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Grand Forks Fall Fair cautiously optimistic to find own property

by Erin Perkins on 01 Feb 2012
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A float in the 1997 Grand Forks Fall Fair; Photo, Grand Forks Fall Fair

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 Forks and District Fall Fair Society (GFDFFS) to discuss potential properties. It was decided that the committee will do some preliminary exploration and create a list of two or three potential sites for the GFDFFS to consider.

Selkirk College National Day of Action quiet but passionate

by Erin Perkins on 01 Feb 2012
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Janice Podovinikoff, student union representative of Selkirk College Grand Forks campus, explained how high tuition fees not only affect her as a student, but her two sons as well at the National Day of Action at the Grand Forks campus, Wednesday, Feb. 1. Photo by Erin Perkins.

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.

Rather than focussing on the campaign itself, instructors, community members and students discussed how high tuition rates affect them and their families.

Eco-Village proposed for Ponderosa area

by Erin Perkins on 28 Jan 2012
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Eco-Village proposed for Ponderosa area

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 (RDKB) monthly board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 26 in Grand Forks.

National Day of Action comes to Selkirk College for first time

by Erin Perkins on 26 Jan 2012
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National Day of Action comes to Selkirk College for first time

A national campaign by the student movement Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) is coming to Selkirk College Grand Forks campus for the first time, Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 10:30 a.m.

SUMMING IT UP: Greenwood City Council

by Erin Perkins on 25 Jan 2012
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SUMMING IT UP: Greenwood City Council

The second Greenwood City Council meeting of the new year was on Monday, Jan. 23. The following is a collection of issues they discussed at that meeting.

City of Greenwood's new office hours

To try and accomodate more people the City of Greenwood will be changing their office hours.

As of March 1 the city office will be opened from 8:30 a.m. to 4: 30 p.m. Monday to Friday rather than the present hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Stephen Harper and the Big Oil Party of Canada

by Murray Dobbin on 25 Jan 2012
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Stephen Harper and the Big Oil Party of Canada

Where will you be and what will you be doing when the first giant oil tanker, (there will be two plying the waters every three days) carrying over 200,000 gallons of tar sands goop diluted with solvent, spills its load into the pristine waters of the northern BC coast?

POLICE BEAT: Thief caught and sent packing to Trail

by Erin Perkins on 24 Jan 2012
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POLICE BEAT: Thief caught and sent packing to Trail

A 26-year-old man from Trail was caught by Grand Forks RCMP after a rash of petty break-ins and thefts had Riverside residents feeling uneasy.

Zachery Shobolm arrived in Grand Forks around Thursday, Jan. 12 according to Grand Forks RCMP. By Sunday, Jan. 15 he had allegedly commited his first crime and by Friday, Jan. 20 Grand Forks RCMP had him in custody and sent him back to Trail RCMP.

Shobolm had been recently living on 82 Avenue in Grand Forks, said Grand Forks RCMP Staff Sergeant Jim Harrison.

Fukishima nuclear disaster - one year later

by Contributor on 24 Jan 2012
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Fukishima nuclear disaster - one year later

A group of Canadian and American physicians, concerned about public health are organizing a one day conference to explore the potential health and environmental impacts from the troubled reactors in Fukushima and highlight the need for better monitoring and disclosure.

OUT OF LEFT FIELD: Do you have a right to know if your elected official has a criminal record?

by Kyra Hoggan on 19 Jan 2012
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OUT OF LEFT FIELD: Do you have a right to know if your elected official has a criminal record?

I absolutely applaud a resolution Mayor Lawrence Chernoff announced Monday that he’d be bringing forward to council next meeting to consider bringing to the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments and from there, if it passes, to the Union of BC Municipalities and then to the provincial government.

Granite exploration project seeks work permit

by Mona Mattei on 15 Jan 2012
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Granite exploration project seeks work permit
Local concern is growing over two granite mining exploration applications 25 – 30 kilometres (km) up the Granby River north of Grand Forks.
 
The notices of work for the two projects, initiated by North American Stone Inc.,  indicate their intention to cut trails into two locations, remove up to 10,000 tonnes of stone from both sites and then to reclaim, re-seed and plant trees along the trails on completion.
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