Local author to host book signing this weekend
Local author and former Source/Champion columnist (30-Something Scribbles) Christine Esovoloff will be in Castlegar for a book signing this Saturday. Esovoloff is returning to the Kootenays from her current home in Kelowna to promote her most recent collaboration entitledDear Love, I'm Ready for You, and she said she’s excited...
Selkirk College Fosters Creative Writing with Student Symposium
Love of literature united writers from both sides of the border as Eastern Washington University’s (EWU) graduate students recently returned to Selkirk College for the third annual A Stone’s Throw Writing Symposium. Held at the Mir Centre for Peace on the Castlegar Campus on Saturday, October 26, Creative Writing students...
Winlaw's Rabi'a wins second Sculpturewalk People's Choice Award with 'Housing Crisis'
Housing Crisis, by Winlaw artist Rabi’a, has won the coveted 2019 People’s Choice Award, presented at the Castlegar Sculpturewalk Awards Gala at the Lionshead Smoke & Brew Pub on Nov. 2. This piece will now stay in Castlegar, joining the City’s growing permanent public art collection. Rabi’a, in partnership with Carl...
MLA welcomes funding for low-to-no cost mental health/addictions supports
New Democrat MLA Katrine Conroy is welcoming funding to provide greater access to low and no-cost mental health and substance use supports in the Kootenays. Circle of Indigenous Nations Society based in Castlegar is receiving a grant to add additional hours of direct services, including individual and group counselling, and...
Letter: Remembrance Day message to young people
To The Editor: I had the privilege of growing up in The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program which was started by war amputee veterans. Through Operation Legacy, which is made up of members of CHAMP, we pay tribute to the veterans who founded the Association and all those who have served our country. I have participated in...
Single-vehicle accident claims driver
Grand Forks RCMP said that one person died in a single-vehicle accident Saturday evening on Highway 3. Police said speed is believed to be a factor in the accident which claimed the life of the lone occupant, who was not from the Boundary area. RCMP is working with the BC Coroner’s Office to determine what caused the accident....
City reduces environmental footprint by generating solar power at City Hall
The City of Castlegar is now generating electricity using solar panels on the rooftop of City Hall. The new panels, which are visible when travelling along Columbia Avenue, generate 28 kW of electricity, save the City an estimated $2,600 a year, and reduce emissions. This project supports Castlegar’s Official Community Plan...
Castlegar man gets six months in jail after cops find stolen property
A Castlegar man is in jail after an RCMP search turned up a variety of stolen property, according to RCMP Acting Sgt. Brett Turner. ``On July 9, the RCMP Joint Crime Reduction Unit of Castlegar and Trial, along with members of the Castlegar RCMP, executed a search warrant on the 2200 block of Columbia Avenue in Castlegar,``...
Break and Enter Suspect Sentenced and Released
A Castlegar man has been released with 18 months probation after serving months in custody awaiting trial, according to RCMP Acting Sgt. Brett Turner. "On July 19, 2019, after committing a string of Break and Enters to residences in the City of Castlegar and an offence of Driving While Disqualified, 40-year-old Castlegar...
VESTA: A play about living, loving, and letting go
How do we deal with the loss of ability and a life-limiting illness? The play VESTA, by Bryan Harnetiaux, addresses this subject from the perspective of elderly Vesta and her family. The script has been adapted to bring a Canadian and regional perspective, and refers to services available locally for families...
