UPDATED: Man caught in avalanche died trying to help another snowmobiler
A story on the CBC website said the Alberta man killed in an avalanche Saturday near Revelstoke died saving another snowmobiler, his widow says. The story said Chris McCoy was crusing on Boulder Mountain when the avalanche struck around 1:30 p.m. PT. The Sylvain Lake man had apparently gotten off his snowmobile to help another...
RDCK to set guidelines for zoning of medical marijuana production facilities
The Regional District of Central Kootenay has taken a step toward guiding the potential establishment of medical marijuana production facilities (MPFs) within its boundaries after the new federal regulations come into place as of April 1, 2014, with a resolution to draft a definition for MPFs within its zoning bylaws and the establishment of a […]
Downton Abbey tea party fill library
It was tea time at the Grand Forks and District Public Library on Saturday (GFPL). The library hosted a Downton Abbey themed tea, which proved popular with 52 adults and seven children coming out to take part. Downton Abbey is a British period drama TV show that will air its fifth season this year. According […]
Mother Nature not done yet with winter
Drivers heading over the Kootenay Pass can expect extreme weather conditions said Marc Dale, Operations Manager / SE Kootenay for Yellowhead Road and Bridge. Dale said the forecast for the next 24 hours is for heavy snow fall at elevations over 800 meters and a mix of rain and snow in the valleys. “The overnight […]
COMMENT: The War on the Poor
The conservative movement in the US and Canada is maintained by the CIA and a legion of “think tanks” mainly funded by the oil industry.[1] To their purposes, they support the myth of a “communist” conspiracy in order to wage war on the poor, to eliminate obstacles to the further accumulation of wealth by the rich. Communism,...
Councillor defends downtown
Ed. Note: This letter is in response to a variety of comments on The Source's Facebook page regarding the closure of Kootenay Savings Credit Union's downtown branch. Dear Editor: The sky is falling, the sky is falling! Oh, nope, sorry ... just a local Credit Union changing its service model. Inconvenient? Yes. End of the...
RCMP give annual report -- numbers are down
Grand Forks RCMP Staff Sgt. Jim Harrison was the first presenter at Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting, Feb. 11. Harrison came before Grand Forks city council to give his annual report and brought the good news that crime is down in the Kootenay Boundary. “This was another successful year in policing, quite frankly. Our...
"Little Bird" author moves to Grand Forks
Grand Forks has a new resident author. Jean Lloyd moved to the area last fall and is selling her book “Little Bird” at the gallery 2, Pedallers' Place and the Christina Lake Living Arts Centre. Lloyd wrote the book when she was living in Fernie, but it is based around Trail, where she grew up. “It was really a personal thing...
City of Rossland files suit against Jason Ward
On February 3, 2014, the City of Rossland filed a Notice of Civil Claim in British Columbia Supreme Court against Jason George Ward. Mr. Ward is the City’s former chief building inspector. In the fall of 2011, the City discovered that while Mr. Ward was employed by the City as chief building inspector he was also involved...
Kootenay kids will power the future with electric goo, four-legged charging stations and energized underwear
Imagine! You’ve just woken up in the morning to pre-programmed nature sounds and look out into the vast mountainous view on your surround screen walls. Before pulling on your underwear, you unplug your micro communications device from your waistband, and check on the electric goo levels of your in-home power storage system....
