Ed Note: We asked all the candidates to send us a write up with a bio introducing themselves to our readers. All four will be published separately. I was born and raised in Penticton on a small Veterans Land Act apple orchard. Like many kids who grow up in the Okanagan, I moved to Vancouver after high school and ended up...

Ed Note: We asked all the candidates to send us a write up with a bio introducing themselves to our readers. All four will be published separately. Thank you to the Castlegar Source for this opportunity to introduce myself and to explain the need for change that drives my vision for a better Canada. I grew up in Penticton...

Ed Note: We asked all the candidates to send us a write up with a bio introducing themselves to our readers. All four will be published separately. The Green Party of Canada welcomes Samantha Troy as the candidate for South Okanagan – West Kootenay. “It is my pleasure to have Sam join us as a Green Party Candidate,” said...

Ed Note: We asked all the candidates to send us a write up with a bio introducing themselves to our readers. All four will be published separately. Marshall Neufeld is a local businessperson, volunteer and conservative activist with deep roots in South Okanagan – West Kootenay. For the last seven years, Marshall has been a ...

Nelson Police have said in a media statement Monday evening the department no longer requires the public’s assistance in the search for John Vincent. Vincent had been reported missing since Friday (September 25). NPD received unconfirmed reports of Vincent sightings in the areas of Sproat Dr, John’s Walk, Red Sands Beach and...

A large crowd gathered Thursday at the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort in warm and intimate settings to listen to Kootenay Columbia candidates from the four major parties explain their positions on topics ranging from municipal infrastructure to the youth vote at the Nelson Chamber of Commerce Debate. Host Glenn Hicks allowed ...

The Nelson Leafs got some payback, albeit a season later, when the Green and White picked up two points in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League standings after the Kelowna Chiefs were caught using an ineligible person on opening day of the current campaign. The Chiefs were penalized two points for having an ineligible trainer on […]

During the summer, Nelson Minor Hockey grad Dryden Hunt was unsure where he’d be playing this Western Hockey League season. Wednesday, the 6-foot, 200-pound sniper found a home when the Moose Jaw Warriors of the acquired the 20-year-old Nelsonite from the Medicine Hat Tigers in exchange for a 2nd round pick in 2016 and a […]

There’s a casting call out for Castlegar residents, for a feature film located right here in our town. Kris Woznesensky, of Kara and Kris Casting, says they have bit parts for actors of all ages, sizes and ethnicities, to film alongside Glee star Dianna Agron in a movie called Hollow in the Land. “It’s very exciting,” he said....

Trail's Kidney Walk is all set for this Sunday at 9 a.m. at Gyro Park. Over 500 people in BC are currently on the waitlist for a life-saving organ transplant, and almost 400 of those are waiting for a kidney. Thousands more are on dialysis and may also need a transplant. Sadly, many of these patients will die waiting. That’s...