Rushed mornings, no time for a lunch break, food-filled meetings, shift work and limited time to prepare meals ― there’s no doubt that workday challenges can make it difficult to eat well. However, the benefits make it worth the effort. Eating well at work can boost concentration, productivity, and vitality. It can also reduce...

Proper planning is vital to success in a new career and Selkirk College is providing the opportunity to explore options this Thursday at the Castlegar Campus. The annual Selkirk College Career & Education Fair brings together more than 50 exhibitors with community members, students, prospective students and parents for ...

Ed. Note: The Source only heard of Krystal yesterday when she messaged me (the editor) on Facebook about her endeavours. As I see our role as sharing unique success stories and neat Castlegar-based efforts, I was only too happy to share Krystal's message. It was incredibly fun to watch Source readers respond with 61 comments...

Selkirk College Career Fair Provides an Edge for Students On Thursday, March 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The annual Selkirk College Career & Education Fair brings together more than 50 exhibitors with community members, students, prospective students and parents for a day of building connections and providing insight into the available avenues for […]

We all realize now it was too good to remain for any length of time. Gas prices across B.C are expected — in some places of the problem the increases have already started — to rise for some time according to industry watchers. Patrick DeHaan said on the online forecaster GasBuddy.com website that consumers can “expect prices...

Since 2005, Eileen Delehanty Pearkes has researched and explored the natural and human history of the rivers of the upper Columbia River Basin.  She speaks frequently at conferences and symposia throughout the Basin on the history of the Columbia River Treaty and its effects on Basin residents.  She has recently completed a...

Noémi Kiss (soprano) & Rita Deane (classical guitar) Saturday, March 7 7:30 pm @ the Rossland Miner’s Hall The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture presents Hungarian vocalist Noémi Kiss and classical guitarist Rita Deane in a concert featuring love songs from across the centuries. The concert will include a wide range of repertoire from early classical to […]

Season 6, Game 1:       Saturday, March 14, 2015 At Selkirk College, Castlegar 5PM:   Killjoys  vs. Dam City Rollers (REMATCH of 2014 Finals!)  7PM:   Rossland Trail Roller Girls  vs.  Valley Brutality Need we say more?  Come out to cheer the intrepid roller girls as they vie for derby dominance.  Purchase tickets at www.kootenayrollerderby.com or […]

A vehicle-versus-house MVA on Wednesday has prompted police to remind residents that the emergency brake is an important second precaution. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff said police got a call at 11:49 a.m. on Feb 25 to attend a motor vehicle accident in the 1000 block of 7 Avenue. “We arrived to find a Ford F350 truck...

There has been a great deal in the news over the past few weeks about C-51, the government’s news Anti-Terrorism Act.  It is another one in a series of omnibus bills and contains 62 pages covering everything from expanding the mandate of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to allowing police to seize terrorist...