Access to the Russian-language Wikipedia is disabled across almost all its pages on Tuesday, July 10, due to the Russian parliament, the Duma, debating amendments to the law "About information" which may lead to censorship of Runet through blacklisting and filtering of internet sites. The proposed bill aims to creating a...

A massive mudslide Thursday that destroyed at least one home, or as many as five depending on who you talk, has residents in Johnsons Landing feeling uneasy about the stability of the terrain near creeks. Gail Spliter, who lives approximately one kilometer north of the Gar Creek slide, told The Nelson Daily Thursday afternoon that […]

Updated Friday, 11:01 a.m. The search has been suspended for four people possibly trapped under the massive debris pile caused by a landslide in Johnsons Landing yesterday. Regional District of Central Kootenay Emergency Operations Centre spokesman Bill Macpherson said there are plenty of people and resources to conduct the search, but it’s just not safe […]

Open Letter to West Kootenay Residents: It seems like the people who make decisions far away in Ottawa don’t quite understand BC nor do they understand the importance of physical geography in such a mountainous place. They look at maps with demographics and populations and what they have is an impression of where we live, […]

Photo by Anna Kaytor: BC Hydro’s berm road, being built to keep water at bay in Genelle. Water levels are expected to rise even further in an already-overflowing Genelle, but officials have slated a public meeting at 7 p.m.  today to reassure increasingly-concerned residents. BC Hydro spokesperson Mary Anne Coules told The Source this morning […]

After driving from Rossland to Nelson for 15 years, two days a week, Dr. Brenda Gill has decided to pass on her Nelson practice to Dr. Christi Hartman.  Hartman graduated from CCNM, the Canadian naturopathic school in Toronto and joined our office during the fall of this year and will take ownership of  the practice […]

Lower China Creek Road and 17th Avenue in Genelle have been submerged as river levels continue to rise, but BC Hydro’s Mary Anne Coules says crews are building a berm to make the road passable for residents.  Coules said flows from the Hugh Keenleyside Dam had to be increased, however. “Without the operation of upstream […]

The Southeast Fire Centre is prohibiting all open fires in the region effective at noon on Friday (July 13). The decision is to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The prohibition will remain in place until Sept. 19, or until the public is otherwise notified. Specifically, this prohibits: The burning of any waste, […]

A policeman suffered minor injuries and a 35-year-old Castlegar man is injured and facing a laundry list of charges after in incident in this morning’s wee hours that caused in excess of $5,000 damage to a local business, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. “At 02:06 a.m., the Castlegar RCMP were dispatched to a […]

Grand Forks mayor Brian Taylor will be meeting with officials from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) after comments he made during his annual Canada Day speech this year. Taylor openly criticized the CBSA for being too tough on American tourists and locals, thereby making the border crossing experience a “frightening”...