Rising food prices force changes at food bank; Kindness Meters a huge help
Rising food prices are taking their toll here in town, as the Community Harvest Food Bank has been forced to remove the usual offering of ground beef in hampers, changing the protein to eggs, instead. Food bank coordinator Deb McIntosh said that, with as many as 200 files (each file containing anywhere from a single person ...
C'mon, come help Grandpa start Tweeting!
The Castlegar Legion is looking for young tech buffs who'd like to pad their resumes and college applications with a fun and productive volunteering opportunity. In fact, anyone of any age group who is reasonably conversant with computers would be more than welcome to come help seniors learn basic computer navigation: how to...
Nelson SAR pull another backcountry party from Five-Mile drainage
Five-mile drainage, southeast of Nelson, is proving to be a great location for backcountry skiing. However, Nelson Search and Rescue want to advise skiers to be careful when heading out in the back country after the local society were called to Five-Mile for the third time this season to rescue lost skiers. This is the third...
Province seeks input from British Columbians for next climate plan
To ensure B.C.’s future climate actions reflect the values of British Columbians, Premier Christy Clark today invited families and members of the public to tell government what they would like to see in B.C.’s new Climate Leadership Plan, to be released later this spring. The next public engagement for the Climate Leadership...
Guide Dog and Service Dog Act takes effect
On Jan. 18, 2016, new legislation will come into effect that modernizes guide dog and service dog guidelines in B.C., bringing higher training standards, improving accessibility to public spaces and strata properties, and strengthening public safety. “British Columbia is synonymous with diversity, and ensuring equality of...
Nine hurt in passenger bus accident near Prince George
Thursday morning near Prince George, nine people were taken to hospital after a passenger bus left the highway. North District RCMP Traffic services were called at 7:50 a.m. to a report of a single vehicle incident involving a passenger bus with unknown injuries approximately 38 kilometers south of Prince George. When ffficers...
Trail mayor says 2015 set foundation for exciting developments this year
Last year proved to be an active one for the mayor and city council. Trail Mayor Mike Martin completed his first year as a first term mayor and says he came into the role with clear plans after a strategic planning session with councilors. “It was an exciting year and we accomplished much of what we set out to do,” said Martin....
Learn to navigate your city on-line
The City of Trail is pleased to announce it has entered into a partnership with the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL), the region’s not-for-profit literacy organization, to provide free how-to classes for the City’s online payment system for utility bill payments, property taxes, Home Owners Grant claims and online...
College food bank scores after Selkirk Saints food drive
A weekend food drive at a pair of Selkirk College Saints hockey games scored valuable resources for the Selkirk College Food Bank. The student-initiated food drive took place at the Castlegar & District Recreation Complex on Jan. 8 and 9 where the Saints were kicking off the second half of their B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey...
City snowplow damaged before 'significant' 20+ cm snowfall
Castlegar’s wearing a blanket of white after more than 20 cm of snow fell last night and another four cm dropped today (along with two mm of rain). According to Southeast Fire Center weather forecaster Jesse Ellis, this is a significant snowfall, reaching about two-thirds of record levels for snowfall in a single day during...
