Castlegar News

To qualify for the Kootenay Energy Diet and the energy assessment required to access the LiveSmart BC Efficiency Incentives program, participants must live within Central Kootenay Regional District or the Kootenay Boundary Regional District and be an electric customer of ForticBC Inc., Grand Forks electricity utility, Nelson Hydro or a natural gas ... (more)

Lots to smile about as Mayor Chernoff hands over $15,000 to Castlegar Sunfest Committee president Nicole Beetstra at City Hall on Friday, May 24.

Anchored by principal Doug Hickey on left, group of fish creators/installers poses with its handiwork outside Twin Rivers Elementary School on Thursday, May 23.

Peter Julian, the NDP critic for Energy and Natural Resources, will be the featured guest at an informal roundtable in Nelson hosted by Alex Atamanenko, MP, and the EcoSociety.

Snow is forecast above 1,300 metres along the Blueberry-Paulson, a stretch of Highway 3 between Christina Lake and Castlegar.

By Angela Treharne - The Free Press Published: May 22, 2013 1:00 PM Updated: May 22, 2013 1:18 PM The finals are coming up on June 1 in Cranbrook, where 14 singers representing the communities of Fernie, Grand Forks, Castlegar, Nelson, Creston, Kimberley, and Cranbrook will sing their hearts out.

By Claire Paradis - Arrow Lakes News Published: May 13, 2013 11:00 AM Updated: May 13, 2013 11:09 AM Around a hundred Nakuspians attended the all-candidates forum on May 2. Originally slated to be held in the Seniors' Hall, it was quickly seen that more seats would be needed, so the event was moved to the Nakusp Arena Auditorium.

These results compare with net earnings, reported on the same basis, of $3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 and a loss of $4.1 million in the first quarter of last year.

Andy Davidoff, RDCK director for Area I, has provided a community development grant for an event on June 2 at the Brilliant Cultural Centre hosted by the Kootenay Region Branch of the United Nations .

Candidates seated in upper right with moderator Suzanne Lehbauer from left, Glen Byle , Katrine Conroy , Joseph Hughes and Jim Postnikoff .

Though mostly dry in the latter part of the month, the old saying of April showers holds true with the current May flowers in Nelson.

North Okanagan Shuswap Crime Stoppers Society was honoured with three awards over the weekend at the 2013 BC Crime Stoppers Provincial Conference in Vancouver.

I wonder if anyone remembers a young Polish shipyard worker named Lech Walesa who yearned to bring democracy to Poland? Later he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and rose to become the President of Poland from 1990-1995. Whenever I see or hear Joseph Hughes - on CBC Radio or at the All Candidates Forums being held throughout the West Kootenay ... (more)

INTERNATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED announced today it has closed its deal to purchase two timber tenures in the Kootenay Region of British Columbia from Springer Creek Products Limited Partnership.

The Selkirk College Board of Governors approved 2013 Distinguished Educator, Distinguished Alumnus, and Honorary Diploma awards at the their meeting on March 26th.