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Grand Forks Fall Fair cautiously optimistic to find own property
by Erin Perkins on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 10:42pm

After more than 40 years looking for a permanent home, the City of Grand Forks is now actively looking for a property for the Grand Forks and District Fall Fair.

On Friday Jan. 27 a steering committee made up of members from the Grand Forks City Council, met with members of the Grand...

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Selkirk College National Day of Action quiet but passionate
by Erin Perkins on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 3:56pm

The first National Day of Action protest for Selkirk College Grand Forks campus was a quiet one but a passionate one as students, faculty and community members supported the student union's campaign to reduce tuition fees, drop student debt and increase education funding, Wednesday, Feb. 1...

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Eco-Village proposed for Ponderosa area
by Erin Perkins on Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 10:35pm

A sustainable living development may be in the future for a property west of Christina Lake.

A representative from Marga Ventures Ltd., who has chosen to remain nameless while the re-zoning application is in process, made a presentation to the Regional District Kootenay Boundary's (...

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Recent News

REVIEW: New version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo near perfect

by Mona Mattei on 02 Feb 2012
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Avid readers are often disappointed when they go to see a screen version of their favourite books. I was introduced to the nearly viral, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Swedish novelist Stieg Larsson, and its following novels by my mother and quickly consumed the book in its entirety. So it was with trepidation that I watched the book morph onto the big screen.

Shake off the winter blues at Christina Lake Winterfest

by Erin Perkins on 31 Jan 2012
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The Sno-Pitch game is always a popular event at the Christina Lake Winterfest. Photo by Mona Mattei.

From a winter version of baseball called Sno-Pitch to skill testing games and a polar dip in the lake, Christina Lake's annual Winterfest promises to have it all.

Winterfest, sponsored by the Christina Lake Community Hall Association, runs Friday, Feb. 3 and Saturday, Feb. 4.

Regional News

Selkirk College presents: Getting over the fear of fundraising

by Contributor on 03 Feb 2012
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Selkirk College presents: Getting over the fear of fundraising

Are you an ‘accidental fundraiser’ for a charity of community group: someone with little training or experience who is faced with the daunting task of finding funding for an organization? If so, Selkirk College’s Getting Over the Fear of Fundraising workshop is perfect for you.

A fun and interactive day-long workshop, Getting Over the Fear of Fundraising will help you learn a variety of fundraising skills; from building confidence and enhancing your fundraising skills, to understanding donor behavior and motivations and creating strategic fundraising plans.

Atamanenko 'angered' over Conservatives plan to make changes to the Old Age Security pension

by Nelson Daily staff on 02 Feb 2012
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Atamanenko 'angered' over Conservatives plan to make changes to the Old Age Security pension

New Democrat MP for Southern Interior of B.C., Alex Atamanenko is “angered” by the recent announcement that the Conservatives are looking at making changes to the Old Age Security pension.

The government claims that the present system is becoming unsustainable because of the aging demographics of Canadians.

Provincial & National

US reduces claim against alleged B.C. Softwood timber violations

by Contributor on 02 Feb 2012
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US reduces claim against alleged B.C. Softwood timber violations

Madison's Lumber Reporter has learned that the United States' claim against Canada, for alleged subsidies on British Columbia's timber stumpage rates, has been reduced from US$499 to US$303.6 million.

In the American rebuttal of Canada's defense, which was filed on Dec. 23, 2011 but only made public this week, the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) office is asking for almost 40 percent less penalty against Canada than previous U.S. filings had indicated.

Bow down Canadians, corporations are king

by Murray Dobbin on 01 Feb 2012
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Bow down Canadians, corporations are king

Two recent stories out of Ottawa underline the ongoing political and economic assault on ordinary Canadians. More Canadians are now working for low wages than at any time in decades, continuing a trend that began in the early 1990s, and Stephen Harper has announced major changes to retirement benefits — including delaying Old Age Security (OAS) eligibility to age 67.

International

United States: How the stimulus revived the electric car

by ProPublica on 31 Jan 2012
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United States: How the stimulus revived the electric car

By Michael Grabell in ProPublica.

A common criticism of President Obama's $800 billion stimulus package has been that it failed to produce anything – that while the New Deal built bridges and dams, all the stimulus did was fill some potholes and create temporary jobs.