4+ hour, 34+ min ago  (218+ words) Published 5:40 am Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Even though goose reduction measures have been working at the Millennium Park Ponds, algae blooms remain a problem. Earlier this year, council approved a staff plan to close one pond and increase water testing of the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (319+ words) Published 9:35 am Monday, April 6, 2026 The City of Castlegar is looking for help managing geese. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress) The City of Castlegar is looking to hire a very unique contractor – the applicant must be a dog. In its efforts to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (444+ words) Published 1:30 pm Saturday, March 7, 2026 By Samantha Jeffery and Meghan Lloyd Samantha Jeffery and Meghan Lloyd are second year Recreation, Fish and Wildlife students at Castlegar’s Selkirk College. (submitted) Picture a cute caribou in an old-growth forest filled with towering trees,…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (137+ words) Castlegar News Published 1:30 pm Sunday, February 15, 2026 Harrison Chartres is a second year student at Selkirk College’s Fish Wildlife and Recreation Program. (Submitted) Lewis’s woodpecker has experienced a persistent decline in population in Canada since the 1970s and was listed as a…...

6+ mon, 22+ hour ago  (319+ words) Published 11:50 am Wednesday, January 14, 2026 By Nelson Star Staff Silverton is among Kootenay communities receiving funding from Columbia Basin Trust to develop climate resilient landscaping. (Columbia Basin Trust) The City of Nelson will develop a map to show the parts of…...