Fast track to the Olympics

One of Castlegar's sons is literally on a fast track to the Olympics. Adam Anderson, son of Loren and Kathi Anderson of Castlegar, is hoping his bobsleigh team can earn enough points during the America Cup Circuit to qualify a... more

• Selkirk students raise their grave concerns
• WEB FIRST: Waneta project stalled
• Paramedic bill will pass, B.C. Liberals say

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Hockey issues yellow card

Effective immediately all West Kootenay Minor Hockey arenas are a yellow card zone. Kathleen Zubick, president of the Castlegar Minor Hockey League said that those who act inappropriately will receive a card reminding them to mind their Ps and Qs. “This is... more

• WEB FIRST: Minor Hockey adapts yellow card policy
• Saints face off against UVIC this weekend
• Stick Work

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Winter tires in season

As we watch the snow creep lower on the mountains those of us who drive start thinking about winter tires. What kind of tires to buy and when to buy them are high on your list of questions. Local business owner, Dale... more > more

Local tie to Dance Canada

This year’s winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada has distant ties to Castlegar. Grandparents to the winner, 20-year-old Tara-Jean Popowich, used to own the Marlane Hotel and Twin Rivers Motel from 1972 to about 1977. Jean Popowich, who now... more > more

CBT wants your vote

Columbia Basin Trust wants you to vote for your favourite photo. The Show Us Your Basin photo contest, which closed earlier this month, received nearly 1,000 images from residents across the Basin. These images have been narrowed down by a... more

• Compliments to the chef
• Soldier returning for Nov. 11 ceremony
• Crafty gift idea

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Why wear a poppy on November 11

Please wear a poppy, the lady said. and held one forth, but I shook my head. Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there. And her face was old and lined with care, but beneath the scars the... more

• Kootenays’ ghostbuster
• Weavers host fibre feast
• Wedding Connections a huge success

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U.S. interest pull our strings

VICTORIA – If you go to the grocery store and buy a can of sockeye salmon right now, chances are it will say “product of U.S.A.” on the label. The can I’m holding was sold as a house brand at a... more

• Athlete’s view of the world
• SD 20 again lands in a tight spot
• B.C. VIEWS: U.S. interests pull our strings again

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Generosity never tires

Editor, I’m writing in hopes that your newspaper will allow us to publicly thank Steve and Sharon Postnikoff and their staff at O.K. Tire in Castlegar for saving our recent trip through B.C. to celebrate our grandson’s birthday in Abbotsford. After our... more

• City deserves airport name
• Workers provide valuable services
• Spooks on Zooks a frightening success

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Two worlds

Forty-five minutes of highway are a gulf between two very different worlds. A few months ago, I became a crime reporter in Kelowna. My time is now split between the Capital News and the Summerland Review. Travelling back and forth each... more

• The quest for a local apple
• The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4
• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp

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