The election by the numbers
To the Editor: Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, 1976 edition, describes “democracy” as “government by the people,” “rule by the majority,” “government in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation.” On March 27, after 58 years in government, the Conservative Christian Democratic Union […]
May the superstition be with you (on Friday the 13th)
Today would be a good day to call in sick. It’s Friday the 13th, one of the more superstitious days of the year, a superstition of bad luck. For years this day has brought out the superstitious side in many people, although there is no written evidence of the superstition before the 19th Century. There […]
Banged up Bombers look to defend zone title Friday in Trail
By The Nelson Daily SportsThe biggest prize of the High School Girl’s Roundball season is up for grabs Friday in the Silver City as four schools compete for a berth at the B.C. High School AA Soccer Championship.Defending zone champion, L.V. Rogers Bombers, enters the final four as the second seed in the Kootenay Zone...
Six young people arrested in B and E of $45,000 from Uphill home
Six young people have been identified and arrested in the residential break and enter in Uphill Nelson from Tuesday, April 26. Nelson Police said the youths were aged 12, 13, 15, 15, 15 and 16. Approximately $45,000 worth of jewelry, electronic devices and currency was stolen in the break-in. The youths have been released to […]
Rising gasoline prices pinch pockets in West Kootenay
Gasoline prices in parts of the West Kootenay continued their upward march Wednesday, rising 2.5 cents per litre, similar to what was happening across the province and the country. The increase followed a 6.5-cents-per-litre jump the day before in some areas. The increases means the average price for a litre of regular is just under […]
Chamber turns to tech to promote Business Excellence
The first round of voting is over, and the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce now has five finalists for each of the seven categories in this year’s Business Excellence Awards (The Source is a finalist in the Green Award category). Chamber executive director Pam McLeod says turning to technology in the voting process has meant ...
Unique pool setup in need of lifesaving
The Rossland Swimming Pool Society is making waves this week in an effort to keep the only society-run swimming pool in the province from going down the drain. While the pool itself is not in immediate danger of closing, the society that runs it may be. With almost 80 years of operation under its belt, […]
Castlegar man charged after police raid grow op
A Castlegar man is facing several charges after the May-5 police raid of a home in the 2100 block of Highway 3A. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said 38-year-old Mikhail Reid appeared in court on May 9, facing charges of Production of Marihuana, Possession of Marihuana for the Purpose of Trafficking, and Possession of a ...
Castlegar woman pleads guilty to attempted murder
A 50-year-old Castlegar woman entered a guilty plea in provincial court Monday and is being held in custody unttil her sentencing.Robyn Mackay was charged with attempted murder after an incident Aug. 15.“At (about) 12:15 a.m., Castlegar RCMP received a report of an elderly adult male being the victim of a stabbing incident ...
BC Seniors Games all fired up
The countdown to the BC Seniors Games has officially begun after a torchlighting ceremony in Castlegar last night. More than 100 people turned out to watch the torch being lit at 8 p.m. at the Castlegar Complex, after words from games organizers, Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff, Nelson city councillor Deb Kozak, Trail mayor Dieter Bogs, […]
