Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada, Alberta Parks, and the Province of British Columbia, has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users across most forecast regions in BC and Alberta. This special warning is in effect immediately and remains in place through Monday, March 3. A cohesive slab of snow 30 […]

Creating a vibrant road ahead through broad knowledge and informed action-oriented strategies is the focus of the Castlegar OCP Action Plans being put together by second-year students in Selkirk College’s Applied Environmental Science & Planning Technology Program. Mentored by the skilled leadership of instructor Peter Holton, students in the unique Selkirk College program have been […]

The Save Record Ridge Action Committee (SRRAC) is calling on the Ministry of Mines and Critical Minerals to uphold its commitment to host a community meeting for residents near the proposed Record Ridge Mine. SRRAC argues that the planned virtual information session, scheduled for Tuesday, February 25 at 5:00 pm, is insufficient and fails to […]

Officer Cadet Jacquelyn Davis, 581 Castlegar Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron’s newest officer was sworn into the Canadian Armed Forces on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. The squadron now boasts a full complement of staff, and over 30 cadets – numbers not seen since prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Davis has been volunteering with the Castlegar […]

A team of two Selkirk College students have earned an incredible milestone with a third-place finish at a renowned global business competition. Representing one of the smallest institutions in the competition, School of Business students Jaspreet Kaur and Deepak Kumar Angurala took part in the Mike’s Bikes World Championships where the pair’s skill, determination and […]

On Friday, Feb. 14, a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report of a fraud after a local man provided bank information to a person on social media while in the Trail and Greater District. The man listed an item for sale on a social media website. A potential buyer offered to […]

On February 17, 2025, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the Golden RCMP were informed of two missing individuals who had been backcountry skiing. The pair was skiing in the mountains southeast of Golden and were last heard from at 5:30 p.m. One of the men returned home and confirmed that his skiing companion, a 42-year-old man […]

Castlegar Rebels (4) vs Grand Forks Border Bruins (9) Russell Kosec scored twice (7), including the winner, for the Border Bruins against the Rebels with Eric Kahl making 17 saves in goal. Tyler Burke and Levi Astill each had four points. Jayden Spence led the Rebels with two goals (4) and Mason Hillier took the […]

All are invited to a screening of Damien Gillis and Valhalla Wilderness Society’s new film, Safe Haven: The Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness. The 30-minute film will be followed by a presentation by Valhalla Wilderness Society (VWS) biologist and campaigner Amber Peters, with stunning photography taken over eight years of research expeditions to the ancient forest. Castle Theatre, […]

On Feb. 22, 2025, local athletes, along with RCMP officers in Castlegar will brave the icy waters of the Columbia River at Millennium Park to support Special Olympics BC. The Polar Plunge, set to take place at 1 p.m., invites community members to participate or donate to raise funds for this great cause. The goal […]