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GF council works on new deer feeding bylaw
by Shara JJ Cooper on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 6:44pm

Grand Forks city council gave first, second and third reading to a new deer feeding bylaw, Nov. 25.

The new bylaw states that no individual can provide food to deer, either by handfeeding...

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GF moves forward with water metre project
by Shara JJ Cooper on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 5:33pm

Starting this coming spring, Grand Forks residents will only be paying for the water that they use. The new water metre program is expected to reduce energy requirements and save the city and...

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Gallery 2 inspires a vintage Christmas
by Kate Lee on Thursday, November 28, 2013 - 5:11pm

The elegant crowd at Gallery 2's 22nd annual Wine Tasting were transported back in time thanks to the nostalgic Christmas cards glittering down at them and the abundance of retro comfort...

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New program offering Aboriginal people throughout the region very valuable C.O.I.N.S.

by Trail Champion on 04 Dec 2013
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New program offering Aboriginal people throughout the region very valuable C.O.I.N.S.

There's a new and exciting resource available to Aboriginal people throughout the region, according to Kris Taks, executive director of the Circle of Indigenous Nations Society

“The Circle of Indigenous Nations Society (C.O.I.N.S) formed in September 2012 and formally registered as a non-profit society in March 2013,” Taks said. “The society is governed by five local Aboriginal Elders living in the Grand Forks, Nelson, Trail, Nakusp, and Castlegar communities.

Regional News

BC Coroners Service identifies victims of MVA near Moyie

by Nelson Daily Sports on 07 Dec 2013
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BC Coroners Service identifies victims of MVA near Moyie

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man and a woman who died following a motor vehicle incident near Cranbrook on Thursday (December 5) as Lyla-Maria Arcilla Mortensen of Slocan and Joel William Drew Franklin of Winlaw.

Mortenson, 18, was the driver and Franklin, 19, was the passenger in a vehicle which went out of control and collided with a pickup truck on Hwy 3/95 about 24 km southwest of Cranbrook near Moyie about 12:25 p.m.

Road conditions were noted to be very icy at the time.

Both Mortensen and Franklin were deceased at the scene.

COMMENT: IBEW 213 blasts Fortis BC for ongoing lockout

by Contributor on 06 Dec 2013
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COMMENT: IBEW 213 blasts Fortis BC for ongoing lockout

Ed. Note: The following is an opinion piece provided by The IBEW Union.

Unless a Grinch’s heart grows, this story of 225 locked out electrical workers won’t have a very merry ending. The latest round of negotiations between FortisBC and its electrical workers have failed; all but ensuring 225 workers will be locked out for the holiday season.

Provincial & National

Why Tories Are So Afraid of What Deloitte’s Runia Might Testify

by Murray Dobbin on 06 Dec 2013
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Why Tories Are So Afraid of What Deloitte’s Runia Might Testify

With all the reporting on the Senate scandal you might think there’s not much more to be discovered. But reading the actual documents the RCMP turned up in its Mike Duffy investigation is definitely worth the effort. The documents pull back the curtain on Harperland, a landscape so profoundly unethical Harper’s staff does not hesitate even for a second in plotting to interfere with a supposedly independent official Senate audit.

B.C.'s Lieutenant Governor offers statement on death of Nelson Mandela

by Contributor on 05 Dec 2013
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B.C.'s Lieutenant Governor offers statement on death of Nelson Mandela

The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, issued this statement following the death of Nelson Mandela:

"On behalf of all British Columbians, I offer my condolences to the family of Nelson Mandela and the people of his beloved South Africa.