Backcountry snow: avalanche danger hits hard early in the season
Avalanche danger in the West Kootenay backcountry is already heating up. The Canadian Avalanche Centre in Revelstoke has already tagged the alpine and at the tree line as “high” in its avalanche potential for Tuesday through to Wednesday. Below the tree line the risk is considered considerable for the next three days. Heavy amounts of […]
Beasley's Steve Archdekin needs help to grant a last wish of a friend who died of cancer
Beasley resident Steve Archdekin has never met a hurdle he couldn’t overcome. In September of 1993 Archdekin came down with what he thought was a case of the common cold. Little did the Brampton, Ont., native know was this common cold turned into a full blown case of rare form of arthritis called, Reiter’s Syndrome. […]
Mates back in winner's circle, snap four-year Vikings title run with 19-12 victory in WKMFFL Final
Dam Inn receiver Mike Lucas caught to touchdown passes, the second snapping a 12-12 tie, to power the Mates to a hard-fought 19-12 victory over Castlegar Vikings in the final of the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League Sunday in the snow at the Mount Sentinel Field. The Dam Inn win, the first in the […]
Guess what? The B.C. Lions are in the 99th annual Grey Cup against Winnipeg
The rags to riches story continues for the B.C. Lions. Travis Lulay, and a suffocating B.C. defence, sparked the Lions to a 40-23 rout of the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL Western Final Sunday before 41,313 fans at B.C Place in Vancouver. The win advances the Lions to the 99th Grey Cup next Sunday in, […]
UPDATED: Mayor to stay; newcomers Rye and Heaton win; Duff loses seat
CORRECTION: The two new city councillors will not, as it says in the following story, be taking their chairs in Monday’s city council meeting but, rather, will be sworn in on Monday, Dec. 5. The Source apologizes for this inaccuracy. Another election cycle is over, and two new city councillors will be taking their chairs at […]
Cats qualify for provincials after stunning tournament run at Kootenay Zone A Girl's Championships
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The Mount Sentinel Wildcats have qualified for the B.C. High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championships. If someone on the street said this in passing a few years ago the response would have been, “so what . . . that’s nothing new. Mount Sentinel goes all the time.” However, after […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder: How to minimize it early on
After waking up last Saturday morning to a brilliant blue sky after all that new snow on Friday, I couldn’t help but jump out of bed and go for a cross-country ski up at Paulson. I still hadn’t had enough of that sunshine, so, I went for a back-country ski on Sunday afternoon up at […]
Programs support eating local year-round
Interior Health residents are getting the message: locally grown food is better for your health, the environment and the local economy. Attendance is up at farmers’ markets, gardens are becoming more popular and people are paying attention to where their food is grown. Now that winter is on the way, can we still eat locally? […]
Mayor Dooley delivered surprise in his bid for third term
The biggest surprise for Mayor John Dooley came one day before Saturday night’s election results had been delivered — a landslide victory of nearly 1,300 votes over his nearest competitor. His sister, Katrina, flew in from Ireland Friday night to see her older brother at the end of his campaign for a third consecutive term […]
Let it snow!
Winter is here and rather than hiding inside for the next few months, why not get outside and enjoy winter this year by hitting the slopes with your Grade 4 and 5 children! Skiing and snowboarding are some of Canada’s most popular winter sports and one of the best ways to stay active this winter. […]
