LIBRARY MUSINGS: Gift ideas for the Christmas season
Hi Grand Folks! Here’s what’s been going on at the library: FIVE GREAT USES FOR OLD NEWSPAPERS We’ve started putting our old newspapers in a basket by the book drop – feel free to help yourself anytime. What do you want old newspaper for, anyway? Here’s five things I can think of: 1. Fold a liner for your compost bin...
Library soon to be source for seeds, not just books
Free seeds of all sorts will soon be available for lending at the Grand Forks and District Public Library. The Seed Library, which is a joint partnership between the library and the Boundary Seed Bank Project, will allow library patrons to “borrow” seeds for planting. It’s like having Seedy Saturday all year round. “I’m happy...
Midway resident garners Queen's Jubilee Medal
A West Boundary resident was the latest recipient for the Queen's Jubilee Medal last week. MLA John Slater presented James McMynn of Midway with the honour being awarded this year to deserving Canadians. James McMynn served the Village of Midway with distinction as its Mayor from its incorporation in 1967 to his retirement ...
POLICE BEAT: Destructive driving at USCC over weekend
About 10 cars tore up the grounds at the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ (USCC) over the weekend. Grand Forks RCMP received the complaint by a USCC member the morning after the incident happened at 9:14 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 16. The drivers had apparently been driving donuts around the parking lot and across the lawn the...
Christina Lake Christmas Party great one on one time with Santa
It was a jolly good time at the Christina Lake Community Center when the jolly old elf rolled in on the back of the Christina Lake Fire Rescue Department's truck, Friday, Dec. 14. About 20 kids and their parents gathered for some one on one time with the jolly Santa, who gave them each a goody bag of treats to take home after...
Dozens dead in Connecticut school shooting
Before turning the gun on himself, a 20-year-old male opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut killing 28 people, 20 of them children ranging from five to ten years old. Approximately 600 students were inside the school. The New York Post identifies the shooter as 20-year-old Adam Lanza. He was...
COMMENT: Tight lips tank trust
Following the city’s overzealous and incorrect use of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act (FIPPA) to withhold letters that are clearly in the public’s interest and do not “unfairly” harm anyone’s reputation, I am left wondering what, exactly, remains in the five redacted lines in Coun. Kathy Moore’s letter...
Silver Kettle Village's doors officially opened
Residents, staff and community members officially celebrated the opening of Grand Forks’ newest seniors housing option this week. “A big part of this (project) wasn’t the building, it was the philosophy of the company,” said Grand Forks mayor Brian Taylor. “The idea of dignity and respect has been clearly a philosophy of our...
Grand Forks teachers return from middle school tour with great optimism
The nine teachers who went on the second trip to Betty Gilbert Middle School in Aldergrove, BC at the end of November had a positive impression of the middle school system. Two of the teachers attended the monthly school board meeting in Grand Forks on Tuesday, Dec. 11 to tell the board about their trip. The trip was the...
Boundary birds beware - we'll be watching you on Dec. 22!
More than 12,000 volunteers across Canada – and over 60,000 continent-wide – will be counting birds from Dec. 14, 2012 to Jan. 5, 2013. Many will rise before dawn and brave winter weather to participate in the world’s longest running wildlife census, begun in 1900. The boundary region is joining in on Dec. 22, says Jenny...
