Today saw ground-breaking ceremonies for a gaming centre slated to open beside the airport next June in Castlegar. More than one official expressed relief to see the oft-delayed $6.5-million construction finally under way. “I believe that today’s groundbreaking reflects a growing confidence in Castelgar as a place of choice for new business in the West […]

 “The closing of the Nelson Daily News and the loss of 25 jobs in this community is another blow to rural B.C.,” said BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko today. He was reacting to Monday’s news that B.C. media chain Black Press purchased eleven papers from Glacier Media, including the Nelson Daily News, the Trail […]

 I’ve heard it said that raising teenagers is like trying to nail Jello to a tree. It’s only fair to my adolescent readers to point out that, from their perspective, dealing with parents is often a very similar experience. So, what does this have to do with technology? Well, McAfee just released a report in […]

It’s the end of an era – 109-year-old Nelson Daily News (NDN) will be closing its doors, perhaps as soon as July 30 of this year … and The Weekender magazine may also be a casualty. Although The Source has been unable to confirm the exact details of a massive local media purchase, it appears Black […]

We are getting into the season of cottonwood, increased dust and heading towards pollen season. Therefore, I thought this would be a good time to discuss minimizing the effects of allergens. The most common symptoms of environmental allergens are: itchy/watery eyes, runny/irritated nose, sneezing, sinus stuffiness, ear...

Rossland has often been thought of as an invisible city when it comes to signage. However, during the past two weeks three giant leaps forward have been taken to changing that perception. Commissioned by Tourism Rossland in 2008, the “Way-finding signage strategy” is a five year project designed to improve the oriented...

Tourists looking to go underground and explore Rossland's historic gold mines this summer will be out of luck as the Rossland museum is facing an unexpected closure of their key asset. Shortly after opening for the summer season, the museum society learned that they would not be able to operate their popular underground tour...

The 2010 Pharmasave Christina Lake Triathalon was challenging for the participants, but worth all their hard work. There were individual participants from youth to seniors, and teams took a run at the prizes too. Biking the hill up from the townsite, swimming the lake, and running the course on a hot day worked up a […]

There's been lots of activity in the Emcon lot on Third Avenue the last couple weeks and folks have been asking just what's going on there. The quick answer is that the lot will be the home base for the Ministry of Transportation's projects around the region over the next couple of summers. The Ministry has set up a trailer...

City-owned land parcels located adjacent to Iron Colt, Black Bear, South Belt and both sides of the Star Gulch reservoir will soon be getting a haircut. Rather than a little off the top, however, it will be a little off the bottom as the Fire-Start Fuel Treatment Project gets underway.   This past winter, all three Regional...