Grand opening of Rotary outdoor gym in Twin Rivers Park
Yesterday saw the opening of a novel amenity for Castlegar, furthering the city’s focus on green alternatives and healthy community. About 25 people were on hand to see the ribbon cut for the Castlegar Rotary’s outdoor gymnasium, just off the Millennium Walkway, slightly south of the main parking lot. The brain child of Rotary...
Big Bang Fact: Booming to continue in Castlegar/Robson/Thrums
After receiving several reports from readers in Castlegar, Thrums and Robson about resonating booms heard across the valley, day after day, The Source was able to track down the big bangs as originating with Kalesnikoff Lumber Company in Thrums. According to the company's acting forestry manager, Reiner Augustin, what residents...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Castlegar Vikings
The Castlegar Vikings save their best for last, sweeping through the playoffs to capture the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League championship at the Mount Sentinel Field. The Vikes first took out defending champ Dam Inn Mates before finishing off the league in the final by knocking off Nelson Hour Glass 33-14. The win is […]
Free expert advice for local businesses in Trail
The Kootenay-Boundary region is a hotbed of entrepreneurial spirit, talent and creativity that continues to hatch innovative small businesses. While great ideas and enterprise are here in abundance, the legal steps required to translate ideas into a fully operational and functional businesses can be a major hurdle. In September, the “Ask An Expert” program kicked […]
POLICE: Do you know this man?
The Castlegar RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a male that is suspected of shoplifting from the Uptown Liquor store in Castlegar on Sept. 12. "Video footage from the store captured the male concealing a bottle of Absolute vodka down the front of his pants and leaving the store without payment," said...
Kootenay Wildcats hope public jumps on board goal of attending hockey tournament in Saskatchewan
The Kootenay Wildcats Girl’s Hockey team needs help from the public to attend the prestigious Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament next month in Wilcox, Sask. The tournament attracts many elite teams and college scouts from across North America. “This year the Wildcats have worked hard and as result of their early achievements have for the first […]
Police seek driver in Fruitvale hit-and-run from Halloween night
Police are requesting public assistance to get the facts regarding a hit-and-run incident on Halloween night in Fruitvale, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. “On Nov. 1, Trail & Greater District RCMP received a report of a pedestrian hit-and-run accident that occurred in Fruitvale the previous evening (Halloween night),” Hawton said. “At approximately 8 […]
Man hospitalized/facing charges after accident Tuesday
A 27-year-old Castlegar man remains in hospital today with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, after an accident on Ooteschenia Road at roughly 4 p.m. on Nov. 6, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “The driver lost control of his truck and flipped several times before crashing into the trees off road,” she said. “The driver was ejected […]
West Kootenay Community Social Services workers take to picket line Thursday
Caring professionals at a handful of facilities in the West Kootenay and Creston will be out on the picket lines Thursday as part of rotating job action by unionized workers of the Community Social Services Bargaining Association. The Community Social Services Bargaining Association is made up of members from the BCGEU (BC Government Employees Union, […]
Lockdown drills apart of the modern school experience
During a normal school day at Christina Lake Elementary, the quiet chatter of children reciting their multiplication tables, working on group projects and reading out loud filters out of the classrooms and into the halls. Then a secret signal sounds. Not the usual fierce fire alarm, but something new. And within seconds the school falls […]
