Cops for Kids Ride Wraps Up Successful Ride
After 10 days on the road, they’ve cycled into the hearts of 18 communities around South Eastern BC. Cops for Kids riders were welcomed home Sunday September 18th from the 15th annual Cops for Kids Ride. The team of 28 was cycling across the southern interior in order to raise money for children in medical, physical, or...
Bruins outlast Leafs 7-4, move into three-way tie for first in Murdoch Division
Brady Berger scored twice and assisted on the game winner to lift the Grand Forks Border Bruins to a 7-4 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Nelson Leafs Sunday afternoon in the Boundary City. Berger set up Silas Johnson with eight minutes remaining in the game to give the Bruins a 5-4 lead. […]
Cherryl MacLeod, council by-election candidate, in her own words
Cherryl MacLeod wants the citizens of Castlegar to have more say in the important decisions facing City Council. She knows the community well, and knows the wealth of experience and knowledge of local residents is the most valuable asset the city has. “If honoured to receive the vote of the people of Castlegar I will work...
Janna Sylvest, council by-election candidate, in her own words
Janna Lynn Sylvest is an economic development professional… a business tax lawyer by training, an entrepreneur by trade, and semi-retired by design. Ms. Sylvest’s family roots in Castlegar go back to the 1950’s. She moved to Castlegar in January 1964 (after a few weeks in the pediatric ward of VGH, with her twin sister). She...
City seeks to recoup legal fees from Officer convicted of assault
The City of Nelson has decided to try to recoup legal fees from former Constable Drew Turner. "At the September 20th board meeting, the Nelson Police Board reached a decision to recover legal fees from former Officer Drew Turner for defense of assault charges laid against Mr. Turner in 2014," said the City of Nelson media...
Styler OT winner powers Rebels past Nelson Leafs
The Castlegar Rebels continue to work magic without their head coach. Logan Styler scored the winner in the second overtime to give the visiting Rebels a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the Nelson Leafs in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Murdoch Division action Friday night at the NDCC Arena. The win was the third straight for […]
Four candidates to run in Castlegar council by-election
It's official - there are four candidates to run in the Castlegar by-election: Arry Dhillon, Cherryl MacLeod, Tyler Maddocks, and Janna Sylvest. Watch The Source for more information about the candidates and their platforms....
Smoke/sirens at Teck the result of minor mishap
Teck officials are assuring area residents that sirens and visible smoke at Teck Trail this morning were the result of a minor incident, and no cause for concern. Catherine Adair, community relations leader at Teck, said the situation was just minutes, not hours, in duration, and happened between about 9 and 9:30 a.m. “There...
Director pushes for Salmo-Creston cell service
The director for Area C of the Regional District of Central Kootenay says he’s going to get cell phone service for the Kootenay Pass between Salmo and Creston pass if it’s the last thing he does. And Larry Binks told the RDCK board last week he’s going to the top to get it done. “It’s […]
Konkin, Drolet , Erickson capture medals on opening day of West Kootenay Cross Country season
Jackson Konkin of J. Lloyd Crowe in Trail and Salmo’s Jasmine Drolet came out on top of the first race of the West Kootenay Cross Country season Tuesday at L.V. Rogers in Nelson. Konkin finnished the 7.8 kilometer course in a time of 32 minutes, five seconds to capture the Senior Boys category. Second was […]
