Christina Lake residents say they aren't interested in a shared sewer system
by Shara JJ Cooper on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 4:14pm

After hearing concerns about the water quality at Christina Lake, Grace McGregor, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) Area C Director, decided to pass out a survey so residents...

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Music will fill the air Labour Day long weekend
by Contributor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 12:56pm

There's a new festival coming to Rock Creek this Labour Day long weekend  called the Ponderosa Arts and Music Festival. The event is meant to showcase artists and musicians from Western...

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Local non-profits put themselves on the MAAP
by Shara JJ Cooper on Friday, May 17, 2013 - 5:24pm

Three Grand Forks organizations have found a way to come together and pool their resources by forming the Multi-Agency Accommodation Project (MAAP).

Habitat for Humanity,...

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Recent News

CONTEST: May 2013 -- Sponsored by Bodhi and Soul

by Boundary Sentinel on 31 May 2013
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CONTEST: May 2013 -- Sponsored by Bodhi and Soul

Welcome to the first monthly contest hosted by the Boundary Sentinel. 

To participate, write a comment -- any PG comment -- in the comment boxes below. You'll need to set up an account if you don't already have one. Don't forget to make sure the account has a valid email address so we can notify you if you win!

Rossland's Brenan Moroney off to Missouri Valley in September

by Nelson Daily Sports on 21 May 2013
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Brenan Moroney . . . accepts offer to NAIA

Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf coordinator Rob McKay announced Monday that golfer Brenan Moroney has inked a letter of intent to play golf in September at Missouri Valley in Marshal Missouri.

"Brenan is a very strong player who has represented Zone 1 in five straight BC Junior Championships, has been the overall winner in Zone 1 and is currently a valuable member of the RSS (Rosslland Secondary School) Golf team," McKay explained.

Regional News

COMMENT: Democracy loses

by Alex Atamanenko on 21 May 2013
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COMMENT: Democracy loses

The Conservative government tabled the Bill C-45: Jobs and Growth Act on October 18, 2012. It became law on December 14, 2012.

Bill C-45 was the second omnibus budget bill passed in 2012. The first omnibus budget bill was Bill C-38: Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act, which became law in June 2012. The Bills are intended to implement the provisions of the Conservative government’s March 29, 2012 budget.

Water Safety Week with summer just around the corner

by Nelson Daily staff on 20 May 2013
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Taghum Beach will soon be a busy spot fro swimmers to cool off. — The Nelson Daily photo

Police across the province want to advise the public to be extra careful when flocking to the numerous beaches, lakes and rivers as well as community and personal pools as the weather begins to warm up and summer approaches.

This week — May 19-25 — is Water Safety Week and the public should be warned that preliminary data from the BC Coroners Service indicates that over the past five years 397 people have drowned in British Columbia.

Provincial & National

GARDEN WISDOM: I love columbine!

by Mark Macdonald on 17 May 2013
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Columbine

The second half of May heralds the blooms of Columbine here in south coastal BC. The flowers only appear for a couple of weeks, but it’s so worth the wait. Take a walk through the UBC Botanical Gardens at this time of year, and you’ll see many variations on the theme, although only a sampling of the 70 or so species that exist. The flowers have an aesthetic attraction for me, in terms of simple beauty and daintiness. But the academic side of my personality cannot see past the flowers as potent symbols of Darwinian evolution.

BLOG: With the Liberals still up, it’s not time to sit down

by Mary Woodbury on 16 May 2013
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Photographer credit: Liz Sperandeo

If there’s one thing to take away from the recent election’s loss of a voice for the rainforest, it’s that protecting the largest temperate rainforest in the world is still possible–with or without politics and money being pushed into the controversial oil sands expansion that would potentially devastate this rare and critical ecosystem–one of the last of its kind.

International

Murdoch’s Circle: The Growing News International Scandal

by ProPublica on 07 May 2013
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Murdoch’s Circle: The Growing News International Scandal

by Lena Groeger | ProPublica, May 3, 5:17 p.m.