The tri-city bid for the 2011 B.C. Senior Games was successful, meaning Castlegar, Trail and Nelson will play host to 3,500 athletes in 29 sporting events, generating an estimated $2- to $3-million direct economic impact for the region.  Castlegar recreation director Jim Crockett said it's an exciting opportunity to showcase...

The Castlegar Visitor Centre has enjoyed unprecedented traffic over the past year – and with that have come some very, ahem, interesting queries for which staff struggled to find answers ... spawning The Source's first annual edition of our Happily Ever After in Castlegar awards. Chamber of Commerce executive director Pam...

B.C.'s Green Energy Advisory Task Force has launched a website that invites British Columbians to submit their ideas and input on the future of clean and renewable energy in B.C.Following its first meetings, on Nov.27 and 28, the advisory task force  has launched the website, www.greenenergyadvisorytaskforce.ca. The website...

Showing up early for the holidays on Dec. 7, Cairo Time is the next film in the Kootenay Gallery Monday Night at the Movies series. Awarded Best Canadian Feature at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, Cairo Time stars indie film queen Patricia Clarkson as a journalist who travels to Egypt to see the pyramids with ...

Columbia Basin Trust is challenging youth ages 15-29 to submit works of fiction with appealing characters, dynamic plots and magnificent style to its first ever SCRATCH Writing Challenge - just make sure your story takes place somewhere in the Columbia Basin. The SCRATCH Writing Challenge is an opportunity for youth to take...

Photo: The CD cover for Souvenir The faculty of the Selkirk College Contemporary Music and Technology program has released its first album in its 20-year history – Souvenir. Produced by Don Macdonald and recorded by Steven Parish, the album celebrates 20 years of music instruction at Selkirk College. Performers include: Cheryl...

Why not be creative with gift ideas this year and consider making something that will be help local wildlife and save you money? That would be a green gift. The Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) has posted a variety of instructions and plans online at www.fwcp.ca on how to make some wildlife-friendly products. The...

The “Kootenay Country” exhibit, which won acclaim at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) conference recently held in Vancouver, will be heading to the Olympics in February in an enhanced format. The “Kootenay Country” display, showcasing the Columbia Basin region, was organized in partnership with the Regional Districts...

The BC SPCA is offering animal lovers a way to stay “pawsitive” about the holiday shopping season this year. The society’s Pawsitive Gifts program lets you buy something special for all those animal lovers on your list without ever leaving the comfort of your home. And the best part is that you’re helping a homeless […]

Castlegar, get ready to welcome a new top cop.RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew, 43, is now at the helm of the city's police detachment, and says she's looking forward to getting to know her new community.Originally hailing from Red Deer, Alta., Mathew is a 19-year veteran of the RCMP, having served her entire uniformed career in B.C.“I...