Talk about putting the cart before the horse. Fall 2013 the RDKB (Regional District of Kootenay Boundary) launches the Kettle Blah-Blah Plan. A few months later Grand Forks city council slams through a unanimous motion to install residential smart water metres. The citizenry clamours, an open-house is held and already by April...

The Source/Champion are going to throw objectivity to the wind, and admit how delighted we are to introduce the newest member of our team, 21-year-old Tayla Scott. She’ll be serving a six-week internship, doing everything from writing to photography to new media management, and will cover a wide variety of topics, from community events to […]

Ed. Note: The following is a press release issued by the City of Trail: Trail Council would like to clarify the misinformation being presented by petition canvassers to Trail’s citizens in regards to the future pipeline/pedestrian bridge which will accommodate a secondary water pipeline, a gas pipeline and a sewer interceptor....

Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Castlegar Local is outraged by the announcement made by Canada Post (CPC) manager Norm Ouellet that, effective May 12, 2014, customers will no longer be able to pick up carded items such as parcels or mail requiring a signature at the corporate Post Office. On that date, items will be...

“Be the change you want to see.”             Mahatma Gandhi “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”        J.F. Kennedy “The role of a statesman is to hear the god of history passing and take hold of his coattails on his way.”                        Otto von Bismarck “Political power...

In a recent speech at the National Action Network convention in New York City, U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the issue of voter suppression and voter ID laws. President Obama echoed Canadian election experts who point out that voting fraud is almost non-existent and there is simply no justification for introducing...

[NOTE: This is an open letter that was sent the mayor and council. We will post any replies from our elected leaders to this article--ed.]   I am writing to see if council is actually onside with the comments our mayor made in the so-called "press release" that turned up in my inbox a couple minutes ago. Did council okay this...

I watch social media fairly carefully, and all the buzz right now is about the armed robbers. No one expected them to be a couple with three children (at least, no one I know). Everyone's all atwitter, and I know I should be working myself up to comment, but the truth is, I just don't care. Does my heart ache for them and...

Teachers have been forced into job action by this government for the reasons delineated in our, “Why Teachers  May Be Forced Into Job Action”,  Letter to the Editor that was published in the Rossland Telegraph, Castlegar News and Trail Times and circulated to all media outlets, DPAC, our School Board and CUPE:...

Dear Editor: My husband and I are visiting Castlegar for the Easter weekend. We went for a 2-km walk up West Broadwater Road. This is a picture of the garbage we picked up along side of the road in that short distance! Unfortunately we were unable to pick up fridges, stoves, mattresses and yard clippings […]