New snow is calling to those who enjoy winter sports, but the Canadian Avalanche Center suggests enthusiasts be observant. Light amounts of new snow fell in the region on Wednesday night and the forecasted wind and snow will add to the size and reactivity of this developing slab, according to Joe Lammers, one of the center's...

Japanese multinational company Fujitsu launched a website for a dog pedometer which allows customers to monitor their dog's health online. The device measures data while attached to the dog's collar. Customers are also able to add more data to the website manually, then it displays the complete set of data graphically. Fujitsu...

It’s been about three weeks since the first complaints began rolling in about someone who is picking through the contents of unlocked vehicles parked along Grand Forks streets and the Grand Forks RCMP are still not sure who is responsible for these crimes. Last week Grand Forks RCMP responded to another rash of the same thing,...

Boundary School District 51 is one of three districts the provincial government has recently awarded money to replace aging school buses. Last week the government announced that SD 51 would get $540,523 to purchase four new Blue Bird buses. Every year the school district submits a capital budget to the province which includes...

IntegrityBC has released Christy's Christmas Castle, an animated video to drive home an important aspect of the organization's campaign on electoral finance reform. Since 2005, the B.C. Liberal party has raked in more than $40 million from big business and is now the only major B.C. political party that still opposes a ban ...

Two experienced hikers are lucky to be alive after being attack by a female grizzly bear near Kimberley Sunday. The man and woman are in a Calgary hospital after the attack. Media reports saidy conservation officers speculate the couple, out for a walk, stumbled on the mother grizzly and cubs near a deer kill next to a creek....

The dilapidated wooden foot bridge that crossed Texas Creek, located on the boundary of Gladstone Provincial Park at the east end of Christina Lake, was anything but safe. And after BC Parks staff inspected the bridge last year they “deemed it structurally unsound”, especially the wooden decking, and closed it off until it ...

The Grand Forks Art Gallery Society sure knows how to put on an event. After 21 years, the much anticipated annual Wine Tasting has been aged to perfection. Every part of the evening was well-presented and well-orchestrated for the most optimum art, food and wine experience. The much-loved event was understandably sold out,...

It’s been 20 years since Jean Pinto and Liz Mason put on their first children’s play in the backyard of their home on 11th Street in Grand Forks. Since then, hundreds of local kids have experienced the magic of live theatre and the confidence it can bring to them through the 11th Street Kids Theatre. But like all good things,...

The music video for "Gangnam Style", a song by South Korean artist Psy, has become the most viewed YouTube video of all time. The video, which now has over 816 million views since being uploaded in July, became the most watched after overtaking the music video for "Baby", a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, which was...