Getting to Silverton and Taking Personal Action Against Climate Change
Some West Kootenay environmentalists have decided to join the audience converging on Silverton, B.C. to attend the Convergence Writers’ Weekend May 13 to 14 without using a fleet of greenhouse-gas-emitting internal combustion-driven vehicles. Members and supporters of Kootenays for a Pipeline-Free B.C....
Spring Farm Fair fast approaching
We are hosting our Third Annual Spring Farm Fair on May 14 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., at the Pass Creek Regional Exhibition Grounds in Robson. Spring Farm Fair is associated with the Annual Pass Creek Fall Fair, which informs and educates the public regarding the importance of the Agricultural Industry and the positive impact...
Spring Fling is finally here!
Spring hasn't officially arrived in Castlegar until you get to Fling it – and that day is finally here! Saturday will see the 11th Annual Spring Fling Festival, with tons of entertainment, vendors, food and fun, as well as the classic car show and the famous three-on-three street hockey tourneys, this year expanded to include...
New Therapy Centre Opens in Trail
Movin’ Mountains Therapy Centre is up and running on Laburnum Drive in Trail, with a focus on innovative, therapeutic programming for children and youth of all abilities. Born from a recognition that families in the Kootenays require more Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy services, Movin’ Mountains is set on the premise...
Trowelex to construct raceway at Millennium Park
A raceway at Millennium Park? You bet! But not a full-sized one, by any stretch of the imagination – this raceway will be 12 feet by 12 feet, designed for kids to get their race on near the playground in the city's most iconic recreation venue. In his report to council on the subject, city director of Transportation and Civic...
Castlegar kids talk trash for Earth Day lead-up
In the weeks leading up to Earth Day, Castlegar students got the opportunity to see first-hand where our trash goes when we throw it away. Ms. Landis’s Grade 4 class from Kinnaird Elementary, as well as Mrs. Evdokimoff’s Grade 5/6 class and Ms. Elias’s Grade 4/5 class from Twin Rivers School, investigated waste management at...
Salmo FD launches Firesmart campaign: Protect your home and community
The Village of Salmo has launched a public education and support campaign to raise awareness of the risk that wildfire poses and provide information to residents and businesses on actions they can take to reduce wildfire risk on private property. A street banner, new information webpage, leaflets to residents in the Salmo...
Selkirk College School of Environment & Geomatics Students Share Research
Earlier this month, Selkirk College Castlegar Campus was abuzz with students from the Recreation Fish & Wildlife, Forestry, Integrated Environmental Planning, and Geographic Information Systems programs carrying posters and cue cards ready to share research with their classmates. Second and third year students of the...
Mike Ranta — living his dream one paddle at a time
The person pulling a canoe through Nelson Tuesday with this trusty dog, bear fighter, navigator and best friend, Spitzii breaking trail is Mike Ranta. Ranta, from Atikokan,Ont., which just happens to be the Canoe Capital of Canada, is no stranger to solo expeditions having already crossed North America continent solo, over ...
Another blow to Kootenay Lake Fishing as Province calls for early closure due to low kokanee numbers
As if businesses that rely on Kootenay Lake fishing needed any more bad news. The Province said in a media release effective May 1, 2016, the kokanee sport fishery on the upper west arm of Kootenay Lake will be catch and release only for the remainder of the fishing season. "Sport fishing will remain open, but anglers will ...
