OUT OF LEFT FIELD: "Print is dead" the battle cry of alarmists, despite closures of Weekender and Nelson Daily News
The very last issue of the Weekender will hit our mailboxes tomorrow, and the Nelson Daily News is already closed for good. It has been suggested that, as the owner of an on-line media outlet, I should be delighted at the newspapers’ demise. Nothing could be farther from the truth. For starters, […]
RIGHT TO THE POINT: Leggett slams MP's post-G-20 stance
I shouldn’t be surprised that our MP, Alex Atamanenko, has decided to side with those who are complaining about the police efforts to suppress violent protest at the G20 (Atamanenko said he supports investigation into alleged police violations at G-20, Castlegar Source); after all, he is the same MP who, despite evidence to...
High drowning toll prompts plea for public safety
Four drownings and eight near drownings in B.C. over the past few weekends has prompted the Canadian Red Cross to renew its plea for caution in, on or around water. “As an organization dedicated to swimming and water safety training for over 60 years, it’s heart-breaking to see the agony now facing families and friends,” […]
Local radio stars end up on wrong side of law
Two popular local radio personalities found themselves in the uncomfortable grip of the long arm of the law after an on-air game drew the attention of local RCMP members. Shaun Johnson and ‘Drex’ (The Source is witholding the subject’s real name at his request, as no formal charges have been sworn against him), hosts of […]
City Centre Motel demolition delayed
The potential demolition of the City Centre Motel in downtown Castlegar is now being delayed until at least this autumn, after the owners applied to the B.C. Supreme Court for a judicial review of the city's order to have the buildings removed. Both petitions (the city's and the property owners') will be heard in Nelson during...
Old-fashioned carnival promises timely fun for Castlegar
City council, at its regular meeting Monday night, approved a $500 grant to support an old-fashioned carnival slated for Castlegar’s downtown core Aug. 7, raising money for the Community Harvest Food Bank and giving residents yet another reason to congregate downtown. Council heard the event will include on old-fashioned spaghetti feed, and ice-cream social, a […]
The Electric Grapevine | Falling stars | 07.18.2010
Perhaps I’m just following it out of pure jealousy and morbid curiosity, but I have been all too amused and interested in the historic falls that two of the worlds’ more well-off stars took these past two weeks. If Mel Gibson thought he had a lot of crap flying his way before, the s**tstorm that […]
Testimony indicates murder was to "stop the anti-Christ"
The sacrifice of 12-year-old John Fulton as a way to stop the anti-Christ didn’t work, according to Kimberly Noyes, accused of the second degree murder of Fulton in Grand Forks in August of 2009. For the first time in a trial that has lasted two weeks so far, the court heard the full details […]
80-year-old woman rescued after 48-hour+ ordeal
Betty Lyons, 80, was reported missing to the Grand Forks RCMP after she failed to return to her home in Calgary. She left Grand Forks on Monday, July 12 at approximately 10 a.m. Grand Forks RCMP conducted the investigation but LYONS was not located. On Wednesday, July 14, at 4 p.m, Lyons’ vehicle was spotted down […]
OP/ED: Tragedy should not have been the reason we get to know about mental illness
So here we go. In the midst of a trial about the murder of a young boy by a person with a mental illness, the local media is writing up articles about the illness and its impact on a person’s life. An example of too much, too late perhaps? As a community we need […]
