Interfor to curtail June operations at mills in Castlegar, Grand Forks and Adams Lake
Interfor mills outside of Castlegar, Grand Forks and Adams Lake are to see another production curtailment in the month of June, according to a press release issued by Interfor Tuesday. “Interfor Corporation today announced plans to temporarily reduce production across its operating platform in the BC Interior during the month...
Lacrosse at the Rossland Arena June 1: West Kootenay Timberwolves and the Cranbrook Outlaws
The West Kootenay Timberwolves junior lacrosse players were on the road May 25 and 26, honing skills and teamwork. After a 4-13 loss to Alberta’s Rockyview Rage in Cochrane, AB, the Timberwolves bounced back with a 4-3 win over the Cranbrook Outlaws. This coming weekend, they will once again play against the Cranbrook Outlaws...
Selkirk gymnasts' accomplishments something to flip over
The Selkirk Challengers gymnastics club continues to have a very successful year. Gymnasts recently competed at two local events in Creston and Nelson. Head Coach, Rhonda Saunders, was very pleased with the club’s performance, stating “It is so great to see all the progress the girls have made this year, after all the hard ...
This week's Hidden Hero: Olga Mehrer
The Hidden Hero Project is a portrait series celebrating the everyday heroes who live and give in Castlegar. Community members were asked to nominate people as heroes back in the summer of 2018 and the exhibition celebrating a selection of the good folks of Castlegar will open at Kootenay Gallery on June 20. Partway through...
Creston man arrested and charged in 2015 murder
The man allegedly responsible for the death of a Creston woman in 2015 has been arrested and charged. Katherine McAdam, 58, of Creston, was last seen on August 15, 2015. Her remains were discovered in nearby Erickson on August 27, 2015, and the Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) have continued their investigation...
BC Finance Committee visits Castlegar for Budget 2020 consultation
The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, a parliamentary committee of the legislative assembly, will hold a public hearing in Castlegar on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, as part of its Budget 2020 consultation. The committee invites British Columbians to meet with the committee to share their priorities and...
Police investigate suspicious death in Appledale (near Winlaw)
RCMP officers from New Denver are currently investigating a report of a deceased male located on an Appledale property in the Slocan Valley, according to RCMP Cpl. Chris Manseau. "When frontline officers arrived on May 20, they discovered the 59-year old Appledale resident man who was pronounced dead on the property," he said....
Bilingual multi-age child care to open in Castlegar
Young children in Castlegar will soon have the opportunity to learn in both of Canada's official languages in a newly renovated, multi-age child care space set to open in July 2019. The Province is providing nearly $47,500 through its Childcare BC New Spaces Fund to support the opening of Les Roudoudous French-English Daycare....
First Kootenay Massage Therapy Graduates Celebrate
Kootenay Columbia College of Integrative Health Sciences in Nelson will celebrate the graduation of its first class of the Registered Massage Therapy Program on May 26 at 2pm at the Nelson Commons. The ceremony is a private ceremony for the RMT graduates as well as for graduates from the school’s Traditional Chinese Medicine...
Local woman injured in South Castlegar blaze Friday morning
A local woman sustained burns Friday morning after a blaze in South Castlegar Friday morning, according to Castlegar Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio. “CFD attended a structure fire in the 3400 block of 8 Avenue Friday morning,” he said, adding the call came in at 11:17 a.m. “CFD arrived and established command on scene at 11:25 a.m....
