Municipal & District News

Q&A with outgoing RDKB chair Grace McGregor

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary RDKB Greg Nesteroff - November 2, 2026

Grace McGregor is retiring after nearly 21 consecutive years as regional director for Christina Lake. We spoke to her a day after she chaired her final Regional District of Kootenay Boundary meeting.

RDKB bids farewell to outgoing chair and directors

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary RDKB Greg Nesteroff - October 30, 2026

The next Regional District of Kootenay Boundary board will have at least five new faces when it is sworn in next month.

‘The best job in the world’: Castlegar mayor, councillors say goodbye

City of Castlegar Greg Nesteroff - October 26, 2026

Members of Castlegar city council bid teary goodbyes and paid heartfelt tributes to each other at their final meeting before the next council is sworn in.

Contaminated organics have cost Castlegar $24,000

City of Castlegar Greg Nesteroff - October 21, 2026

City staff are proposing to crack down on repeat offenders by auditing organics bins and placing stickers on those with contaminants inside.

Castlegar hanging on to temporary sewer plant fix for now

City of Castlegar Greg Nesteroff - October 10, 2026

The City of Castlegar is expected to keep using a rotary press at its south sewage treatment plant until it can come up with a long-term solution to problems at the facility.

RDKB payroll costs climbed 6.6% in 2025

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary RDKB Greg Nesteroff - September 25, 2026

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary paid out over $14 million in salaries and expenses in 2025, an increase of about $878,000.

Premier namechecks RDKB chair in UBCM speech

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary RDKB Greg Nesteroff - September 21, 2026

"I don't think you can see the bruises from where you're sitting," David Eby joked following a meeting with Regional District of Kootenay Boundary chair Grace McGregor. "She used a phone book."

Two companies advance to next stage of Castlegar arena expansion

Regional District of Central Kootenay RDCK My Kootenay Now - September 17, 2026

The Regional District of Central Kootenay announced today that Scott Builders Inc. of Calgary and Kalesnikoff Mass Timber Inc., a local company, have signed on to the next round of the competition

Trail-Warfield amalgamation study moving ahead

Municipal & District News My Kootenay Now - September 17, 2026

The group that will explore amalgamating Trail and Warfield is expected to be in place by early December, according to the schedule contained in the terms of a study that the councils of both municipalities have now endorsed.

Castlegar to join provincial e-scooter pilot program

City of Castlegar Greg Nesteroff - September 11, 2026

After receiving a staff report on the subject this week, council voted unanimously in favour of joining over 30 other muncipalities as part of the program.