Black liquor spilled into Columbia

Celgar officials were scrambling last night to clean up after 100 cubic meters of weak black liquor spilled into the Columbia River. Energy co-ordinator at Zellstoff Celgar, Jim McLaren, said they were having problems with the evaporation of their black liquor — which is one of their cooking chemicals — they... more

Planned power outage for city

FortisBC crews will be upgrading the Castlegar substation and will require an outage to complete the work. This power interruption may affect the electrical supply to your home or business and will take place on Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 from... more

• Celgar working through tough times
• Krueckl to join Castlegar council
• New councillor for Castlegar

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UBC-O shuts out Saints

The Saints will travel to U.V.I and Camosun College this weekend The Selkirk Saints volleyball teams hosted number one seeded University of British Columbia-Okanagan last weekend. The men and women both lost their matches in three straight games, the men lost 25-14,... more

• Vikings conquer Inn Mates
• Penalties kill Saints
• Vikings better than '72 Dolphins

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B&B hosting art show

A collection of original paintings, art prints and cards created by painter Mirja Vahala and students will soon be on display in Castlegar at a public showing and sale this November 28-30. The public and media are cordially invited to... more

• Music at the gallery
• Nov. 20 all about kids
• Singers warming up for Kootenay Idol show

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Clearest sign of all

In this post-modern age of glitz, we’re often informed that style and advertising matter more than what people represent. So I decided to examine the signs of the eight candidates for the Castlegar election to note how their signs might have... more

• Looking at Patriotism
• Stop by your local craft fair
• Don’t shrug off local elections

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Police aren’t to blame

Editor: We empathize with Mr. Chernenkoff and his lost of a stepson, but the blame does not lie with the quality of our police training. Our police have been utilized by countries far more dangerous and lawless than... more

• Parents proud of cop kids
• Debate at college bad idea
• Police training insufficient

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Why the Interurban won't work today

Those who campaign for reviving the B.C. Electric Interurban tram rail line in the Fraser Valley are in need of a reality check. The route that was built almost a century ago between New Westminster and Chilliwack made sense at the... more

• Transport study was stacked against B.C.: critic
• Yes, they did.
• Dummies need 'smart cards'

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