A couple who have lost everything in a mobile home fire Tuesday (October 15) are feeling further victimized by accounts (including one in The Source https://castlegarsource.com/news/trailer-fire-genelle-not-suspicious-26813#.Ul82PRDRUik) of two local men saving them from the fire. Ron, 74, and Joy, 68, Roshinsky say that's...

Rossland’s co-working space is getting a facelift thanks to generous support from the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). New furniture will help create a unique atmosphere for small businesses, startups and community groups to work, share and collaborate. Previously on the second floor of the “Old Bank of Montreal building,” the HUB...

The Rossland Seniors Hall has lots of great activities running through the week!  On Mondays at 1:30pm the Rossland Seniors Art Club meets.  Contact Edith Harasin at 250-362-5477 for more information.   On Monday evenings, the Rossland Quilters Guild gets together at 7:00pm.  Contact Deyanne Davies at 250-362-7727 for more ...

The long arm of the law was too much for a shoplifter as Nelson Police collared the light-fingered female twice in one day. The day started to go south for the 22-year-old woman when police were called to a report of a shoplifter at 10:36 a.m. Wednesday at a liquor store located in the 200-block […]

RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Service and Integrated Road Safety Unit was out in full force, conducting spot checks during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. The Thanksgiving holiday has been classified as one of the most dangerous weekends on roads in BC, where, on average, four people are killed and 540 injured in 1,770 crashes every year […]

Was there any doubt? It appears Whitewater Ski Hill, going solo this time, has dispatched its first victim in the Powder Magazine 2014 Ski Town Throwdown contest. With the final tally completed, Nelson's Whitewater Ski Hill outlasted Big White near Kelowna 765-278. Whitewater now advances to the second round of the 64-hill ...

The lead up to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend kept Nelson Police staff busy as officers responded to more than 50 calls during the past few days. Friday (October 11) afternoon a female driver in the 1000 Block of Josephine Street noticed an assault taking place. At approximately 3:45 p.m., the driver saw a young male […]

The Castlegar Rebels paid in spades for spoiling the Nelson Leafs unbeaten start to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season Saturday night. After spotting the Rebels a 1-0 lead, Nelson scored nine unanswered goals en route to a convincing 9-1 shellacking of Castlegar Sunday afternoon at the NDCC Arena in the rematch of the […]

It is with sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our dear husband, father, grandfather and uncle, Nicholas Oglow, pioneer of Castlegar. He passed away Oct.12 at Castleview Care Centre. Nick was born in Pincher Creek, Alberta on Dec. 8, 1918 of Doukhobor ancestry. He was blessed with 94 years of life. Nick was […]

Now that it’s fall with definitely colder nights this year with a few frosts already, it’s time to start thinking about making your elderberry tincture. It’s perfect timing, since the plant has had colder weather to send all those nutrients into the berries and the first round of flu has happened with the kids going back to...