Lorraine Dick's blog

The message behind the CBC’s Cannabiz show is not that Grand Forks is the pot capital and is totally crime-ridden but that in order to reduce local crime and increase a legitimate economy we need to consider abolishing the prohibition of marijuana.

I saw a lonely little dandelion trying his hardest to bloom up on Reservoir Road yesterday!

I am ashamed to live in a community where the actions of a few individuals dictate the reactions of our Council. Please don't let the mudslinging within one of our local newspapers of recent, blind you to the importance of the democratic process. In the past couple of months the issue of medical marijuana has gone completely off track. The original concept was to create a motion within City Council to send a resolution requesting the Provincial government take over licensing of only medical marijuana.

“Feeding deer in winter may seem like a kind thing to do, but in reality, it's not a good idea. Wildlife experts have long discouraged feeding, saying it makes deer more vulnerable to disease…” (Hamilton-Halton Watershed Stewardship Program) http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/Asset/iu_files/DeerFeedingFactsheet.pdf Deer fed “artificial” food: • may actually starve during winter • will diminish the gene pool • are more susceptible to disease

This is a great paper and site. thanks

I have heard several recipients complain about the contents of their Food Bank and Christmas Hamper boxes. I want to know if receiving these from volunteer organizations is their Right or their Gift. These volunteer organizations do the best they can with what they receive as donations to meet the needs of their recipients even including pets when possible.

One of the main reasons nothing gets done in this wonderful community of Grand Forks can be illustrated by a story I heard once: This boy went out clam digging. He dug for hours putting each clam carefully in his pail. Oh his arm ached from all the clams that he had found and dropped into the bucket. He decided he must have enough and so he hurried home to give them to his grandfather. "Look grandpa" he said "Look at all the clams I found. I must a thousand of them".