If sand, sun and beach aren’t enough to bring you from Castlegar to Christina Lake then add on the chance to learn some hot summer salsa moves this weekend. Dance instructors from Kootenaygroove.com are heading to Christina lake to share some summer dance sizzle Aug. 4 from 4 - 8 p.m. Instructors Ory Jimenez and Amber Hayes...

A 50 year-old Grand Forks woman has been charged with failure to yield to right of way after she struck a vehicle at the intersection of Highway 3 and Granby Road. Police were called out to the accident scene, located east of the bridge, on Tuesday, July 24 at 10:06 a.m. The woman, who was driving a 2004 gray Honda Accord, ...

Rod Gustafson's dream to open his assisted living and respite care facility has finally come to fruition. The Broadacres Care Facility, located on Carson Road in Grand Forks, will be officially opening with two patients on Wednesday, Aug. 1. While he won`t be housing long-term heavier care clients as he had originally hoped...

A 71-year-old Christina Lake woman’s body was recovered by helicopter this morning from the Cascade Falls gorge after dying from injuries sustained when her raft was dragged over the falls by the current on Saturday afternoon. The woman’s body was trapped in an eddy just below the first steps of the falls along the Kettle...

One person is dead and two more are missing after the raft they were floating in went over Cascade Falls near Christina Lake Saturday afternoon. There were four people in the raft on the Kettle River when they neared the falls and attempted to reach shore. A 16-year-old boy jumped from the raft and was able to swim to the...

The chainsaws still echo around the valley as the Grand Forks area digs itself out of the debris left by the violent storm last Friday. The community is still a little jumpy after the tragedy that took the life of a young boy, almost twitching with every wind that kicks up. Driving through the area even a day after the storm...

One of the strongest reasons for living in a small community is the connection people have to each other. That's why Grand Forks mayor Brian Taylor wants those who lent a helping hand to their neighbours after the storm to get a break. At Monday night's council meeting, Taylor suggested that council reward those who were out...

The electricity may be flowing, but some local businesses are still cleaning up the mess from the weekend wind storm that took down trees and knocked out power for days. While power returned to most of Grand Forks within a few hours of the storm, Christina Lake remained without power until about 2 p.m. Saturday -- 21 hours ...

The Christina Lake Stewardship Society (CLSS) hopes their new home in the Christina Lake Welcome Centre on Highway 3 will enable them to continue their work educating the public about our natural surroundings and, in turn, help keep our environment healthy. On Friday, July 20 the society held an open house to show off their...

Cash, a Toshiba desktop computer and 60 (3.79 litres) one gallon cans of Cloverdale Paint in a variety of colours was stolen from First Impressions Flooring, Wednesday, July 18. Grand Forks RCMP were called out to the 3rd Street business at 9:47 a.m. that day after the break and enter was discovered. Entry appeared to have ...