Just hours away from his most important day of the year, Santa Claus (aka St. Nicholas, Father Christmas) is stressed, according to sources close to the North Pole. A senior North Pole official, who asked to remain unnamed, told The Source yesterday that Claus is feeling the pressure of delivering a white Christmas while going […]

 Two families of Mon refugees from Burma will soon move to Rossland thanks to the efforts of the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees (WKFR), a community group formed this summer by Rossland residents. Now WKFR will focus on raising funds to support the families for one year after they arrive in 2013. “The families’ applications […]

It’s a critical weekend for Castlegar’s Community Harvest Food Bank, as they push to raise what they need to provide Christmas hampers to the city’s less fortunate. The drive begins today, with Mountain FM’s Miracle Marathon at Safeway. “I think that started about six years ago, to raise food, donations and awareness for food...

 Making the switch to online media two-and-a-half years ago was like a crack in the dam – the changes in my life have been coming fast and furious ever since. <?xml:namespace prefix = o /> This is a good thing, and largely something I’ve chosen – Gandhi wasn’t blowing smoke when he said, “Be the change you want to see...

Don’t miss the Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College Annual Christmas Exhibit and Sale at the KSA campus next weekend on Dec. 9th and 10th. It’s a chance to see the latest designs and purchase some genuinely unique Christmas gifts.Exclusive finely handcrafted jewelry by emerging artists, as well as original work from...

This Thursday, November 24th, the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) will be offering an Environmental Networking Seminar Luncheon (ENSL) featuring a presentation on state-of-the-art bat research by Dr. Cori Lausen at the Trail campus of Selkirk College.   Lausen will be providing a glimpse into her unique world – 18 years of bat research […]

The waiting is over–events for the Rossland Mountain Film Festival presented by the members of the Nelson & District Credit Union begin on Tuesday, Nov. 22.  Visit our website for the full program at www.rosslandfilmfest.com.  A few of our feature films and some film overview highlights to look forward to:  The Art of Flight – […]

  BC Southern Interior Conservative Association will be hosting Charles Lammam, Senior Policy Analyst at the Fraser Institute, as a guest speaker at the Fireside Inn on Nov. 23 from 7 to 9 p.m.  Everyone is welcome and admission is by donation.Lammam will be speaking on “the fork in the road” that Canada faces.  That is, we...

Selkirk College Peace Studies students will be putting on a display called ‘An Alternative Timeline of History’, at Selkirk College Castlegar Campus in The Pit on Nov 29th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. This over 100 foot display of photos, exhibits and captions provides a timeline of history over the last thousand years.What makes...

Wild Berries of British ColumbiaBy Fiona Hamersley Chambers Lone Pine Publishing 192 pages – $21.95   Those of us who take the time to enjoy the backcountry of B.C. often find ourselves tempted to test out the bounty of berries we see around us as we hike. Knowing which fruits are safe is critical to […]