The Castlegar Source

01/22/2025

Police believe that Searra may be associated to a 2024 gray Jetta Volkswagen (4-door sedan) bearing Alberta licence plate 0CU716. If you see this vehicle or Searra Corke, please call you local police immediately. *The pic is a stock photo, not the actual car.

12/02/2024

02/13/2024

Many places in the province of British Columbia are dealing with winter now. This includes other provinces too. A good source to look at is BC Transportation and Infrastructure initiative for winter driving shiftintowinter.ca Gives you a lot of excellent travel tips. Also folks should be looking at BC Parks Alberta Parks Yukon Parks SaskParks Manitoba Parks Ontario Parks Northwest Territories Parks Nova Scotia Provincial Parks PEI Provincial Parks Parks Canada Recreation Sites and Trails BC BC AdventureSmart British Columbia Search and Rescue Association Destination British Columbia Travel Alberta Travel Yukon Northwest Territories Tourism Tourism Saskatchewan Avalanche Canada and look carefully at the forecast on The Weather Network before making plans. You can also download Alertable which will make you aware of the events around.

Above are just a few suggestions to look at prior to your winter activities.

09/05/2023

Effective immediately, City of Castlegar residents serviced by the City’s water system will be under a Water Quality Advisory. During a Water Quality Advisory, Interior Health and the City recommend that children, the elderly, people with weakened immune systems, and anyone seeking additional prot...

08/21/2023

Checking to see if anyone can see this for wildfire updates?

08/08/2023

A Vancouver Island RCMP officer is coming home with a suitcase a little heavier after winning the gold medal in Cross Country Mountain Bike in the scope of the 2023 World Police & Fire Games which was held in Winnipeg. Forty-two-year-old Sgt. David Vunic, who is currently posted at the West Shore RC...

08/07/2023

Nearly one year after announcing the purchase of two Husky retail fuel sites in Nelson and Glenmerry, B.C., Slocan Valley Co-op is adding a third retail fuel site in Castlegar. The Board of Directors of Slocan Valley Co-op approved the purchase of the Castlegar Husky site, located at 1415 Columbia A...

08/07/2023

A wildfire discovered Sunday, August 6, is burning approximately one kilometre south of Highway 3 and the boundary of Nancy Greene Provincial Park, and about two kilometres west of Highway 3-B. Currently believed to have been caused by lightning, the fire is reported to cover only about half a hecta...

08/07/2023

To avoid confusion: The BC Wildfire Service is still listing the Davidson Brook Wildfire (inside Castlegar City limits) as out of control, but their last update was at 5:12 p.m. The Castlegar Fire Department has command/control of the incident, and at 6:15 p.m. the City issued a press release stating, "The fire is now expected to stay contained within a fire-guarded area." The latter is the most current information available.

08/07/2023

The Castlegar Fire Department continues to work on the Davidson Brook wildfire and made progress today. The fire is now expected to stay contained within a fire-guarded area. The fire was officially mapped today and is currently reported at just over 2 hectares. The Castlegar Fire Department has bee...

08/07/2023

City of Castlegar's Bree Seabrook says there are no significant updates on the Davidson Brook wildfire, but the city will be issuing a press release this evening with current information.

08/06/2023

QUICK REMINDER: If you see bucketing helicopters while you recreate on the river or lakes, GET OUT OF THE WAY! It costs pilots time to avoid civilians on the water, and time is incredibly important during a fire situation.

08/06/2023

Mark your calendar for Toadfest because you’re invited! It’s at Summit Lake Provincial Park near Nakusp on Wednesday, August 16 from 4-7 p.m. and Thursday, August 17, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Toadfest is a free, fun, family event, raising awareness about the western toad — designated federally as a...

08/06/2023