Holiday blaze averted

Candle left burning on Dec. 24 Randy Robertson, manager of the Bargain Shop averted a possible tragedy on Christmas Eve. Robertson was the last person to lock up around 5 p.m. He was in the empty parking lot when “something” told him he should go and take one last look around... more

Wicked weather buries Castlegar

The weather in the Castlegar area was uneventful for the first 11 days in December 2008. According to Ron Lakeman at the Southeast Fire Centre Weather Services, on the morning of the 12th, there was still no snow on the ground.... more

• Assessments to change little
• Plows in full force
• City renews 911 deal

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It comes out in the wash

Most of us have heard by now that phosphates are bad for the environment and that companies have been eliminating them in detergents. In what ways do these chemicals actually harm our waterways and if most detergents are already phosphate... more > more

An appreciation

January, the month dedicated by the Romans to the god JANUS, who presided over the entrance to the year and, having two faces, was able to look backward to the year just past, or forward to the year to come,... more

• Happy New Year from students
• Don’t get too buried by all the snow
• Season for the senses

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Opening irks resident

Editor: On Boxing Day, the Castlegar Broomball teams held their 24th annual Broomball Dance. This is their biggest fundraiser of the year and the funds they raise from this event allow residents of all ages to come out and play this... more

• Harper talk smoke screen
• Talk flowing in right path
• No time for games

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