Castlegar suiting up for Kraft Hockeyville contest
A group of hockey minded individuals are coming together this weekend to form the Castlegar Nomination Committee for the 2014 Kraft Hockeyville competition. Local Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff has thought about the possibility of entering Castlegar in the Canada wide competition for many years – “Castlegar has such a long, rich,...
LIBRARY MUSINGS: Fabulous Fridays and Mother Goose coming to GFPL
I’ve got some very exciting news to start off 2014 – we are getting rid of overdue fines! Our Board of Directors passed a motion to do this for a one-year trial period, starting January 1, 2014. There are a few public libraries in Canada who have eliminated overdue fines, and I spoke to each of them to see what their experiences...
Community groups work to build relationships
Boundary Region community organizations will be gathering on Thursday, February 20th for a day of partnership building and action planning sponsored by Community Futures Boundary and SPARC BC (the Social Planning and Research Council of BC). The day long event, entitled Strengthening Partnerships for Community Development: ...
GFBB take down Princeton Posses 7-5
Princeton Posse vs. Grand Forks Border Bruins The Princeton Posse and the Grand Forks Border Bruins met at the Midway arena, Jan 10. It was a game packed with power plays that brought the Bruins a win over the Posse’s with a final tally of 7-5. The start of the game was delayed, which resulted in the Posse's being handed ...
GF hosts successful second food forum
The second Grand Forks Food Security forum to “Turn Ideas into Action” was attended by about 40 local residents at the Senior’s Hall in City Park, Jan. 11. Here, the concerns of 105 respondents to a recent online/paper survey conducted by the Canadian Farmer's Union and the Grand Forks and Boundary Regional Agricultural...
Slippery roads cause single-vehicle collision
A four-door Chrysler Intrepid rolled over on the North Fork road this morning just after 9 a.m. The roads were slick with ice and the single, female driver lost control of her vehicle and went into the ditch. Grand Forks Fire and Rescue and the RCMP attended the scene. Thanks to Les Johnson and Grand Forks TV for the...
Rumours of Aviation Program's death have been greatly exaggerated - and could hurt the whole region
It's perhaps dangerously premature to start sounding the death knell for Selkirk College's renowned aviation program, despite the college's decision not to take new students for the 2014 year. The program, designed to accommodate 18 students, will only see three move forward into second year, with no new applicants being...
Selkirk College Plans Aviation Program Renewal
In order to provide time to explore options and build a more sustainable program, Selkirk College has made the decision to suspend the Professional Aviation Program first-year intake for the 2014-15 school year. Despite its mantle as the oldest and one of the best college professional pilot programs in Canada, the Selkirk...
Are we reptiles or mammals?
“Civilization is the flower of humanity; its roots are not planted in societies of equal human beings. All our greatest cultural glories are growths out of hierarchy. Those who make our culture brilliant – our arts, architecture, sciences, in short, all beauty and creativity we humans have to show – have done it on the backs...
LETTER: MLA opposes Canada Post cuts
Dear Minister Raitt: Having recently heard of Canada Post’s announcement to eliminate home delivery services and privatization of postal outlets which will result in layoffs of up to 8,000 postal workers, I feel I must speak for my constituents. While this is a federal matter my constituents will be directly affected by these...
