Bigger fines in the works for Rossland bylaw-breakers; a Public Meeting on October 29 about the potential Emcon Lot development; improvements to a pathway coming soon -- and more. Present: Acting Mayor Chris Bowman;  Mayor Kathy Moore (by telephone); and Councillors Andy Morel, Janice Nightingale, and Dirk Lewis.  Staff:  CAO...

Editorial note: Thanksgiving is coming up; contemplating gratitude seems especially appropriate. This article suggests that conscious gratitude is an easy way to improve one’s quality of life, and discusses how that works. By David DeSteno, for Aeon For the Ancient Greeks, virtue wasn’t a goal in and of itself, but rather a...

The moment, the prospects, the significance This is my second and final column on the federal election at hand. I write this feeling very uncertain about what Canadians want from politics. I have just recently told a friend in a conversation about the election – one of many –  that I think conservatism in Canada is weak. But...

Seven educators from the Columbia Basin have been recognized by the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) for their excellence in encouraging stewardship and sustainability through environmental education. Through their experience, collaborative efforts and mentorship, they have collectively made a deep and lasting impact on our entire region. 2019 Awards of Excellence were presented to […]

Mainstream media coverage to date of the federal election campaign has led CBC pundit Neil Macdonald to declare, “I can’t get little enough of it.”  No wonder.  Irrelevant distractions, insults, inaccurate accusations, fake videos, false social media memes, a flood of promises that few voters put much faith in anymore, and ...

On Wednesday, Oct. 2 and Thursday, Oct. 3, the City of Trail will be performing an annual inspection on the City of Trail’s decorative lights that are installed on the arches of the Victoria Street Bridge. The inspection will start at 7 a.m. on both days. Due to the nature of this work, the City […]

A blaze that destroyed a local house/marijuana grow-op may be continuing to prove problematic for its owner, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. (See previous coverage: https://castlegarsource.com/news/fire-guts-home-licensed-grow-op-trail ) “On Sept. 27, the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP assisted the Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Department with the investigation into a residential fire located in the […]

Southern BC has lost all or most of its formerly numerous wild mountain caribou. Populations are crashing in the BC central interior as well. The Western Canada Wilderness Committee points out that they “were once so numerous that an entire region of BC is named after them. The Cariboo in the central interior of BC was given...

Winter conditions are making driving dangerous on our mountain passes, especially for anyone without good snow tires.  At least one driver has already discovered that his tires were not up to the conditions: on September 29, near the Paulson Summit, a two-wheel drive car travelling in the slow  lane encountered heavy slush,...

On Wednesday, October 9, J.L. Crowe Secondary School in Trail is hosting an all-candidates forum in its gym. Local citizens will have an opportunity to see and hear all five of our riding's candidates in person, if they all manage to show up. It will be brief -- the event starts at 10:00 and is scheduled to run only until...