-based office furniture company, Mak spends half his year traveling to all...
