Grand Forks City Council has hired Doug Allin to fill the position of Chief Administrative Officer for the City. Allin served the community as CAO from 2012-2014 and has an extensive career working in Local Government. Allin brings over twenty years of experience in Public Works and Operations and over the past two years moved...

Locals outdoors clubs, including the British Columbia Wildlife Federation (BCWF) and the West Arm Outdoors Club (WAOC), are demanding urgent action by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) as Kootenay Lake kokanee stocks continue to dwindle. The two groups together with the Balfour and District...

Rick Rogerson, 47, will be held in custody after his court date Feb. 12. This, after an armed stand-off with police lasting more than 20 hours saw police evacuating a Castlegar neighbourhood last weekend. Rogerson appeared in court Thursday, and is being charged with a laundry list of charges. For further coverage, click...

After weeks of protest, petitioning and lobbying  by BC’s resident hunting community, Minister Steve Thomson announced Friday that he was revising the limited entry hunting allocations (LEH) for the province. But local Nelson Rod and Gun director Wally Kampen said the changes were minimal. “It’s a very small step in the right...

The clean-up due to the fire in one of the main floor bathrooms at Stanley Humphries Secondary School continues. We had a crew in the building Wednesday and today but unfortunately more deep cleaning remains.  While we have made good progress on the bathroom itself and the smell of smoke throughout the school has lessened, ...

It is with great regret that the Kootenay Chrysler Bull-A-Rama Chair has come to the decision to cancel the upcoming 14th annual Bull-A-Rama event scheduled for April 25th at the Cominco Arena.  “This was not an easy decision as we have received unbelievable support for the event from sponsors and fans,” says Gord McMartin,...

Dear Editor. Some thoughts on the Connors Road Bike trail connector..... I commend the city council for completing this project. I read the newspaper concerning the presentation to council from some of the "affected" residents of Connor's  Road, and it seemed to contain a lot more heat than light. To the people who suggested...

The name of a 47-year-old Castlegar man who held off police for hours Sunday/Monday will be released when he appears in Castlegar court tomorrow (Thursday). Police brought in a containment team, an Emergency Response Team and a negotiator, including members from Trail, Kelowna and Creston, to manage a volatile situation that...

Stanley Humphries Secondary School was evacuated this morning after a fire in the boys washroom. Castlegar deputy fire chief Sam Lattanzio said they got the general alarm fire call at 9:25 a.m., and were informed en route that there was an actual fire on the premises. “It’s definitely suspicious in nature, and the RCMP are ...

It was a wet Family Day weekend in Grand Forks, but that didn't stop hundreds of people take part in the activities available.  Some of the activities included free swimming, bowling, skating and watching "Paddington" at the GEM Theatre.  On Saturday, the City of Grand Forks combined with their sponsors to put on various...