2011 marks the 50th anniversary for the Celgar pulpmill. To celebrate this historic milestone, Zellstoff Celgar invites kids and adults alike to take a guided tour of the mill. Tours will be offered three times a day, from July 18 to 22. Space is limited, so please book ahead by calling 250-365-4238. Zellstoff Celgar will...

The B.C. government’s plan to roll back the HST to 10- per cent (from the originally-planned 12 per cent) is getting mixed reviews in Castlegar.  Finance minister Kevin Falcon announced a plan yesterday that would see the HST reduced in two stages, the first one-per-cent reduction coming July 1, 2012 and the second on July ...

The first round of voting is over, and the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce now has five finalists for each of the seven categories in this year’s Business Excellence Awards (The Source is a finalist in the Green Award category). Chamber executive director Pam McLeod says  turning to technology in the voting process has meant ...

A portion of Highway 3 through the Blueberry-Paulson Pass will be resurfaced this year, improving the safety of the highway for travellers and commercial vehicles. Selkirk Paving has been awarded a $2.65-million contract to resurface approximately 11 km of Highway 3, from the Paulson brake check to the Sheep Creek rest area....

Local consumers now have a chance to recognize their favourite Castlegar businesses, as the Chamber of Commerce rolls out their annual Business Excellence Awards … with a couple of exciting new twists this year.  First of all, folks can now cast their votes online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P9G9X5J between April 1 and...

Ed Note: the folllowing is a press release issued by the United Steelworkers Union.The United Steelworkers Locals 9705 and 1-405 and Kootenay Savings Credit Union are pleased to announce they have ratied the agreement reached on the renewal of their collective agreement, which expired on Dec. 31, 2010, for their unionized...

It’s that time of year again, when Castlegar gears up for spring and summer with the chamber of commerce’s 11th annual Home and Lifestyles Expo.  Chamber executive director Pam McLeod said this year’s offering promises to be better than ever, with 69 vendors and an exciting range of booths, services and products.  “We had...

Castlegar's own Laura Monsen, a student at Stanley Humphries Secondary School, took top honours in a region-wide competition challenging kids to envision the technology of tomorrow. Monsen's brainstorm: a global disinfectant to be used in airliners. In conjunction with the National Science and Technology Week, which ran from...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily At least 90 jobs and $7 million annually in salaries will be injected into the region if the Jersey Emerald mine south of Salmo gets off the ground, the consultant for the tungsten mining project said Thursday. Ed Lawrence told the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors...

Police are warning local retailers to think twice before accepting U.S. $50-bills. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock said there have been four separate instances (two in Castlegar and two in Grand Forks), in which the counterfeit bills were passed, and for goods ranging, “from renovation supplies, to pizza to general merchandise.”...