The lucky winner of that 'Artfully Rossland' contest
For the month of December, 2018, Tourism Rossland, The Josie, RED Mountain Resort, Stephanie Gauvin and Instinct Skis teamed up to create a contest that will send one lucky winner down the slopes in style: the Artfully Rossland contest. The grand prize? -- a pair of Stephanie Gauvin Artist Series Instinct Skis, 3 nights ...
Grand Forks Council pleased with Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing discussions
In a media release Thursday, Grand Forks City Council said a conference call regarding the 2nd Street and 19th Street developments was held with Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, several members of her senior staff and the CEO of BC Housing, Shayne Ramsay. "Council took the opportunity to relay ongoing...
Air Canada's cancellation of Cranbrook/Calgary flights may be boon for Castlegar
Air Canada’s announcement today that it will be cancelling flights from Cranbrook to Calgary may not be the bad news it seems at first blush. For starters, councillor Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff pointed out that Air Canada’s decision was based on economic feasibility, but it appears West Jet will continue providing the...
Letter: Apology due to Jody Wilson-Raybould
OPEN LETTER: The discriminatory, sexist comments about Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould being spread by government officials and staff are appalling and condemnable Dear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, We demand that you immediately and categorically publicly condemn the racist and sexist innuendo about Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould...
Trail kitchen fire sends one to hospital
A cooking fire gone awry brought 19 firefighters to a Cedar Avenue home Sunday, according to Acting Captain Lee De Pellegrin of Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue. He said the call came in at 1:14 p.m. and crews arrived 1667 Cedar Avenue at 1:18 p.m., with the situation controlled at 1:40 p.m. “(The) initial three-member...
Couples getting hot under the collar over thermostat wars, report says
A new report by BC Hydro finds when it comes to heating the home, British Columbian couples are at odds – with four in 10 admitting to arguing over the temperature. The report titled Thermostat wars: How the battle over household temperature is turning up the heat on relationships found that while arguments about the temperature...
Op/Ed: How B.C. quietly found a way to permit natural gas plants without environmental reviews
Internal documents released via Freedom of Information laws show that, while the B.C. government was publicly apologizing to the Fort Nelson First Nation for exempting natural gas plants from environmental assessments without consultation, the province quietly used a loophole to allow the exemptions to continue — a...
City of Grand Forks Applies for $49.9M Grant to Protect Homes from Flooding
The City of Grand Forks, through the Boundary Flood Recovery Team, applied to Infrastructure Canada on January 11, 2019 for $49.9 million in funding for flood infrastructure. The intent is to protect both residential neighbourhoods and vulnerable areas in the downtown core, and to recreate wetland areas. The Federal Disaster...
Search Suspended for Missing Merritt Rancher
After seven days, Merritt RCMP and Search and Rescue have suspended the search for missing rancher Ben Tyner. The search is suspended at this time due to extensive coverage in the area where the horse was found on Jan. 28, as well as extreme cold and poor weather conditions. The large scale search included more than 19 teams...
New development with small home component set for public meeting
A new small home development proposed for an area on the north end of Grand Forks could prove to be the answer for the housing crunch in the city. The city has given the first two readings on a bylaw to create a new comprehensive development zone to accommodate creation of a mobile home park and ecological reserve — north of...
