Council has taken the first step in authorizing the City to borrow up to $6 million toward Nelson Hydro infrastructure projects. The first three readings of the loan authorization bylaw passed at a special Council meeting on Monday afternoon. This is the first of several steps before borrowing moves forward. Next the bylaw must be […]

I am an environmentalist and a protester; I am a dissenter and a demander who will not be discouraged. A small part of me stands in solidarity with the other protesters who have rightly been named Time’s Person of the Year. I am a convenient target for reactionary politicians and know-it-all newspaper columnists who specialize […]

The Chris Haynes rink likes to do things the hard way. The Nelson skip overcame a one-game deficit to edge the Justin Umpherville rink of Beaver Valley 2-1 in the Kootenay Junior Men’s Curling Playdowns Sunday at the Castlegar Curling Club. Haynes, third Cameron Opperman of Castlegar, second Andrew VanHooft of Creston, and lead Alex […]

A teen dance at the Element Sunday night has caused upset in the community after five kids between 15 and 17 years of age were arrested for drug and alcohol offences. This, during a teen dance that drew as many as 400 kids, according to Element owner Florio Vassilakakis. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Matthew said […]

Enrolments are declining across the region in both School District No. 8 and in Selkirk College’s regional campuses, but respective administrations aren’t ready to push the panic button. The first enrolment total of the year for SD8 (as of Sept. 30) was 5,086 by a “head count,” a number that was down from initial estimates […]

Despite a fourth place showing in league standings, hockey evaluators have noticed the Kootenay Wildcats possess a core group of exciting players. Why else would the B.C. Female AAA Hockey League selected no less than eight players to the upcoming All star game Sunday, at the Events Centre in Langley. Trail’s Christina Bonacci, Erin McLean […]

 Two families of Mon refugees from Burma will soon move to Rossland thanks to the efforts of the West Kootenay Friends of Refugees (WKFR), a community group formed this summer by Rossland residents. Now WKFR will focus on raising funds to support the families for one year after they arrive in 2013. “The families’ applications […]

This weekend the Black Jack Ski Club will be hosting a NorAm/Teck Sprint Series race. According to a press release from the club, the event will “bring in about 120 athletes, with a total of 400 people including coaches and families.  This is the top level of Cross Country skiing in North America and attracts […]

Six Castlegar residents appeared in court today facing charges of trafficking cocaine, but all six were put over to a new court date, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. While he couldn’t offer much information about the investigation, Orr told The Source that it went on for four months, from June to September.  “We brought in undercover operators […]

A long held community dream to establish a hospice centre in Nelson has taken a giant step forward with the purchase, by the Kalein Hospice Centre Society (KHCS), of a retired monastery in the Rosemont neighborhood of Nelson. Formerly home to the Catholic Order of the Sisters of the Precious Blood, the property, located at […]