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Castlegar, Slocan Park credit union workers reject employers latest offer

Labour Storrm Lennie -
Unionized workers at StellarVista Credit Union branches in Castlegar and Slocan Park have overwhelmingly rejected the employer’s latest contract offer, extending job action into it's 15th week. 

Tubs, a sweetie-pie cat just for you!

Community Andrea Daignault -
Meet Tubs! She is this week's Summit Radio Pet of the Week with the West Kootenay Branch of the BCSPCA. 

Zoey – a dog with a mix of everything!

Community Andrea Daignault -
This weeks Summit Radio Pet of the Week from the BCSPCA is Zoey!

Canada Day in the Kootenays

Community My Kootenay Now Staff -
Don’t know where to go and what to do this Canada Day, Tuesday, July 1? We’ve got you covered. Here is a full list of events happening around the Kootenays.

Rebels’ Randhawa commits to ACAC’s Portage College

Castlegar Rebels My Kootenay Now Staff -
Ravnoor Randhawa of the Castlegar Rebels has committed to play collegiate hockey for the Portage College Voyageurs in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference this fall.

Thieves on the prowl in Castlegar

Crime My Kootenay Now Staff -
Castlegar RCMP have been kept busy following a number of break and enters and theft from property across the city.

Horcoff makes Hockey Hall of Fame

Hockey Drew Wilson -
Shaun Horcoff is going into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame.

Four students awarded 2025 Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship

Education Submitted Article -
Each year, the Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship recognizes Columbia Basin students who have overcome adversity to pursue their educational and career goals.

BC SPCA’s pet food banks seeing increased demand but fewer donations

Community My Kootenay Now Staff -
The BC SPCA says ongoing economic uncertainty and the rising cost of living appears to be contributing to a decline in donations of pet food and supplies to their animal centres across the province.

Castlegar water restrictions come into effect June 15

City of Castlegar Storrm Lennie -
The City of Castlegar is imposing water restrictions starting Monday. 

Man pleads guilty to charges

Crime Drew Wilson -
A convicted child sex offender with a long criminal history arrested in Castlegar last summer has plead guilty to a pair of charges.

Convicted youth avoids jail time

Crime Drew Wilson -
A youth convicted in two sexual assaults in the Trail and Castlegar areas will not serve jail time.

West Kootenay crash numbers down in 2024 

RCMP Storrm Lennie -
ICBC has released its crash count data for 2024, and numbers went down in three West Kootenay communities. 

Kalesnikoff opens North America’s first mass timber prefab facility

Business Storrm Lennie -
The ribbon has been cut on Kalesnikoff’s new $34 million mass timber pre-fabrication and modular facility - the first of its kind in North America. 

Millennium playground closed for repairs

Community My Kootenay Now Staff -
The Castle Playground at Millennium Parks and Ponds will be closed all day on Thursday, May 29, while the...

Fatal crash closes highway

RCMP My Kootenay Now Staff -
Trail RCMP confirm a fatal multi-vehicle crash has closed Hwy 22 near Birchbank Golf Course. BC Highways expects a five...
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Castlegar, Slocan Park credit union workers reject employers latest offer

Labour
Unionized workers at StellarVista Credit Union branches in Castlegar and Slocan Park have overwhelmingly rejected the employer’s latest contract offer, extending job action into it's 15th week. 

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