Castlegar, British Columbia

Castlegar sits where the Kootenay River meets the Columbia River in the West Kootenay, between Nelson and Trail, in the Regional District of Central Kootenay. The City runs City Hall at 460 Columbia Avenue, property taxes and quarterly metered water, sewer and curbside bills, its own Arrow Lake water system with UV treatment, two sewage treatment plants, roads and five-tier snow clearing, weekly organics and biweekly garbage and recycling carts, parks and the Greenline bike network, Castlegar Park Memorial Cemetery, the West Kootenay Regional Airport, pet licences and bylaw enforcement, building permits and business licences, and the Castlegar Fire Department. The Regional District of Central Kootenay runs the Castlegar and District Community Complex, recreation programs, sports field bookings and the Ootischenia Landfill; BC Transit runs the West Kootenay Transit System; the BC SPCA West Kootenay handles animal control under contract; the Castlegar RCMP detachment polices the city; the Castlegar and District Public Library has its own board; health care is Interior Health; schools are School District 20; and marriage licences, health cards and driver's licences are provincial.