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Vol.10 • Issue 18
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Thursday, May 2, • 2013
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Council handles special agenda MARVIN BEATTY Castlegar News Reporter
In a brief special council meeting Monday, April 29, City of Castlegar council gave first, second and third reading to the 2013 Tax Rates Bylaw which will see average residential property owners pay three per cent more. A release from the city stated the increase amounts to approximately $26, and keeps fees less than the 2012 rates on similar houses in nearby communities. Council also approved the disbursement of Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives Funding grants to 22 organizations totalling
more than $99,000. The largest disbursements went to: •Castlegar Sculpturewalk Society ($20,000) • Blueberry Creek Community School for kitchen expansion and bathroom upgrades ($16,000) • Castlegar Arts Council / Kootenay Festival - Let’s Celebrate! ($15,000) • Castlegar and District Recreation for summer cool camps ($9,000) and the Kootenay Gallery of Art, History and Science for marketing and social media development, phase 2 ($8,000). The meeting lasted only about 10 minutes and had two members of the public in the gallery.
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A 48-year-old man has a June court date after being arrested Thursday, April 25 at a Castlegar hotel. A search of the male’s hotel room revealed about two ounces of cocaine. The male has been charged with Posses-
sion of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking and Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was later released on a Recognizance of Bail which includes several conditions including curfew. An RCMP spokesperson said the male was a local resident.
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Putting a spring in her fling Two-year-old Phillipa Huggett did her best to keep up with 16-year-old Alyssa Martini, much to the delight of the crowd at Spring Fling on Saturday, April 27 in Castlegar. See more Spring Fling photos on page A13 and at www.castlegarnews.com.
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