Tip o' the hat to local Castlegar CIBC staff after MVI last week
Castlegar CIBC employees are receiving kudos from the Fire Chief after their management of the aftermath of a single-vehicle crash. According to Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio, the call came in at 1:52 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. “A customer of CIBC inadvertently hit his gas pedal, accelerating instead of braking,” Lattanzio said. ...
City bids adieu to Malcolm, welcomes Barlow as new CAO
It’s official – our former, long-time CAO John Malcolm is now retired, and incoming CAO Chris Barlow attended his first council meeting as city manager at council’s regular meeting Monday night. Malcolm came to Castlegar as CAO in January of 2008. When asked what he’ll remember most fondly of Castlegar, Malcolm said, “There...
Can Southern Mountain Caribou Recover? See This Film.
BC's southern-most herd of mountain caribou is now so tiny that it can barely be called a "herd." What's been happening to them? Bryce Comer's avocation is film-making, and he has been working on a film documenting the southern herd of mountain caribou since 2008. Comer explained that while their...
Selkirk College Mir Lecture Series Welcomes Avi Lewis
One of the nation’s most ardent climate change activists will visit the West Kootenay as part of the Selkirk College Mir Centre for Peace Lecture Series. Canadian documentary filmmaker and former journalist Avi Lewis appears at Nelson’s Capitol Theatre on Friday, October 13 where he will speak about climate justice and the ...
RCMP attend fatal accident near Grand Forks Tuesday
An accident near Grand Forks on Highway 3 has claimed the life of three people police said in a media release. At approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, Grand Forks RCMP and RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Services attended to a head-on collision on Highway 3. Police arrjved to a two vehicle head-on collision, 9 kilometers West...
Podium time for two Rossland cyclists
The 55+ BC Games were held in Vernon this year, and again, husband and wife team Stephen Langley and Danielle (Dany) Montandon rose to the occasion. They competed in 3 road riding events ― Time Trial, Road Race & Hill Climb, with Dany scoring 3 first place finishes. Steve was also on the podium 3 times - 1st (tied),...
Man faces assault charge following altercation with RCMP
A 24-year-old man is facing numerous charges, including Assaulting a Police Officer, following an altercation with police last week Grand Forks RCMP said in a media release Tuesday. The arrest was made after police responded to a report of a break and enter in progress to a residence in the 7500 block of 6th Street in Grand...
Efforts to Help Bats Survive Deadly Disease Get a Boost
Research efforts aimed at identifying bat species or individual populations that may be able to survive the arrival of deadly White-nose Syndrome (WNS) received a boost this week with the announcement of $100,000 (U.S.) in new funding for cross-border bat science. WNS is a devastating fungal disease that has wiped out millions...
Trust strengthens child care in Basin
Columbia Basin Trust is launching a new $3.6-million program to help maintain and create new child care spaces in the Basin. “The Child Care Support Program will help sustain and grow quality licensed child care in the Basin,” said Johnny Strilaeff, President and CEO, Columbia Basin Trust. “The child care sector has several...
Slocan's W.E. Graham Community Services awarded funds from FortisBC Community Giving Program
FortisBC announced Monday at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Convention in Vancouver that W.E. Graham Community Services in Slocan has been awarded funds as part of the 2017 Community Giving Program. Slocan's W.E. Graham Community Services was one of the organizations to receive the $15,000 in funding to help advance ...
