Community :: Castlegar

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Featured Castlegar articles

  • More than 1,200 people pack onto the Brilliant Suspension Bridge.

    Bridging across time

    After years of work, community groups come together to celebrate the Brilliant Bridge reopening.

  • Castlegar Toyota building

    Committed to the Kootenays

    Castlegar Toyota’s new building of glass, wood and steel is bright, spacious and open.

  • Margeaux Bauman

    Lifestyle change equals business success

    Margeaux Bauman balances her work at Kootenay Valley Water & Spas with raising four "amazing" daughters.

  • City hall

    Out with the old, in with the new

    Beauty and function combine to great effect at the new City Hall in Castlegar.

  • Construction workers

    Co-operative community

    An innovative new senior's housing development in Castlegar is striving to meet those challenges with a unique and socially responsible approach.

  • Castlegar’s EDO, Phil Markin

    City growth

    According to Castlegar’s EDO, Phil Markin, Castlegar’s prospects are better than they’ve ever been.

Key Castlegar contacts

  • FortisBC Advertisement

    Castlegar, BC

    Save power, reap rewards

    FortisBC is committed to providing safe, reliable electrical service at the lowest reasonable cost. The company serves approximately 110,000 customers directly in communities throughout south central British Columbia, including Kelowna, Osoyoos, Trail, Castlegar, Princeton and Rossland—and approximately 47,500 customers through the wholesale supply of power to municipal distributors in the communities of Summerland, Penticton, Kelowna, Grand Forks and Nelson.

    FortisBC provides services such as:
        •    Generating and distributing electricity to homes and businesses in the southern interior of British Columbia
        •    24-hour outage repair and emergency response
        •    Building, maintaining and upgrading power lines and facilities
        •    Installing and reading meters
        •    Providing electrical safety education in the community

    FortisBC
    www.fortisbc.com
  • Columbia Basin Trust Advertisement

    Castlegar, BC

    A legacy for the people

    Created by the people, for the people, Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) serves the residents of the Canadian portion of the Columbia River Basin. Working closely with people who live in the Basin, CBT assists communities in addressing their needs by: providing resources and funding; focusing on local priorities and issues; bringing people together around key issues; providing useful, credible, accessible information; encouraging collaboration and partnerships; and seeking ongoing input from Basin residents. CBT provides funding and grants through a variety of programs including Arts, Culture and Heritage, Business Advocacy, Environment, Scholarships and Community Development. In addition, CBT supports regional initiatives such as Climate Change Adaptation, Water Stewardship, Literacy, Youth Engagement, and Land Conservation.

    Columbia Basin Trust
    www.cbt.org/mybasin
  • Concreate USL ltd. Advertisement

    Castlegar, BC

    ConCreate USL Ltd.: Doing it better

    At ConCreate USL Ltd., we complete projects in a timely fashion, and we always deliver high quality results. ConCreate’s project managers and supervisors are trained to adjust to all types of working conditions. They adapt to these situations so that you don’t have to. When we take on a project, we make every effort to ensure that it’s an ongoing positive experience for our clients. Our fine work and reputation speak for themselves, whether the project includes the repair or new construction of a bridge in Alberta, rehabilitation of a parking structure in Ontario, or one of our most recent successes: the construction of a luge track in BC for use in the 2010 Olympics.

    Concreate USL Ltd.
    www.usl-1983.com
  • City Of Castlegar Advertisement

    Castlegar, BC

    City Of Castlegar
    www.castlegar.ca
  • Capitol Drywall Advertisement

    Fernie, BC

    Capital Drywall Ltd.
    capitaldrywallsystems.com
  • Kalesnikoff Lumber Advertisement

    Castlegar, BC

    Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd.
    www.kalesnikoff.com
  • Castlegar, BC

    Shasheen Machine Ltd.
    www.shasheenmachine.com
  • Castlegar, BC

    Kootenay Innovative Wood Ltd.
    www.kiwood.com
  • Castlegar, BC

    Nufloors (Castlegar)
    www.nufloors.ca/castlegar
Castlegar

Vital Statistics

  • Population :: 7,259
  • Number of businesses :: 679
  • Supporting industries :: Mining, manufacturing (wood products), education

Vital Contacts

Biz Blog :: Keith Powell

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A regular report on newsworthy business developments in the Kootenays.

Kootenay Insights :: Tanya Laing Gahr

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An inside look at the initiatives and developments that help shape Kootenay communities.

At Work :: Sandra Albers

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One-on-one with some of the Kootenay’s business leaders.

Biz Edge :: Danielle Cameron

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The faces behind Kootenay businesses.

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