Selkirk College, along with other educational institutions in NorthAmerica and the world, is actively pursuing environmental sustainabilityin all facets of its locations, hoping to reduce its overall impact onthe environment. Last year, the Environmental Sustainability (ES) Committee at SelkirkCollege hired Renewable Resource...

Ed. Note: The Source checked with police this morning, Feb. 7, and was told there is no new information regarding this situation. The Castlegar RCMP are asking the public to please be on the look out for an  80-year-old female that is overdue on her travels to Kelowna, BC. Mary Chernoff, a local Castlegar resident, […]

Seedy Sunday will give participants an opportunity to exchange heritage seeds or to sell them to other collectors and gardeners. This will be followed by a workshop which will focus on seed selection, avoiding cross pollination, preserving the gene pool and other vital information concerning the ever expanding human consciousness...

Ed. Note: The Castlegar Source was able to reach the communications director at the Ministry of Transportation (MoT) in regard to this story – but not until roughly an hour before press time. The director was both forthcoming and helpful but, due to the unreasonable timeline we presented him, unable to provide a response before […]

Photo: city councillor Kevin Chernoff A pedestrian/bicycle walkway over Highway 3 near the Kinnaird Bridge may be in the works as the city applies for a $150,000 federal grant to construct the project.The walkway would consist of a 20th Street overpass across Highway 3 connecting the 6th Avenue and Connors Road bicycle routes....

When Castlegar fire chief Gerry Rempel says he has an open-door policy, he means to all age groups – and it shows. Rempel presented a new recruitment policy to council at its regular meeting Monday night, requesting the department open its doors to youth and retired firefighters, in defiance of current age restrictions that...

A local landmark – or eyesore, depending on your perspective – may soon be a thing of the past, as the City Centre Motel in downtown Castlegar has now come under the eye of local inspectors and safety officials. Mayor Lawrence Chernoff said the dilapitated state of the building has given rise to concerns it might meet a similar...

Columbia Basin Trust’s (CBT) Community Initiatives (CIP) and Affected Areas Programs (AAP) are currently accepting applications across the Basin for community-supported projects. The CIP and AAP are CBT’s largest and longest running programs and will provide communities with $3.3 million in 2010. This is the third of a three-year $10 million-commitment by CBT. “As long-standing […]

Castlegar police are asking the public to come forward with any information they might have regarding a home invasion last night. RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said a man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after an incident that took place at roughly 10:45 p.m. on Jan. 28, in the 3000 block of Fifth Avenue. “Preliminary investigation […]

Cannabis is the word of the week as the premier of the documentary two years in the making hits the airwaves tonight on CBC. The show, Cannabiz, follows the evolution of the marijuana culture and industry in the Grand Forks area from the mom and pop growers to the more criminalized elements evident today. Cannabiz highlights...