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Castlegar airport wins award for approach to increasing growth …
3 days ago · The City of Castlegar's West Kootenay Regional Airport (WKRA) is being recognized for its systematic and innovative approach to increasing reliability and accommodating growth. The airport received the William Templeton Public Aviation Facility Award from the British Columbia Aviation Council on Oct. 18 during the BCAC’s annual Silver Wings ...
Castlegar's new community plan moving forward
Jun 7, 2024 · The City of Castlegar is updating its Official Community Plan. Betsy Kline/Castlegar News. Castlegar City Council has passed the first two readings of a new Official Community Plan (OCP) and accompanying bylaws, triggering the next step to adoption -- a public hearing. OCPs are intended to reflect the long-term vision of a community.
B.C. south coast in for more wetness, but no atmospheric river …
1 day ago · The District of North Vancouver is getting ready for another bout of rain after an atmospheric river weather system drenched B.C.’s south coast last weekend, triggering a mudslide and localized flooding that killed at least three people. The North Shore mountains could see another 75 millimetres of rain this weekend, and Lisa Muri, a ...
REPORT: City of Castlegar has immediate need for more than 450 …
Jun 21, 2023 · The City of Castlegar has an immediate need of 464 more housing units according to a recently released housing needs assessment. The city contracted Resilience Planning, the same team that worked on the city’s housing strategy in 2021, to complete the report. Previously, housing needs assessments were done in 2018 and 2012.
YEAR IN REVIEW: A glimpse of Castlegar through census data
Dec 29, 2022 · RELATED: YEAR IN REVIEW: 2022 in photos. People are making more money. Income information for residents age 15 and older showed a median income of $40,800 in 2020, up from $33,321 in 2015. The median household income for a one-person household was $42,000, while households with two or more people earned $103,000.
Castlegar over half way to meeting 2026 housing targets
Mar 22, 2024 · The City of Castlegar has crossed a milestone — it has now issued development approvals or building permits for 250 new housing units since a 2022 housing needs report identified the need for 464 new units by 2026. The housing projects currently underway put the city at 54 per cent of those 2026 targets. The 250 units reflect projects that ...
New census data shows Castlegar area continues to grow
Feb 14, 2022 · The Castlegar area has grown by 752 people in the last five years according to data released this week by Statistics Canada from the 2021 Census. The City of Castlegar saw population growth of 3.7 per cent (299 people), the Regional District of Central Kootenay Area I, which includes Brilliant, Pass Creek, Thrums, Tarrys and Shoreacres grew by ...
Castlegar council approves $290K in property tax exemptions
Sep 26, 2024 · Castlegar City Council has approved first readings of the permissive property tax exemption bylaw for 2025, granting approximately $290,000 in tax breaks to 46 local properties. The city’s policy on exemptions says the tax breaks are a way to support organizations within the community that enhance the quality of life for the citizens of ...