By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsIt’s down to a best of three in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final.Tim Thomas stopped 38 shots to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in game four of the Stanley Cup Final Wednesday at the TD Gardens in Beantown.It was the second convincing victory for the Bruins,...

Construction of the new $2-million Arrow Fire Zone Primary Attack Base in Castlegar  is now complete, bringing wildfire staff and equipment into one location. The two-storey, 540-square-metre (5,800-square-foot) fire base is strategically located near a major intersection on Highway 3A. The new building will be occupied by 65 seasonal Wildfire Management Branch staff, including six […]

The new federal budget falls short of meeting expectations of Canadian families, says BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko. There are some positive aspects in the majority Conservative government’s budget, he conceded, such as gas tax dollars for long-term infrastructure funding for municipalities.  “However, overall the budget fails to make life more affordable for Canadian […]

Community leaders from a variety of organizations met May 26 to discuss next steps in managing a situation brought to light when two local men penned a how-to guide for getting “little girls” to have sex. Representatives from Castlegar and District Community Services Society (CDCSS), RCMP, Ministry of Child and Family Services, Victim Services, Safe […]

 Photos by Devon Hoggan Western Command Military Vehicle Historical Society has assembled a large group of former Canadian Military vehicles that were on display today from 4 to 6 p.m. in front of the Castlegar Legion. The purpose of the convoy is to raise both youth and public awareness of Canada’s Veterans and the roles...

 WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS FOUL LANGUAGE AND DISCUSSES MATURE SUBJECT MATERIAL. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.Obviously, our coverage of this whole ‘Deflowered in Seconds’/Facebook/LG thing has struck a nerve in this community.  I haven’t fielded so much hate mail, through The Source, via email and on Facebook, since I ...

In the Central Lowlands of Scotland, the University of Dundee is to become the first university in the United Kingdom to provide degrees in comic studies. The university has said that courses for its comic studies subject within the English section will commence in September 2011.   The city of Dundee is known to be the headquarters for D. C. Thomson & Co., a publishing […]

A Castlegar 10-year-old remains comparatively unharmed after being hit by a car outside his school this morning (Tuesday), according to local RCMP.  The accident happened on 7th Avenue just after 8 a.m., in the tri-school area downtown, said RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. She said the driver, just a teen herself, did nothing wrong.  Mathew said the […]

Local history will literally be unearthed this summer in the Slocan Valley. A hands-on Archeology Field School will take place at Slocan Narrows Pithouse Village near Lemon Creek in the Slocan Valley from June 18 to July 29.  Pairing Selkirk College’s School of University Arts and Sciences with the Anthropology Department at Hamilton College (Clinton, […]

Surrey RCMP estimate that approximately 4,000 hockey fans attended the Central City Plaza in City Centre on Saturday night to watch the live television broadcast of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The event continues to be a family-friendly affair providing an opportunity for local fans to come together and cheer on the Vancouver […]