Coroner releases name of deceased in officer-involved fatal shooting
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a police shooting in Castlegar on Jan. 29. The man was Waylon Jesse Edey, aged 39, of Yahk. Edey was shot following an encounter with RCMP officers which occurred during the evening of Jan. 29, near the east end of the Kinnaird Bridge on Highway ...
Columbia Power recognized as one of BC’s best
Columbia Power Corporation is pleased to announce it has been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2015. This is the second consecutive year Columbia Power has been honoured with this prestigious award that identifies the company as one of the province’s best places to work. BC's Top Employers is an annual competition...
UPDATED: IIO leaves Castlegar, findings not yet available
The Independent Investigations Office has completed the Castlegar portion of its investigation and its personnel have left the city and returned to their Surrey head office, but IIO representatives are not in a position yet to say when, exactly, the inquiry will be concluded and findings released. This, after an officer-involved...
HEAR Naomi Klein on Climate Change and Capitalism
Naomi Klein on Climate Change and Capitalism: At the Brilliant Cultural Centre in Castlegar Award winning Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein is coming to the West Kootenay in April to speak about her new book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, a powerful analysis of the casual relationship...
OUT OF LEFT FIELD: Cop-bashing an abuse of free speech
Ninety-nine per cent of the time, I’m incredibly proud of the Source, including our interactions on social media. We’ve used Facebook and Twitter to disseminate important public information, to reunite lost pets with their people, even to help find a missing child. Sadly, though, right now, I’m both embarrassed and ashamed by what is happening […]
No one hurt in early morning fire in Riondel
Volunteer Fire Chief Corey Medhurst said no one was hurt during an early morning house fire Sunday in Riondel. Medhurst said crews were called at approximately 9:30 a.m. MST to an abandoned house on Hurst Avenue in Riondel. The fire is believed to have started in the basement. No one was hurt in the blaze […]
UPDATED: Officer-involved fatal shooting on Kinnaird Bridge
The IIO issued the following release this morning: The Independent Investigations Office of BC confirms it is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred at 8 p.m. (Thursday, January 29) evening in Castlegar. According to the RCMP, officers were responding to a driving complaint on Highway 3 in the city limits ...
Out with the old: Nelson Commons begins
It won’t take long to bring down the old building. But it will take longer to put up a new one. And Nelson residents Lena and Marty Horswill can hardly wait. The retired couple bought a two bedroom condo in the Nelson Commons, a 54 unit retail/residential complex that came one step closer to reality this week, when the first...
Serial armed robber strikes again?
On Jan. 28 at 3:59 p.m., the Dawson Creek RCMP received a hold up alarm at one of the local financial institutions. A lone male entered the establishment, produced a firearm and demanded money. No one was injured during the robbery and the suspect left with an undisclosed amount of cash. The description provided by the business...
Ski to Fight Cancer: "Slopes for Hope"
Take it to the slopes and help the Canadian Cancer Society fight back against cancer at the 3rd Annual Slopes for Hope Red Mountain on February 22. Slopes for Hope Red is a family friendly ski-a-thon in which participants attempt to ski or board the vertical distance of Mount Everest in one day (29,029 feet). Participants ...
