RCMP: Booze-fuelled grad party fizzles
For many High School Grads, it’s that time of year to celebrate the end of an era and the beginning of another and sometimes that celebrating may involve alcohol and drugs. On Sat., April 27, officers with RCMP West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit and West Kootenay Traffic along with Castlegar and Nelson RCMP Detachments...
Wildsight and SD8 collaborate to offer local youth a chance to paddle and learn this summer
This August, 16 Columbia Basin youth will paddle the mighty Columbia River for two weeks through Wildsight’s Columbia River Field School—for high school credit. An amazing opportunity for students ages 15-18, the Field School is a canoe trip and learning adventure. The four-credit, multidisciplinary Board/Authority Approved...
Major decisions at RDKB monthly board meeting
A general overview of discussion items and major decisions from last month's Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) Board of Directors meeting. The next board meeting was held Thursday at the Grand Forks office. Emergency Alerting Software Launched The RDKB Emergency Alerting System was officially launched on April...
Forum draws 70 people to Castlegar to discuss disaster response
Disasters facing our communities, our economies and our businesses are becoming a real possibility and we need to be ready. Emergency and economic resilience planning is becoming an essential focus for communities and Community Futures Central Kootenay (CFCK) wants to teach you how to prepare, respond and recover. CFCK hosted...
Charlotte Ferreux named volunteer of the year
Community Futures Central Kootenay is pleased to recognize Charlotte Ferreux for her volunteer work in Castlegar and the Central Kootenay. Ferreux is a small business owner based in Castlegar. She is Vice-Chair of the Community Futures Central Kootenay (CFCK) Board of Directors, and was recently elected to the Community Futures...
Column: From the Hill -- Invasive Species Action Inadequate
Lost in the recent media frenzy over the SNC Lavalin scandal were the 2019 Spring Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. These last reports from Julie Gelfand before her retirement focused on protection of fish and their habitat from mining effluent, subsidies to the fossil fuels industry...
Introducing Castlegar Open Mic Nights
An eclectic band of Castlegar creatives with mixed artistic backgrounds recently came up with an idea for a multi-disciplinary open mic night that is open to musicians, writers, speakers, comedians, dancers, and other performers. Castlegar is a small city full of low-key, hidden gems, whether those gems be the creatively-talented...
CFD/Selkirk to be conducting FireSmart work in Castlegar
The City of Castlegar in partnership with the Selkirk College Forestry Program, will be conducting FireSmart vegetation management activities on City-owned forested land off of 14Avenue and 26 Street. This area is near the Waterline road and adjacent to the Kinnaird Park Community Church. FireSmart is a national initiative ...
Selkirk College Valedictorians Set for Class of 2019 Send-Off
The post-secondary journey is about changing lives through education and at the end of April, those on the cusp of a bright future will gather on the Castlegar Campus to celebrate Selkirk College Convocation 2019. The annual ceremony takes place on April 30 where almost 1,000 students will be eligible to graduate from a variety...
Transport Canada to inject almost $1.3 mill into West Kootenay Regional Airport in Castlegar
Transport Canada announced today that it will be investing $1,296,811 in Castlegar’s West Kootenay Regional Airport. The agency said in a press release issued Tuesday that the investment will include, “installing runway indication lights and an omni-directional approach lighting system; replacing constant current regulators...
