Local band Roy Has Fire needs your help!  A couple of months ago the Castlegar-based band entered the BC's Best Teen Band Contest and after deliberations a panel of industry professionals has picked them to be in the Top 10 stage of the contest.  For the next month online voting by fans will determine which […]

Ed. Note: A quote in this editorial alludes to a vulgar cuss-word. If a reader finds that troublesome, please read no further.  I’m guessing lots of people in the tri-city area remember Australian deejay Drex, of the Drex and Johnson morning radio show on Mountain FM. Drex, whose real name is Justin Wilcomes, left our […]

Whistler RCMP are investigating a sudden death which occurred on Whistler Mountain on Jan. 7. RCMP were contacted after a skier on Franz’s Meadows was passing a cliff area and noticed a male who appeared to be in need of help. When the male didn’t respond to the passerby, he contacted Whistler Blackcomb Ski Patrol […]

The actions of as many as 200 intoxicated youth have BC Transit questioning the merit of continuing to provide free New Year’s Eve bus service in the Greater Trail/Rossland/Castlegar area. BC Transit corporate spokesperson Meribeth Burton said a scheduled 1 a.m. bus in Rossland New Year’s morning saw drunken teens behave in a manner so […]

Historians, archaeologists, and palaeontologists focus on pivotal moments around which separate eras seem to hinge. It is no different in other disciplines as ecologists define community edges and philosophers erect words around meaning. Meanwhile, down on Planet Earth, climbers, bikers, skiers, and boaters flow over their ...

How will we use less energy in the year 2050? That answer just became a little clearer courtesy the hopes, dreams, imagination and creativity of 143 Kootenay Boundary students. The annual Kootenay Contraption Contest put on by the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST), GLOWS (Growing Learning Opportunities ...

Ringing in the New Year often leaves us with the echo of ringing in our ears and groggy thoughts for the first day of the year. Whether you follow George Clooney’s advice to avoid hangovers in the first place, sweat it out in a workout like Daniel Craig, or resort to the trusty “hair of […]

I’ve been trying for days to pen a year-in-review column, and God knows there’s no lack of material. Just within our little business world, there’s been the launch of The Trail Champion, The Castlegar Source’s Facebook supremacy (yes, that was a little bit of a brag, I’m so very delighted to see 1,632 people following […]

At this time of year when the snow is deep and we take time to relax with family, what could be better than turning up the heat, and snuggling in with a blanket and popcorn to watch your all time favourite movie. The Lone Sheep family thought it might be nice to share the movies that we can watch - not just once, but again,...

It's looking like the teen dances at the Element night club that caused such controversy will now be a thing of the past. Element owner Florio Vassilakakis said the government licensing has banned the events. "They've banned youth events that are like a normal evening in the club (without the alcohol)," he said. "I could,...