The latest data collection and processing technology was on display in mid-January at Selkirk College when students and faculty gathered with representatives from several industries for an afternoon of demonstrations on the Castlegar Campus. The Selkirk College Applied Research & Innovation Centre (ARIC) put together the...

The program has seen demonstrable impacts in seven years, including decreased colony sizes, increased community partnerships and improved health for the cats currently in colonies. In 2018, the program provided funding for grantees across the province, resulting in 830 fixed community cats and cats on First Nation lands, and...

The Castlegar Pee Wee Rep team won the Nelson Pee Wee Tier 3 Tournament weekend before last, going undefeated, according to team manager Chris Sherbinin. "The team went 3-0 in the round robin play defeating the Revelstoke Grizzlies, Summerland Jets and Lethbridge Hurricanes," Sherbinin said. "They defeated the home town Nelson...

Local firefighters are reminding residents to drive to winter conditions after tragedy was barely averted this morning when slippery roads caught more than one driver off guard. Regional Fire Chief Dan Derby said crews were called to an MVI about five kilometres east of Fruitvale at 8:30 a.m. Monday. “She (the driver) had to be […]

So, I have recently signed on to co-author a book with a Publishing Group that supports aspiring writers. This is an amazing opportunity and I am so excited about it however, whenever I sit down to write my piece … I get the biggest case of writer’s block ever. I think that I am just feeling a little overwhelmed with the...

Ed Note: The Castlegar Source is a proud sponsor of this event, and we will be publishing articles every Sunday leading up to the conference explaining more about the speakers, the use of proceeds, etc. The Ignite Kootenay Women’s Conference is a two-day event that will be held at the Castle Theatre in Castlegar March 8 and...

Community Harvest Food Bank has had many requests to help with items not food related. Here is what we look at. This certainly doesn't cover everything we do but gives you an idea. Utilities: - have you been making reasonable efforts to stay current with your bill? - do you have the capacity to continue making payments with...

I am so monumentally, over-the-top thrilled to introduce to you our new page, Good News Sunday. (I thought about giving it a jaunty abbreviation, then GNS made my twisted little brain think GNuS, which made me think about a cartoon I'd seen about Fake Gnus ... hence the cartoon at the top of this page). And while you can...

City council has asked to be given a comprehensive list of alternatives vis-a-vis local bylaw enforcement as part of the city's operational budget discussion at a meeting Wednesday evening. Currently, the city has one half-time bylaw enforcement officer contracted through Commissionaires BC at a cost of $36,800. While the...

A hot-button social issue arose in Wednesday night’s operational budget meeting when city Director of Civic Works Lucas Pitts brought forward what would otherwise be a simple housekeeping issue. The concern is creating a bylaw governing overnight camping in city parks – not by residents, but by homeless people who haven’t anywhere else to sleep. […]