Castlegar News

The Castlegar News started its journey on April 1, 2004, under the ownership of Black Press. In its inaugural year, it was honored as the best new business in Castlegar by the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce. The News, along with its dedicated team, caters to the Castlegar area and surrounding regions, providing free copies every Thursday from Genelle to Playmor Junction.

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A look back at "Sunflower Fest" 1975

1 day ago | castlegarnews.com | Betsy Kline

The Castlegar News recently received copies of two old print editions in the mail from someone cleaning out a grandparent's storage space. They were published July 24 and July 31 of 1975. These papers happened to be the week before and the week after what was then known as Sunflower Fest. The festival looked a little different 50 years ago so we thought our readers would enjoy the look back in time.
Kalesnikoff officially opens $30M mass timber facility in Castlegar

1 day ago | castlegarnews.com | Betsy Kline

Kalesnikoff Mass Timber formally opened their new modular mass timber production facility in Castlegar on June 5. The 100,000-sq.-ft. facility takes the Kalesnikoff mass timber vision one step further by adding new products to be used for prefabricated walls, flooring, modules, and full modular construction for projects that include student and workforce housing, prefabricated housing, infrastructure, and commercial buildings.
Bush fire knocked down north of Kelowna airport

1 day ago | castlegarnews.com | Gary M. Barnes |Jordy Cunningham

Update: 5 p.m. A resident in the area is praising firefighters for the quick action on a blaze north of Kelowna's airport. "A little bit of panic," Caroline Ivens told media when asked her initial response to hearing about the fire so close to home. "I got the dogs ready to go, got everything packed up." Only one house was damaged in the fire and at least two vehicles. Crews confirmed with a reporter on scene the fire has been knocked down.
PWHL Vancouver signs first four players in team history

2 days ago | castlegarnews.com | Jordy Cunningham

The foundation for the new Vancouver Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) team is starting to come together. From June 4-8 is the league's exclusive signing window, where the two expansion franchises - Vancouver and Seattle - have the ability to sign players from the six other PWHL teams, excluding players that are protected. So far, Vancouver has made a big splash, signing four players - a forward, two defence, and a goaltender.
Construction begins on Castlegar housing complex for women and children

2 days ago | castlegarnews.com | Betsy Kline

Ground work has begun at a new affordable housing complex in downtown Castlegar. The project is funded by BC Housing with Castlegar Community Services (CCS) serving as the program operator and property manager. It will feature 27 units of housing specifically for women and children. The three-storey compex will include a combination of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom suites.
Fruitvale firefighters urge community to step up following school fire

3 days ago | castlegarnews.com | Sheri Regnier

Following a fire at Fruitvale Elementary School on Friday, the Fruitvale Fire Fighters Society is renewing its call for more residents to step up and join the local fire service. The society shared a message on Facebook shortly after the incident, praising the quick response of school staff and firefighters, and highlighting the urgent need for new paid on-call members.
A lifelong legacy of storytelling: Creston's Michael Morris shares wisdom

3 days ago | castlegarnews.com | Kelsey Yates

For more than six decades, Michael Morris has been telling stories — on a typewriter, a classroom chalkboard, from a mayor’s chair, and now from his room at Swan Valley Lodge. This June marks the 16th anniversary of his weekly column in the Chapleau Express, his beloved hometown newspaper in Ontario. These days, with more limited dexterity, Morris receives help from Swan Valley staff to continue submitting his work — a gesture he says makes all the difference.
Trail man dies following medical emergency and vehicle crash

4 days ago | castlegarnews.com | Sheri Regnier

In the early hours of Friday, first responders were called to a single-vehicle crash along Highway 3B in Trail. Sgt. Mike Wicentowich said the Trail man, 65, is suspected to have suffered a medical emergency that caused him to lose consciousness while driving. "The man was found still unconscious inside his vehicle after it left the highway and crashed into a dirt bank," Wicentowich said.
Suspect nabbed after Rossland teens approached by masked man

4 days ago | castlegarnews.com | Sheri Regnier

Video footage was critical in solving a reported case of “stranger danger” over the weekend. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, a frontline officer responded to a report that earlier in the day, a suspicious man had approached two teenagers in the 4300 block of Red Mountain Road in Rossland. The suspect, driving a silver Acura crossover, allegedly stopped and asked the teens to get into his vehicle. He reportedly asked for their phone numbers and invited them to his home to play video games.
Child ejected in Casino Road crash, minor injuries reported: RCMP

4 days ago | castlegarnews.com | Sheri Regnier

In the early evening of Sunday, a Trail RCMP officer responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash in the 2600 block of Casino Road. The officer attended the area and located the vehicle but not the occupants. RCMP Police Dog Services conducted a short search after the occupants were not found. According to police, the officer later learned from a third party that the driver, a 31-year-old Casino woman, and her three children had been driven home after the crash.