Christina Lake Winterfest 2015 is gearing up to be a fabulous event this year.  Mark those calendars, get those ball teams together, plan to stay at the lake for a great weekend of winter fun! This year’s theme is "Fire and Ice." From ice sculpting to fire dancing, this is going to be one memorable year! Winterfest kicks off...

It feels like it’s been spring for weeks now – but you know it really and truly is spring when Spring Break arrives! We’ve got some free and exciting Spring Break events for kids planned this year. First off, we’ll be having two Legolands – on March 20 and March 27 from 2 – 3:30 pm. And on Thursday, March 26 from 2 – 3:30...

Anyone seeing the plethora of emergency vehicles out in front of the West Kootenay Regional Airport New Year’s Eve might have been concerned, as every agency from RCMP to fire to BC Ambulance, to emergency social services, as well as commissionaires, CATSA and preboard security were on hand to manage a so-called “hijacking ...

Owners of more than 8000 properties throughout the Castlegar area can expect to receive their 2015 assessment notices in the next few days. “Most homes in Castlegar and its surrounding area have remained relatively stable in value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Dennis Hickson, Deputy Assessor. “Most home owners...

What's a cold Arctic air front to enthusiastic Polar Bear Swimmers? Nothing! More than 75 brave, hardy, souls flocked to Nelson’s Lakeside Park beach to take the plunge into Kootenay Lake at the 2015 Rhythm Ropers Polar Bear Swim Thursday at High Noon. And it didn’t matter the age, swimmers young and old made the sprint, in...

The city worker strike is now officially over, with council voting unanimously to ratify the new collective agreement this morning. This agreement was presented to CUPE Local 2262 on Dec. 22 and the union said its membership “overwhelmingly” voted in favour of it on Dec. 23. The union announced the results of the vote on Dec....

City council and services are moving back into City Hall, Jan. 5, 2015. The building was damaged during a fire last year, when an arsonist broke into the hall in the early hours of Sept. 19, 2013.    The repairs and construction took around 15 months, but staff and council are ready to move back into the 4th Street location. ...

Emcon (our regional road maintenance contractor) is once again under fire after only the second significant snowfall of the season (see last year’s story by clicking here https://castlegarsource.com/news/emcon-answers-uproar-after-record-snowfalls-22622#.VKGxwdWk0 ) This, after Castlegar resident James Mckenzie, 44, was on his...

A 24-year-old man from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, is facing Second Degree Murder charges after a 52-year-old man succumbed to life-threatening injuries Sunday night in Fruitvale said RCMP Const. Kris Clark. Clark said Jordan Brian Shimell remains in police custody and is scheduled to appear in Rossland Provincial Court ...

The first major snowfall in weeks caught some drivers in the City of Nelson off guard as several accidents were reported. One major bottleneck proved to be the 300 Block of Cedar Street when snow combined with a warming temperature turned the street into a sheet of ice causing vehicles to bounce off of each other around 4...