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....

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...

A vehicle explosion in the 2 Street and 8 Avenue area of downtown Castlegar last night has police asking for public assistance. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson said the incident wasn't called in to police until the following morning, but reports made to The Source about the sound of explosions during the night may be related....

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...

Connie Denesiuk has announced her intention to seek the Federal Liberal nomination for the new South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding. The new South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding brings together towns, cities and communities in an especially beautiful region of the province.  There are significant demographic, economic, historical...

Alex Atamanenko, MP is hosting featured speaker Nathan Cullen, MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley, on the Nelson leg of his TAKE BACK OUR COAST tour across British Columbia.  Cullen’s tour focuses on engaging communities across the province to educate and organize against the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project. ...

The  concept of a “Random Act of Culture” is one that the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) has had on their list of innovative art projects for the community, for the past 2 years. The  idea was conceived by  Renate Fleming, President of the RCAC, who felt that since a large percentage of our community are outdoor...