Community

To help support the Mir Centre for Peace Lecture Series for years to come, Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) has contributed $25,000 to its endowment fund.

Castlegar Primary School recently celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Staff and students honored “Wacky Wednesday” with fun hats, hairdos, and wacky outfits. Dr. Seuss stories were heard throughout the school. From left to right Mr. Baxandal, Mickayla MacDonald, Makenna Stratton, Arwyn Swanson, Adelle Campbell, Mia Hucal, Akaysha Skavlebo and Mrs. Moorey as “Cat in the Hat.”

A garage and bake sale held for 10-year-old Corbin Lew, a Castlegar resident recently diagnosed with lymphoma, brought in more than $4,000 last weekend.

School Distrct 20 will hold a public meeting in Castlegar on its “Planning for the Future” process on Tuesday next week.

Since my last update, Cole has encountered many more obstacles along his road to rehabilitation.