Well known entertainers from Canada and the United States, including Mark Ruffalo, Daryl Hannah, Michael Moore, Ellen Page, Pamela Anderson, Peter Keleghan and Tantoo Cardinal have added their names to the growing number of supporters of the Defend Our Coast mass sit-in on October 22nd in Victoria, B.C. to oppose tar sands ...

Knitting is an enduring handicraft, which has been pass down from one generation to another, from one culture to another.  In her beautifully illustrated book, Working with Wool: a Coast Salish Legacy and the Cowichan Sweater (Sono Nis Press, 2010), Sylvia Olsen explores these connections. Olsen will be at the Grand Forks...

UPDATE: Most customers back online after Fortis works to restore power Most of the estimated thousands of FortisBC customers have their electrical services restored after fallen trees downed lines earlier this morning, said Tracy Tang, FortisBC spokesperson. The early morning thunder storm coupled with high winds brought trees...

Be spooked in a whole new way during the Grand Forks Piranha’s Swim Club’s presentation of Stage Fright: The Thrillusion Show, Saturday, Oct. 20. The Halloween-themed magic show mixes magic, music, dance and theatre with master illusionist John Kaplan. Kaplan, a Canadian magician from Richmond, BC, has been touring Canada for...

To the Editor: A colorfully dressed man named Raad and his associate were making calls on people’s homes in the 7000 block of 18th Street in Grand Forks last week. When he called on my uncle he said that he was “with the Access people and was there to protect buyers from rising gas prices.” He said he could give him a guaranteed...

Grand Forks, Greenwood, Midway and Rock Creek may have bus services reduced or eliminated by Greyhound Canada Transportation by the end of this year. Greyhound submitted an application to the BC Passenger Board on October 3 to reduce the minimum rate of frequency for their routes that run across BC, said Stuart Kendrick,...

A delegation from the Grand Forks Fall Fair Society was sent away to prepare a business case after calling on the City of Grand Forks to make good on a 40-year-old promise to give the fair a home. In the 1970’s the Fall Fair was located in Fireman’s park just south of the 2nd Street Bridge on property that is now industrial...

Hi Grand Folks! I need your help. Let me explain: as you hopefully know, we’ve got an extensive magazine collection here at the library. We subscribe to 77 magazines – everything from “A Needle Pulling Thread” to “Bon Appetit” to “Yoga Journal” to “Canadian Gardening” to “Fine Homebuilding” to “Popular Science” to “Canadian...

The use of substances affects every community in Canada.  Substance use puts people at risk of disease and accidental overdose death. In 2009, the BC Interior had the second highest rate of injuries and overdoses attributed to illicit drugs (47.6 per 100,000 residents). These and other risks from drug use also negatively...

By: Jordan Bateman, British Columbia Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation It seems the further you get away from Vancouver, the more hated the carbon tax becomes. The B.C. government has sent its Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services around the province to hear submissions on what should be included...