Canada, US set for Columbia River Treaty showdown
The stage is being set for a showdown between Canada and the US over the post 2014 Columbia River Treaty, as the two countries recently stated radically different visions for the upcoming renewal of the cross-border agreement. The province wants to keep things much as they are with some improvements and more cash flowing from...
Canadian Avalanche Centre Warns Backcountry Users About New Smartphone Apps
Smartphone avalanche search applications that are marketed as avalanche rescue systems are not recommended, says the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC). Three European-made apps are presenting themselves as economical alternatives to avalanche transceivers, the electronic device used by backcountry users to find buried companions...
KETTLE RIVER Q&A - Will the proposed Water Sustainability Act bring B.C.’s water management into the 21st Century?
Kettle River Q&A - Will the proposed Water Sustainability Act bring B.C.’s water management into the 21st Century? Last Friday the provincial government released a legislative proposal for the new Water Sustainability Act (WSA), which is a major upgrade to the century-old Water Act. The new legislation would add regulation...
COMMENT: Brendan rides his bike into the sunset - thanks to you!
So often, in news coverage, valuable opinion/editorial writing requires focussing on controversy and those issues which divide us (this has been particularly true in The Source of late), so it's a real delight when I get to write about something unreservedly wonderful. On Oct. 9, a reader named Angela Erickson posted this...
SELKIRK COLLEGE GALA 2013 WILL FEATURE MUSIC & TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS
With the countdown to the Selkirk College Gala 2013 on, students in the Music & Technology Program are fine tuning their skills for a wonderful night of entertainment. The theme of this year’s annual Gala is “Five Pillars of Success” which lay the foundation of the college. One of those pillars is focus on the learner and...
COMMENT: Fraudulent “Robocalls” Used Conservative Party Voter Database
Over the past year we have heard a great deal about various voter-suppression phone calls or “robocalls,” as they have become known, that were made during the last federal election. Six applicants from six federal ridings sought an annulment under the Canada Elections Act of the 2011 election results in those ridings, based...
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Castlegar rocks Pay it Forward Day - tell us how yours went!
On Oct. 11, the Kootenay Society for Community Living celebrated Community Living Month with a “Pay It Forward” day. Participants, staff, board members, and Mountain FM went out into community to perform random acts of kindness for members of our community, and there were a number of local businesses supporting the event as...
Brilliant Bridge receives Heritage BC's highest award for outstanding achievement
One hundred years after its construction, the Brilliant Bridge has been honoured by Heritage BC with its highest award—Outstanding Achievement—for the recent restoration and preservation of the historic structure. The award was presented at a ceremony in Burnaby on Oct. 18 to the Regional District of Central Kootenay, Concreate...
Group seeks compensation to save the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Northern leopard frogs aren’t the only endangered species at the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA). Adequate funding is also becoming scarce, thanks to a move by the BC government, placing the management of the 7,000 hectare wetlands, educational programs and interpretative...
