Betsy Kline

1 week ago | castlegarnews.com | Betsy Kline

Castlegar City Council recently awarded grants to four local organizations as part of its community grant program. The city accepts grant applications four times a year. Prior to the new grants, $17,900 was left in the grant budget. The Kootenay Robusters received $500 for their annual calendar project. The city will receive an advertising spot in the calendar to acknowledge the sponsorship.

1 week ago | castlegarnews.com | Betsy Kline

It may be hard to envision right now, but the concrete retaining wall heading down Sherbico Hill is about to become a beautiful work of art. Work has begun along Columbia Avenue and the new pink swath will soon begin to come to life with flowers, vegetables and insects. The new mural is a project of Castlegar Communities in Bloom (CIB) and it is designed to coordinate with the 2025 National Communities in Bloom theme – edible gardening.

1 week ago | nelsonstar.com | Betsy Kline

A youth convicted of two sexual assaults against teen girls in the West Kootenay will not spend any time in jail. On Nov. 13, 2024, the youth, who can not be named under a court-ordered publication ban, entered guilty pleas connected to a sexual assault charge filed in Rossland Court and a separate sexual assault charge filed in Castlegar Court.

1 week ago | vernonmorningstar.com | Betsy Kline

A previously convicted sex offender pleaded guilty to two child sexual offence charges in Castlegar Court on June 10. Danny Edward Depew, 57, entered the plea for internet luring of a person under 16 and making sexually explicit material available to a person under 16 connected to an Aug. 3, 2024 incident in Castlegar, according to the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS). Depew was also charged with two other charges – arrange/agree on a sexual offence against a child and breach of probation.

1 week ago | nelsonstar.com | Betsy Kline

When Basil Fuller first arrived in Castlegar from Jamaica 12 years ago, it wasn't very common to see a Black man walking down the streets of the small town. Fuller recalls a visit to the grocery store where he had an encounter with a small child who had never seen someone with such dark skin. In response to the child's curiosity, Fuller stooped down and had a conversation with the girl about his home country, being "Black and proud" and why he looked different than she did.