SPOTLIGHT FILMS: We Have a Pope
Opening with 108 cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope after the demise of the recent one, Spotlight Films’ next showing is the entertaining farce,We Have a Pope. The camera pans individual faces, each encumbered with a similar thought, that it not be them. In the end the well-liked but unlikely cardinal...
Owl Mountain fire contained across the border
A small half-acre fire burning on a remote ridge on Owl Mountain south of the Cascade border crossing is contained but not yet out, according to a spokesperson from the North East Washington Interagency Communications Centre in Colville, Washington. Local residents travelling through the Cascade or American Laurier border...
COMMENT: Erring on the side of caution when it comes to climate change
Reading letters to the editor and speaking with individuals here and there in our communities has led me to understand that convincing some people that humans have a part in climate change is about as likely as convincing others that our current MP is doing a good job, or that our MLA belongs to the right party. I've had the...
New co-ordinator helps "heroes" of the West Kootenays
From Zimbabwe to the West Kootenays, Julie Leffelaar’s life path has crossed borders, cultures and time zones while always heading in the same direction: helping others. And that path has now led her here, to serve as the Support and Education Coordinator for the West Kootenay region for the non-profit Alzheimer Society of ...
BUSINESS FEATURE: Make your wine with the world's best water
Water is an important ingredient to any good wine whether you are an estate winery or making your own. So when it comes to choosing where to brew your next batch of wine why not choose the best water in the world at Rosie’s Wine in Greenwood. Greenwood was awarded gold this year at the Berkeley Springs International Water...
ELECTRIC GRAPEVINE: Nature of things
While hanging from my branch that I sling dung from the other day (long story), I happened across an idea for attracting visitors to Grand Forks that I think someone should look into. As I dangled there, I recalled the combination of sheer bliss and terror I felt while zip-lining in an adventure park last year in Revelstoke....
Meet FASD - the face of preventable disease
By: Laranna Androsoff, winner FASD essay contest, 21 - 29 year category Hello. Allow me to introduce myself - I am Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, also known as FASD. You may know me as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE), Partial FASD (pFAS) or Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND). If a...
POLICE: Second round of drunk driving in an hour sends man to jail
A court date and driving prohibition was not enough for a 38-year-old man from Cranbrook, B.C. to stay off the road. On Sunday, Sept. 9, at about 4:00 p.m. Midway RCMP stopped a vehicle on Highway 33 in Rock Creek, B.C. The male driver, on probation with conditions not to be driving, was known to police as already banned...
Greenwood volunteer honoured with new Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal
Greenwood resident and avid volunteer Marjorie (Marge) MacLean was presented with the newest government honour -- the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal, Monday, Sept. 10. The Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal is the most recent addition in a line of special awards that honour Canadians for their outstanding service and contributions ...
Annual Fall Fair attracts thousands to Dick Bartlett Park
The Grand Forks and District Fall Fair Society has outdone themselves this year. The annual centurian fair, which has taken a downturn in attractions and popularity in recent years, seems to be coming back. Not only were the number of visitors up -- double from last year with several thousand -- but so were the number of...
