Opinion

Connie Lew's 10-year-old son Corbin Lew was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma, which is a cancerous tumor in his brain

If Castlegar wants to project an image of a truly cultured city it will need to change the image it projects at the potential visitor.

It’s bad enough that Castlegar residents don’t have access to many important medical services in their own community. The lack of a full-time emergency room and the irregular availability of key diagnostics such as ultrasound imaging create enough frustration for people in this community, as it forces them to travel to larger and better equipped facilities such as the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail.

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There’s always at least one in every class. You know who I’m talking about. For me it was Debbie Albright.