Make this summer a fun and safe one for you and your family by taking some precautions, as recommended by Castlegar Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. Don’t push your limits when playing in water:   Wear a personal flotation device. This is always a good idea for kids and adults alike. We have many rivers in our area that have been...

The Castlegar Farmers Market opens for the third season on Saturday, July 9. It will be open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Sept.11 at the Castlegar United Church parking lot, 809 Merry Creek Road (near the Fireside Inn). A compelling collage of fresh fruits and vegetables, home-baked goods, plants and handicrafts...

 The Northeastern region of the United States has been blanketed by a severe heat wave since Sunday, with temperatures predicted to reach over a hundred degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday.The US National Weather Service (NWS) issued warnings of severe heat for most of the East Coast as well as some inland states, which are predicted...

It’s the end of an era – 109-year-old Nelson Daily News (NDN) will be closing its doors, perhaps as soon as July 30 of this year … and The Weekender magazine may also be a casualty. Although The Source has been unable to confirm the exact details of a massive local media purchase, it appears Black […]

The B.C. Ministry of Education has released this year's Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) marks, and School District 20 (SD 20) results show local student performance reflects a slightly lower percentage of students exceeding expectations and slightly higher percentage of students not yet meeting curriculum standards.   For...

 Call volume at the Castlegar Fire Department is once again on the rise – but that's nothing new, according to Fire Chief Gerry Rempel. Rempel said the department fielded 283 calls for service by the end of May 2010, as compared to 226 in the same time frame last year, which represents a 56-call hike. Rempel added, though, ...

 One Castlegar man has pled guilty to break-and-enter charges and two other men will soon be facing charges in connection with a break-and-enter at Martech Electrical Systems Ltd. On Woodland Drive on June 21. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said 40-year-old Michael Dykstra pled guilty on his first appearance and was sentenced...

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is hosting the 2010 Columbia Basin Symposium “Shaping our Future Together: Take Action – Build Partnerships – Strengthen Communities” on Oct. 22-24 in Revelstoke, and residents are being encouraged to mark the date on their calendars.  The event seeks to engage key leaders and residents active in ...

Police are confirming that Zach Larsen, the 19-year-old man who went missing June 6 and was found in the Columbia River June 21, died of drowning. “A post mortem examination …showed that Zach’s cause of death was drowning,” said RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “Investigation has not revealed any suspicion of foul play. “The Castlegar RCMP […]

 Peter’s Day, so called in honour of Peter Verigin and his planning of the Arm’s Burning of 1895, was celebrated at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre on June 27. In 1895, the Doukhobors in Russia burned all of their weapons in a mass pacifist demonstration, declaring that they believed in Christ’s commandment of Thou Shalt Not...