GFCU able to help during teacher's strike recovery
Grand Forks Credit Union (GFCU) reassures members they have policies and practices in place to help those affected both directly and indirectly by the recent BC Teachers’ Federation and BC Public School Employers’ labour dispute. “We understand the financial strain this can put on some of our members and there is often ...
Letter from father of local man killed in impaired driving incident: Let Brandon's legacy be one of love and forgiveness
Ed. Note: This was a post written on a Facebook page called 'In Loving Memory of Brando', then sent to The Source. To read the related news article, click here . Hello everyone. Brandon's dad here. I hope and pray for each one of you, as you all struggle to accept such a terrible tragedy. Your outpouring of love, your messages,...
CLSS encourages letter campaign to Prov. to address invasive mussels
Attached are the letter templates that the Okanagan Basin Water Board sent out. The RDKB did send a letter already back in April. The Okanagan Basin Water Board has sent the attached letters to Premier Clark/Minister Polak, and to federal Ministers Shea/Blaney, on the need for urgent action to prevent invasive zebra and...
School starts Monday, SD51 posts message to parents
From School District 51's Facebook page and website. Updated Sept 19 All Students in School District 51 will be open on Monday, September 22, 2014. Monday will be a half day with students being dismissed at 11:30 a.m. Buses will run on the usual half-day schedule. Posted Sept. 18 Dear Parents and Guardians: Thank you for...
SPOTLIGHT FILMS: Boyhood
“We filmed a period piece in the present tense.” Thus are the words of Austin based director Richard Linklater, the guy who jump started the careers of Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, and Matthew McConaughey with Dazed and Confused, about his film Boyhood, which he directed and wrote. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast,...
LETTER: Water Meters – What The City Is Not Telling You
Dear Editor, Why is information on water meter installations so hard to get? We contacted Doug Allin at City Hall to get more info on one of the available options - the manually-read, human-friendly, non-RF, non-radiating meter (the “ProRead”), and we were just pointed in various directions and given no hard data. There seems...
Letter from former Robson Community School Coordinator
For the past 18 years, I have had the pleasure of being the coordinator at Robson Community School. Twenty years ago, the school principal at Robson applied for Community School Status and as a result, $75,000 was brought into this district to set up a community school. A year or two later, Blueberry Creek also received these...
19th Annual Pass Creek Fall Fair kicks off tomorrow!
One of the region’s premiere events is all set to go this weekend, as organizers prepare to kick off the 19th Annual Pass Creek Fall Fair. Donna Smith, secretary of the Pass Creek Exhibition Society, says this is their signature event and features tons of activities, displays, vendors, booths and competitions to delight all...
MLA shares opportunities for residents to engage
Dear Constituents, This fall the citizens of Kootenay West have the ability to participate in a number of public consultations and services. I wanted to make sure that all of these opportunities were highlighted to have as much participation as possible from our region. Each fall, the Select Standing Committee on Finance and...
Woman charged after Castlegar man killed in fatal accident
A Castlegar man was killed Wednesday morning in Edmonton, after being struck by a truck just before 2 a.m. Global News is reporting that a Dodge Dakota truck was heading north from 23 Avenue down the ramp to Gateway Boulevard when it hit a pedestrian near the end of the ramp. Twenty-five-year-old Brandon (Brando) Robertson ...
