A sophisticated grow-op in the Deer Park area is no more, after a police raid at roughly 1 p.m. Thursday, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. Orr said members of the Castlegar Crime Reduction Unit located and cut down 311 marijuana plants, each about four-and-a-half feet high.  “The site was located on Crown land […]

The excitement has already started for the biggest Queen City Cruise yet with more than 350 cars expected and an estimated 10,000 spectators for the 10th anniversary, Friday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 8. Registration is being taken for the international event hosted by the Nelson Road Kings, which attracts car collectors from Washington State, […]

August 30 is the deadline for citizens to have their say on the proposed new federal electoral boundaries which would put Nelson and Salmo in the East Kootenay riding of Kootenay-Columbia, separating them from Castlegar, Trail, and the north shore of Kootenay Lake. Areas A, B, C, and G of the Regional District of Central […]

Over 150 Canadian and US battle engineers are pulling out of Trail and Castlegar after Wednesday’s traditional close-of-exercise pig roast, according to Canadian Forces Major Dan Thomas, at the end of EXERCISE KOOTENAY CASTOR, a joint training exercise with combat engineers from Washington and Trail, Chilliwack and Vancouver. Thomas said the two-week exercise was “hugely […]

  A 27-year-old Calgary man is facing  charges stemming from an incident which occurred in Robson on Aug. 18, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “Castlegar RCMP received a call of a suspicious vehicle parked in the Lion’s Head Pub parking lot,” she said. “The vehicle had been parked there over night and was covered […]

Bar a blaze that destroyed a Genelle home and injured a firefighter (see: http://castlegarsource.com/news/fire-destroys-home-genelle-injures-firefighter-20525#.UDaiV8GPWSo), the tri-city area remains relatively unscathed during a hot, dry fire season this year, even though several smaller fires have started this past week – including one at the Zellstoff Celgar pulp mill. Southeast Fire Centre’s Karlie Shaughnessey said there was a […]

A bunch of local kids between the ages of 13 and 15 are donating their time and musical talent to garner donations of money and school supplies for the Community Harvest Food Bank. Food Bank manager Deb McIntosh said she’s impressed and touched by the efforts of students from Supercat Studios, who will be staging […]

A firefighter is coping with non-life-threatening injuries and a family with the loss of their home after a blaze in the China Creek portion of Genelle this morning. Kootenay Boundary Fire Rescue Cpt. Jason Milne said Trail was dispatched to a residential home in Genelle for the smell of smoke at 5 a.m. “Once (we […]

“The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.”                                                           – Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day Ever wondered how much electricity you could save by turning off just one light? A column on that topic by Mike Sandiford, […]

Demons, bears and hubcaps are just a few of the calls Nelson Police Department received during the past few days. A Father at a local church contacted NPD in need of help after an agitated man entered the place of worship. When officers arrived they found the male convulsing on the floor, claiming to be […]