Armenian and Greek clergy clash at Christmas
Armenian and Greek priests have once again clashed, but this time at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, much to the astonishment and amusement of social media users worldwide. Apparently stemming from a dispute over which priests would clean which part of the church, such brawls are nothing new. In November 2008, for...
COMMENT: New Year's re-solutions?
It’s that time of year again. The re-set button moment of annual living. When some of us, or most of us, focus on creating change. At least for next week. There are times, of course, when we really do break with the way things have become. When we refuse to tolerate the way things are. […]
US-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council plans Orwellian transportation pact
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of three articles by Nelle Maxey examining the wide-ranging ramifications for the Canadian public, economy and environment of the new Canada-US Border Security Deal and its ancillary agreements. With my first article on this topic I set the background for Canada's new trade deal with the US...
Selkirk College recycling program celebrates 20 years of keeping it green
Selkirk College’s Recycling Department is celebrating 20 years of making the college a greener place to work.Established in 1991, the Recycling Department is run by the Kootenay Society for Community Living, a regional organization that provides support services for a range of people in communities throughout the Kootenays.When...
What a year in sports it was in 2011, and here's a look back
It was quite a season of sports in the Kootenay/Boundary region. From the three West Kootenay Cities — Trail, Nelson and Castlegar — rolling out the red carpet to host thousands of athletes over the age of 55 years at the 2011 B.C. Senior’s Games to roller derby women bouncing each other all over the […]
OP/ED: Year in Review says Castlegar 'steady as she goes'
It’s been an odd year for The Source, in that this is the first, of our almost three years online, that no story has stood out as the real attention-getter of the 12 months past. Our first year of operation saw a conflict between Castlegar and Celgar, sparking four of the top 10 stories for […]
Resolutions revisited: making New Year's pledges that stick
I have made and broken dozens of New Year’s resolutions before swearing off them altogether – resolving not to resolve, if you will. Now, I can’t live without them – because I’m no longer an idiot about how and why I make them. For the longest time, I followed popular culture and made resolutions governing […]
Making news Boundary style - 2011 highlights
The year in review is a long-standing tradition of news media to take a look back on the events of the year that stood out. From our long list of stories published in 2011 come these top stories based on what you, the readers, thought were most important by the number of times the stories […]
Wrapping up 2011 around the region
As we look back over the year in news for 2011, the region experienced many changes from devastating fires to growth and development. Two elections – national and local government – took place, crime in the world of social media impacted us locally, and long standing traditions were dealt devastating blows. From our news world […]
Skier triggers avalanche but no reports of injuries
A skier at the Revelstoke Mountain Resort experienced a near miss after triggering an avalanche during a run Thursday afternoon at the B.C. Interior ski facility. Approximately 12:50 pm, the Revelstoke RCMP responded to a report of an avalanche being triggered by a skier in the “Thumbs Up” Greely Bowl area of Mt Mackenzie north […]
