Huakan International Mining Inc. announced Tuesday that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Gold Crown LLC , an arm's length company, to sell 100 percent of its interest in the Greenwood Gold Project located near Greenwood, B.C. for $5,000,000 and a 2 percent net smelter returns royalty on any ore milled at...

Balancing self-reliance and resiliency with increasing the export economy of rural areas is the solution to creating a sustainable regional economy according to George Penford, rural innovation chair at Selkirk College. In an economy where more money comes to residents through the mail than through the mills, Penfold was clear...

It’s often difficult for young people to get a chance to explore job options and find the right career. It’s even harder for youth who may be at risk or have had difficulties in their early years. One program, offered by Community Futures Boundary, that gives these young people a giant step forward in their career path is the...

So what is Leadership? What is Staying Power? Yes, it’s certainly big vision and adaptability, but it’s also paying attention to the small moment’s one person at a time. Or so it goes according to Mr. Gus Whalen, CEO of the Warren Featherbone Company.  Mr. Whalen is a testament to staying power as the leader of his family...

Based on earnings in 2010, the Board of Directors of Grand Forks Credit Union (GFCU) announced 10% patronage resulting in more than $1,000,000 in profits distributed back to their members. “This is another distinction between us and other financial service providers,” explained Kelly Thomas, CEO. “When the surplus earnings ...

New Democrat Agriculture Critic, Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), is calling on Prime Minister Harper to urge the United States (US) government to immediately reverse yesterday’s decision to authorize the unrestricted cultivation of Monsanto’s hotly contested genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa in the...

When you first walk into Granby Dance Studio you get a feeling of being in a bright sunlit space that could be in the Mediterranean. That warm, bright ambiance follows you into the studio proper with its larger than life mirrors where you really feel like a professional.   In 2007, Michele Dean, who had been teaching traditional...

An interim board is elected and an executive director appointed as the momentum to build a regional chamber of commerce for the Boundary region continues to be strong. In a recent session the chamber development committee finalized their incorporations documents and held elections.  “It really is promising the kind of support...

Its time to clear up the uncertainty of the future for meat production in the Boundary region. In the wake of ‘mad cow’ disease scares causing changes in slaughter regulations, small meat producers across the province have been unsure if they have a future. The regulations effectively stopped on farm slaughter for any animals...

Delays in investments have forced deadlines to be extended for the purchase of the Midway sawmill by local investors and the Village of Midway. The open offering of shares for sale to raise the needed cash for the purchase started late and as a result the money needed to close the deal was not in place.   The original deadline...