New Trail float draws compliments and critique
Silver City Days hosted a variety of floats this year. Among them was the City of Trail's new float for the ambassadors of Trail. This year's Miss Trail, Ella Meyer, stood at the top and the princesses sat on benches below. At their feet was a model of the Trail bridge and climbing up the truck was a model of the red Trail ...
Woman whose body was found in Trail now identified
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a female who was found deceased on the shore of the Columbia River in Trail on April 18. She was Elena William Popoff, aged 64, of Slocan Park. Popoff had been reported missing by family members on April 17. The next morning, she was found deceased in a shallow shore area...
City hall may open in time for new council
City hall is expected to be open for the inaugural meeting of the new city council, later this year. The municipal election will be held Nov. 15 and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Doug Allin says the new council should be able to hold their first meeting in the updated building. Allin updated city councillors at their...
Police seeking witnesses to explosion last night in dowtown Castlegar
A vehicle explosion in the 2 Street and 8 Avenue area of downtown Castlegar last night has police asking for public assistance. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson said the incident wasn't called in to police until the following morning, but reports made to The Source about the sound of explosions during the night may be related....
LETTER: Paranoia or due process
Talk about putting the cart before the horse. Fall 2013 the RDKB (Regional District of Kootenay Boundary) launches the Kettle Blah-Blah Plan. A few months later Grand Forks city council slams through a unanimous motion to install residential smart water metres. The citizenry clamours, an open-house is held and already by April...
New candidate in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding
Connie Denesiuk has announced her intention to seek the Federal Liberal nomination for the new South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding. The new South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding brings together towns, cities and communities in an especially beautiful region of the province. There are significant demographic, economic, historical...
RDKB and BISS get over $76k from province
The provincial government is providing $76,100 to help control the spread of invasive plants. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) will receive $40,500 and Boundary Invasive Species Society (BISS) will receive $33,600. “If serious steps are not taken to stop the spread of invasive plants there will be direct...
Atamanenko Welcomes TAKE BACK OUR COAST Tour to Nelson and Grand Forks
Alex Atamanenko, MP is hosting featured speaker Nathan Cullen, MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley, on the Nelson leg of his TAKE BACK OUR COAST tour across British Columbia. Cullen’s tour focuses on engaging communities across the province to educate and organize against the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project. ...
Peninsula Panthers forward Alex Milligan commits to Selkirk College
The Selkirk College Men's Hockey program is pleased to announce a playing commitment from forward Alex Milligan (Shawnigan Lake, B.C.) to attend Selkirk College and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2014/15 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Milligan is a 5-foot-11, 175 pound left winger who joins the Saints...
Victim of Wednesday's car crash identified as Riondel resident
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motor vehicle incident near Yahk on May 7, 2014. He is Rudy Lauritzen, aged 64, of Riondel. Lauritzen was the driver of a westbound car, which was involved in a collision with an eastbound tractor-trailer unit on Highway 3/95 near Irishman's Creek ...
