Castlegar's New Confluence Building
Mountain Culture Group, the digital property of Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine, has featured The Confluence building that is being constructed in Castlegar for completion next year. The article, called "Meet the Newest and Most Exciting Building in Castlegar", discusses the role of Cover…
Castlegar Featured on Paddle BC
A new website called Paddle BC launched this month and featured Castlegar as a perfect paddling destination. A collaboration between paddling associations and cross-sector organizations, Paddle BC promotes the province of British Columbia as a world-class place for paddlers that offers some of the…
Kootenay Mountain Culture Features Castlegar & Arrow Lakes
Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine's website has showcased the Castlegar area and Arrow Lakes in an article titled "Why Castlegar Should Be On Your Must-Visit List This Fall." Created in partnership with ZenSeekers and Arrow Slocan Tourism, the story features words by KMC editor Vince Hempsall,…
Tips on paddling safely in the Castlegar area
There's no shortage of water to play on in Castlegar. Located at the confluence of the Columbia and Kootenay rivers, and at the base of the 232-kilometre-long Arrow Lakes system, the city offers unlimited water recreation from fishing and swimming to skating and paddling. If you're partaking in the…
The Best Ways To Get Out And About in Castlegar
To truly get out and about, you have to immerse yourself in your surroundings. You have to step within to experience the about. Feel the spray from the waterfall on your skin. Walk into the forest and listen to leaves rustling in the breeze. Submerge yourself in a crystal clear pond. By stepping…
Canada's Best Rock Climber Calls Castlegar Festival The Best in the West
The Kootenay Rock Climbing Festival returned to Castlegar September 21-22, 2019, and featured Canada's best rock climber Sonnie Trotter. This is the eighth year the Festival has been held at the Lion's Head Pub in Robson, which is only a few minutes away from the Castlegar's downtown core and it's…
Kootenay Climbing Festival Returns To Castlegar
The Kootenay Rock Climbing Festival returns to Castlegar September 22-23, 2018, and will feature Olympic climber Jen Olson and Canadian mountaineering legend Don Vockeroth. This is the seventh year the Festival has been held at the Lion's Head Pub, the only restaurant and bar in North America with…
Area's 1st Outdoor Bouldering Competition Coming To Castlegar
The first ever outdoor bouldering competition in the Kootenays is happening in Castlegar on September 22, 2018. Called the "Battle of the Beach," the event is being hosted by the Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers and is part of the weekend-long Kootenay Climbing Festival, which has taken…