Grand Forks businesses joining forces to revitalize downtown core
An energetic group of downtown business owners have joined together to create a plan to revitalize the downtown to benefit themselves and the local economy. Last week a group of 25 downtown merchants and professionals held a meeting to establish a board and advisory committee for a Downtown Business Association. The group ...
Pharmasave owner leads a Mo'vement for cancer research
Graeme Carlson is growing a moustache. Not a significant feat on its own, although it has been at least 15 years since he sported one, but it’s the meaning behind it that counts. You see, Carlson’s mo’ is raising money and awareness for men’s health. But Carlson isn’t the only one sporting some new facial hair, nope, he wasn’t...
POLICE BEAT: Stolen vehicle found abandoned close to Omega Restaurant
A stolen 1996 Dodge 350 pick-up truck owned by McLeod’s By-Products of Armstrong, BC was found abandoned close to the Omega Restaurant in Grand Forks this past week. Grand Forks RCMP fingerprinted the vehicle after it was reported found on Monday, November 12 at 10:08 a.m. in the 7400 block of Highway 3. Police found that the...
Economists cautiously optimistic about B.C.'s economy
The majority of B.C. Economic Forecast Council members predict B.C. real GDP growth will slightly outperform the Canadian average in 2013, Finance Minister Michael de Jong announced at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the council. On average, the council expects B.C. real GDP growth to be 2.1 per cent in 2012, down...
OPINION: Canada needs quality First Nation leaders in Parliament
By: Mischa Popoff, Policy Advisor for The Heartland Institute, Research Associate for The Frontier Centre for Public Policy Getting kicked off a flight for being inebriated must’ve been troubling for New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash. But it was even more troubling for me. Put aside for the moment the fact that Saganash is a...
Second annual Chocolate and Champagne a decadent experience
The Christina Lake Arts and Artisans Society (CLAAS) second annual Chocolate and Champagne hit a high note with chocolate lovers from all over the Boundary and beyond this weekend. The fundraising event attracted more than 100 people, four chocolatiers and a large selection of creative chocolate appetizers at the Christina ...
SUMMING IT UP: Grand Forks city council
As requests for funding from community organizations start to appear before Grand Forks city council Mayor Brian Taylor challenged his colleagues to consider if the city is going to do project-based funding or look at it from the perspective of social planning at their meeting last Monday, Nov. 5. Taylor mentioned this in...
Foundation spreads a little hope along with their celebration
What would you do if you had $800,000? Would you give it to your community? Well, the Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary Communities, celebrating 15 years of giving last week, has done just that – granted money to support community projects. “In 1997, a group of like-minded individuals, including Cathy Manson, Maxine Ruzicka,...
SUMMING IT UP: School Board searches for new superintendent, new after school arts program, visit to Abbotsford Middle School
The search for a new School District 51 superintendent is coming to an end. This month the shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by not only the Board of Education, but other community stakeholders as well, including Parent Advisory Council members, teachers and support staff. The community interviews are scheduled to ...
Emergency shelter already seeing use as third year starts
It’s been 16 days since the Boundary Extreme Weather Shelter opened for the season and there’s already a regular clientele coming in. The shelter, which is located in the Grand Forks Christian Centre and is operated by the Boundary Emergency and Transition Housing Society (BETHS), opened the doors for the third year on Thursday,...
