Bears and booze kept City Police members busy during the weekend in Nelson. The hairy bruins were a thorn in the side of Nelson residents during the weekend as NPD dispatch received several calls of reports of bears in both the hospital and Fairview areas. During an altercation near Seventh Street and Gordon Road, officers ...

The search for three missing men, aged 15 to 21, has been concluded for the day without success, according to RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little.   "The RCMP dive team dove both in the morning and afternoon," he said. "The team concentrated on the Bigelow Bay area working out from the shore toward deeper water."   He said the search...

Saturday (May 10) at approximately 5:30 p.m., Slocan Lake RCMP were notified of two people holding onto a partially submerged canoe in Slocan Lake. Four people, ranging in age from 16-21 years, had departed from New Denver and planned to canoe to Roseburry on far side of Slocan Lake, a distance of approximately six kilometers....

Public outcry over the province’s proposed changes to the Agriculture Land Commission Act has the provincial government considering stepping back a bit from its original plan. However, the changes do not do enough according to one Nelson resident on the forefront of the fight to protect farmland in the province. Nelson resident...

The search for three missing young men on Slocan Lake has been suspended due to darkness, as nighttime searches in rough terrain present too many potential dangers for search crews, according to RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little. But he said they'd be back at first light to continue looking. Search and Rescue crews, as well as RCMP...

Silver City Days hosted a variety of floats this year. Among them was the City of Trail's new float for the ambassadors of Trail. This year's Miss Trail, Ella Meyer, stood at the top and the princesses sat on benches below. At their feet was a model of the Trail bridge and climbing up the truck was a model of the red Trail ...

Helicopter crews have been called off after completing the search of Slocan Lake and its shoreline at roughly 12:30 p.m. Sunday, according to RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little.   Little, now in New Denver en route to the search site itself, said there are still two Search & Rescue boats inspecting the lake in hopes of […]

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a female who was found deceased on the shore of the Columbia River in Trail on April 18. She was Elena William Popoff, aged 64, of Slocan Park. Popoff had been reported missing by family members on April 17. The next morning, she was found deceased in a shallow shore area...

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 […]

The Selkirk College Men's Hockey program is pleased to announce a playing commitment from forward Alex Milligan (Shawnigan Lake, B.C.) to attend Selkirk College and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2014/15 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Milligan is a 5-foot-11, 175 pound left winger who joins the Saints...