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Province, city review riot aftermath

Province, city review riot aftermath

Solicitor General Shirley Bond's pleas to celebrate responsibly went out the window along with the Vancouver Canucks' Stanley Cup hopes Wednesday night, leaving the city and the province to clean up and assess their crowd control strategy.

BC Chamber adopts Highway 3 policy

A policy resolution on Highway 3 improvements was passed unanimously and put into priority at the B.C. Chamber of Commerce AGM in Prince George recently.
Mail service halts as postal strike becomes lockout

Mail service halts as postal strike becomes lockout

Canada Post said it had to act, Ottawa mulls legislation

Patients, mayor unhappy with $1 deposit for hospital wheelchairs

Frequent users of the Castlegar and District Community Health Centre are wondering why they all of a sudden have to put down a small deposit to use wheelchairs after years of borrowing them for free.
Military Men

Military Men

From left to right, Andy Hill, Walde Libera and Cary Price of the Western Command Military Vehicle Historical Society stand in front of a field artillery tractor outside the Castlegar legion on Wednesday last week. The society is made up of enthusiasts who purchase and lovingly restore old military vehilces. The group was in Castlegar as part of its “Freedom Route Tour” through the Southern Interior. For more info about the society, visit: www.westerncommand.com.
Post office lockout delays HST ballots

Post office lockout delays HST ballots

Thousands of ballots for B.C.'s harmonized sales tax referendum were being stored in post offices after Canada Post locked out its urban employees across the country Wednesday.
Sk8 Shoes 4 Kids set to soar

Sk8 Shoes 4 Kids set to soar

One year after the tragic death of Josh Evin, his family and friends are in the midst of launching the charity he always wanted to start.

Harvesting program growing in Castlegar

Castlegar-area food banks and soup kitchens will soon benefit from fresh produce grown in our own backyard.
Residents growing impatient over sewage smell

Residents growing impatient over sewage smell

Residents of Castlegar’s Woodland Park neighbourhood are continuing to raise a stink over odour issues from the South Castlegar Treatment Centre, saying the problem hasn’t been fixed for five years.
SD20 moves forward on 'Planning for the Future' document

SD20 moves forward on 'Planning for the Future' document

Consolidating Twin Rivers Elementary and Castlegar Primary into one campus and reconfiguring Rossland Secondary School as a K-12 school by September 2012 were among several new facilities recommendations announced during the School District 20 (SD20) board of education meeting Monday night.