The final Castlegar police beat story for 2009 (bar any major calamity in the next 30-or-so hours, of course) includes an RCMP plea for public assistance and a heads-up for 2010. Police are asking the public to come forward if they have any information regarding the damage to – and possible theft from – mailboxes in the 2200...

Ed Note: The following was penned by the editor of our sister paper in Grand Forks, The Boundary Sentinel. A brand-new addition to the Lone Sheep family, The Sentinel, like The Source, has enjoyed a rapid uptake in reader awareness and has become a fundamental element of the media mix in its community. To track what's going...

For the second year in a row now, the B.C. Transit Service will be providing a New Year's vehicle to help discourage drinking and driving as Castlegar rings in 2010. Dubbed the “Russ Bus” by the press last year in honour of the city councillor who lobbied to have the service instituted, the New Year's Eve bus will run from ...

This reporter's annual interview with Mr. Santa Claus (AKA Kris Kringle, St, Nicolas, Pere Noel) took an unexpected turn when Claus ended up remaining silent for the bulk of the conversation. The interview began normally enough, with Claus fielding questions as to how the North Pole has weathered the previous year's global ...

Kids throughout Castlegar set a fine example for us grown-ups this year, showing the true spirit of Christmas by raising money and collecting food and toys for the Castlegar Firefighters' Toy Drive and the Community Harvest Food Bank to help neighbours in need this holiday season.Kinnaird Elementary School students in Ms....

To see an image gallery celebrating the 2009 Holiday Train's Castlegar stop, click here. Photos by Kyra Hoggan. As many as 600 people made tracks to see the CP Holiday Train chug its way into Castlegar Sunday, bringing with it entertainment, Santa himself, and a windfall for the local food bank. Community Harvest Food Bank ...

While world leaders are meeting in Copenhagen this week to discuss climate change, right here in the Columbia Basin, local governments, First Nations and communities are already taking action on climate change with support from Columbia Bain Trust (CBT). A survey conducted earlier this year confirmed that 75 per cent of...

Photo: Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff. Castlegar Mayor Lawrence Chernoff said a provincial announcement that no monetary help will be forthcoming for cities with unpaid major-industry-tax bills is no problem – the city will get what it wants from the province anyway. The province's statement came Sunday when finance minister...

Recreation officials met last night to discuss the future of the Castlegar Complex, but city councillor Russ Hearne stressed the conversations are still just at the preliminary stages. “The Complex was just assessed and rated as a remarkably-well-maintained structure,” he said. “But there's a long wish-list of amenities and...

Photo courtesy CBT: Participants gets hands-on during an outdoor session at CURRENTS. Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) has awarded $1,800 to three youth-led, community-based projects as an outcome of its first annual CURRENTS Youth Water Forum, which took place in Golden, Sept. 25 to 27. "CBT recognizes the importance of actively...