Fall Boating – It Takes A Little Bit More Care
Boating in the fall offers colourful vistas, quiet anchorages and excellent fishing but it is not without its challenges that necessitate self-sufficiency and taking some additional precautions to keep from running into trouble. The Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) and the B.C. Wildlife Federation want to remind all...
LIBRARY MUSINGS: Why you can throw away books
Why it’s okay to throw away books For hundreds of years, books in Europe were made from parchment – which is a processed animal skin – and the text was copied out painstakingly by hand. Because of these processes, the manufacture of books was expensive and time consuming, making the finished product very valuable and precious....
Motorbike daredevils take centre stage at this weekend's fall fair
If you only leave the house once this weekend, make sure it’s to enjoy the region’s premiere autumn extravaganza, with exciting new attractions to mark its 20th year wowing locals and tourists alike. The Pass Creek Fall Fair is absolutely a celebration of agriculture, animal husbandry and food production – but it’s so, so...
SPOTLIGHT FILMS: Love and Mercy
On Tuesday Sept. 29 Spotlight Films will be presenting the movie Love and Mercy. Brian Wilson, the creative soul of the Beach Boys, was a musical voyageur, treading new and exciting musicscapes. He created the tender California sound, a rhythmic blind faith in teen romance that thrived despite the growing cultural thirst for...
Samantha Troy is the Green Party candidate for SOWK
The Green Party of Canada welcomes Samantha Troy as the candidate for South Okanagan – West Kootenay, Sept. 17. “It is my pleasure to have Sam join us as a Green Party Candidate,” said Carrie McLaren, Green Party of Canada BC Organizer. “As a working mom, passionate and resourceful, she offers an excellent choice for voters...
Grand Forks resident joins BC Museums Association
The new executive and council members of the BC Museums Association (BCMA) hail from across the province and represent all sectors of the Association’s membership. Elected at the BCMA Annual General Meeting, held at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria on September 14, 2015, the new Council will continue the revitalization...
CFB Small Business and Community awards only weeks away
Community Futures Boundary and the Boundary Country Regional Chamber of Commerce are pleased to host the 16th annual Business Excellence and Community Awards celebration. This gala event brings together individuals, business, government and non-profit organizations. “It is a great opportunity to recognize business excellence,...
Boundary communities get more community centre funding
A new, three-year base funding model for community visitor services centres in Oliver, Grand Forks, Greenwood and Keremeos will ensure more stable and predictable funding and allow for greater flexibility and innovation. Destination BC, the province’s industry-led destination marketing organization, has announced the three-year...
Cops face uphill battle keeping crystal meth out of the Koots
Despite its renown as a marijuana hotbed, the West Kootenay has largely avoided the ugly spectre of crystal methamphetamine – until recently. Three arrests Friday (see https://castlegarsource.com/news/crystal-meth-arrests-outside-rosslandtrail-39243#.VgBFBH3W48A ) have police on high alert against one of the most destructive...
Cat 2 open fires permitted in west part of Southeast Fire Centre
Effective noon (Pacific time) Friday, Sept. 18, Category 2 open fires will be permitted within the Arrow and Kootenay Lake Fire Zones of the Southeast Fire Centre due to a decreased risk of wildfires. Category 2 fires are fires that burn material in piles smaller than two metres high and three metres wide, or stubble or grass...
