Rebels, Leafs look to gain upper hand during home-and-home series
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs don’t start for another few weeks but this weekend the Nelson Leafs and Castlegar Rebels will definitely try to build some momentum when the two clubs meet in a home-and-home series beginning Friday in the Sunflower City. The teams, scheduled to meet in the first round of the […]
Tip leads RCMP to bust of marihuana grow-op and stolen firearm near Winlaw
A tip from the community led to the arrest of two brothers for production and possession of marihuana after RCMP from Nakusp and Slocan Lake executed a search of properties near Winlaw Friday, February 3. During the initial search of the Slocan Valley property, police, assisted by officers from the Kootenay Boundary Regional District General […]
Council tables resolution requiring criminal record check for election candidates
A resolution demanding criminal records checks of people running for public office do not make it out of council chambers at Monday’s regular council meeting. The resolution, which mayor Lawrence Chernoff brought forward to send to the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments, or AKBLG (to go, if successful, to the...
Al Hitzroth resigns as Celgar boss
After a five-and-a-half-year tenure at the helm of the city’s largest commercial venture, Al Hitzroth will be bidding Zellstoff Celgar adieu. Hitzroth, Celgar’s 55-year-old managing director, Operations & Technical, told The Source today that his final day will be February 24, as he relinquishes Celgar’s top spot to current director of strategic initiatives Kevin Anderson. […]
City invites IHA spokesperson to public meeting to discuss ER closure
The City of Castlegar is asking Interior Health Authority (IHA) spokesperson Diane Gagnon to attend the public portion of city council’s next meeting, to discuss the unscheduled closure of Castlegar’s emergency ward last Saturday. This, after city officials received a letter of apology for the poor communication before, and during, the closure. “Normally, a public […]
Castlegar man gets second drug conviction after police raid
A Castlegar man is facing a second drug conviction in as many months, after a drug raid Feb. 7. Nathan Blaine Dean, 26, was arrested and convicted on Jan. 23 of this year, after police found 87 marijuana plants and 11 pounds of packaged marijuana in a Rossland residence. Dean was busted again on Feb. 7, after police executed...
Police shut down teen party/provide extra security for teen dance
Police are focussing efforts to curb underage drinking in Castlegar, after a party last weekend saw two teens arrested for public drunkenness, and a dance at the Element in December saw five teen arrests. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff said a house party in the 900 block of Lynnwood Cr. In the Oglow subdivision last...
Reel Adventures Charters Fishing Report
Kerry Reed of Reel Adventures Charters has been a busy guide, taking a host of anglers on Kootenay Lake charters. Reed has also found time to hand out a few tips in his monthly report. Kootenay Lake Winter fishing is here. What does that mean? Well, it means big fish. Now that the water temperature […]
IRSU and WKTS target distracted drivers
Drivers in the West Kootenay had better pay special attention the road and less on that cell phone call while in operation of a motor vehicle because members of the West Kootenay Traffic Services (WKTS) and the Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU) have joined fellow officers from around the province in an all-out blitz targeting […]
Seventeen year-old to appear in Rossland court Thursday for illegal activity utilizing social media site
A 17-year-old youth is to appear in Rossland court Thursday charged with 47 counts that include impersonation with intent, extortion, uttering threats, communicate via computer to lure a child under the age of 18, obtaining sexual services of a person under the age of 18 and invitation to sexual touching. The youth cannot be named […]
