Construction on a new Highway 3A westbound passing lanecontinues to move forward under a plan to improve mobility and reducecollisions along this section of the corridor, Transportation andInfrastructure Minister Shirley Bond announced last week. "This project will make a heavily travelled east-west section of thehighway much...

Photo; A deer fawn photographed by Barbara Doughty in last year's BC SPCA Wild Arc Wildlife-In-Focus photo contest.  The BC SPCA wants you to shoot to thrill! Between June 1 and Aug. 31, Wild ARC, the BC SPCA’s wild animal rehabilitation centre on Vancouver Island, is hosting Wildlife-In-Focus, a provincewide wildlife photography...

The Selkirk Saints Athletic program is gearing up for the 6th installment of the annual golf camp that is quickly gaining notoriety across B.C. “We have strived to create an excellent opportunity for youth to come together for an incredible week of golf instruction, fun and enjoyment,” says Kim Verigin, Selkirk College Athletic...

Now you know what I think of Sculpturewalk ... what about you?  I'd love to post your comments and interpretations, as well as your photos (mine can be viewed by clicking here). Please post your comments or email me your images at info@castlegarsource.com  ...

When the concept of a Castlegar Sculpturewalk was first brought to city council, I thought it was a neat idea – but let's face it, tons of neat ideas are floated through those august chambers, and few of them ever amount to anything. Usually they just kind of fizzle out, or are so poorly executed that the 'neat' part doesn't...

If the fun that the students from the participating elementary schools had is anyway to judge success, then the Solar Days event organized by the Grand Forks Solar Committee was a winner. From the trade show featuring information from different companies about solar equipment to the miniature solar car races the day’s events were well […]

We’ve all heard the saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” Usually that is excellent advice, but there are a few exceptions. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to look at some of these exceptions within the world of computers. Before I get into specific examples, there are a […]

Castlegar & District Community Services Society (CDCSS) is a non-profit social agency whose clients cross all demographic boundaries. The City of Castlegar is a community in which the residents cross all demographic boundaries. The difference is that the city’s “clients” are all the people who live in the community, while...

As of July 1st, the governments of Canada and B.C. intend to institute a Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) of 12 per cent, combining a 7 per cent Provincial Sales Tax (PST) with a 5 per cent federal Goods and Service Tax (GST). As well, despite the Provincial bill still not being passed at the time of this column’s writing, some...

Technology has finally caught up with the dreams of some Doukhobor musicians to preserve their heritage in the 78’s project headed by Grand Forks local Ron Mahonin for the Doukhobor Discovery Centre in Castlegar. Traditionally Doukhobor songs are three different types: psalms, hymns, and folk songs. Over the years, many of these songs were recorded […]