Grand Forks takes part in Drinking Water Week
If your habits resemble those of an average Grand Forks resident, you use about 720 litres per day of water—that’s more than 3,000 cups of water every day. That’s also about one-third more than the average British Columbian. Have you ever wondered where all that water comes from? With May 20 to 26, 2013 being Drinking Water...
RDKB closes free refuse bin sites
Five free garbage and recycling bins in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) have been closed, as of May 1. The bins were located at Larson Road and Texas Point in Christina Lake, Jewel Lake, Bridesville and Westbridge but now residents will have to travel to the nearest landfill to dispose of their waste. ...
BC election results not as expected
BC’s 40th provincial election finished with more than a few surprises. In the Boundary-Similkameen, Liberal candidate Linda Larson was elected as the newest MLA. This outcome wasn’t so much a surprise, as a curiosity. The CBC and other media sources declared the Boundary-Similkameen one of the top ridings to watch after...
River levels stabilizing and expected to drop
The Boundary area did not get enough rain Monday night to push the rivers past the flooding point. As a result, the BC River Forecast Centre has downgraded the advisory to a “high streamflow” for the Granby River and has ended the advisory for the Kettle and West Kettle rivers as well as the small tributary creeks. "It's...
Kettle and Granby rivers upgraded to "flood watch" status
UPDATE: The BC River Forecast Centre has stated that the Granby and Kettle rivers are in a holding pattern. They are only expected to rise if the area sees heavy rain over the next 24 hours. ORIGINAL STORY: The BC River Forecast Centre has upgraded their warning from a "high streamflow advisory" to a "flood watch" for the...
Nicaraguan-style permaculture at the Grand Forks library
Sarah Orlowski presented permaculture techniques at the Grand Forks and District Public Library, May 9. Orlowski shared slides from her trip to Nicaragua where she lived on Ometepe Island and studied permaculture a year ago. Throughout the presentation she showed pictures of a variety of plants and how they were used in...
Advanced polling numbers are up
Advanced voting numbers are up, slightly, in the Boundary-Similkameen electoral district. In 2009, there were 27,942 registered voters. During the advanced voting polls in the same year a total of 4,303 voters cast their ballots early. This year, there are 28,817 registered voters. Saturday's results aren't in but so far ...
How to vote if you aren't registered
At this late date, it’s too late for voters to register in advance. But that doesn’t mean unregistered voters can't make their voices heard. BC residents that aren’t registered need to bring government-issued photo identification and proof of their residential address. A few types of valid ID include a BC driver’s license of...
Kootenay residents asked to attend an ener-vention as FortisBC PowerSense launches the Kootenay Energy Diet
Kootenay residents will get help slimming down their energy use when they join the Kootenay Energy Diet, set to launch in Castlegar on May 22 with community ener-ventions (information sessions and trade shows) to follow in Trail, Salmo, Rossland, Grand Forks, Slocan, Creston and Kaslo. “As we found through the successful...
Mir Lecture Series presents Arun Gandhi, Peace Activist & Mahatma Gandhi’s Grandson
Join Arun Gandhi as he addresses violence through education and his work with impoverished children using the lessons that he learned from his famous grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi. This lecture takes place at the Brilliant Cultural Centre on May 17th. Inspired Legacy Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, was born in South ...