SUMMING IT UP: Grand Forks City Council
Last week's meeting of Grand Forks city council was a 'strictly business' short meeting with little controversy. Key items for the meeting were: a report back from staff on potential models for corporate tax incentives from comparisons of other similar size cities which was sent to the economic development committee for review;...
Rural communities find their voice at summit
Growing sustainable communities was the focus of last week’s B.C. Rural Summit held in Grand Forks for the first time. The conference aims to highlight challenges and advantages for rural communities. “A lot of the resource based economies in the province and all the regions of the province are looking for ways to diversify,”...
Library set for summer reading fun
Encourage kids to investigate great reading this summer! Children will be forced to wonder whether what they read is Strange… But True? When they join the 2012 Summer Reading Club for free at the Grand Forks Library and District Public Library. Kids can sign up at the Grand Forks & District Library starting on Tuesday...
US: Grieving father struggles to pay dead son’s student loans
By Marian Wang in ProPublica. A few months after he buried his son, Francisco Reynoso began getting notices in the mail. Then the debt collectors came calling. "They would say, 'We don't care what happened with your son, you have to pay us,'" recalled Reynoso, a gardener from Palmdale, Calif. Reynoso's son, Freddy, had been...
A nepha-what?
Join Les Johnson of GFTVCA while he learns about nephelometers and the project undertaken by the City of Grand Forks environment committee to test air quality over the coming year....
Hutton students hitting storm drains with fish stencils
Painted yellow fish will be appearing on the streets of Grand Forks next week during an environmental project being done by Amy Perry's Grade 4 and 5 Hutton Elementary School class. On Wednesday, June 20 her class will be painting bright yellow fish alongside the storm drains of Grand Forks streets as part of the national...
Hang out and save with free laundry line
To help customers conserve energy FortisBC PowerSense plans to again distribute 10,000 laundry lines this summer at community events in Kelowna, the South Okanagan and the Kootenays. “Hanging laundry is a simple and cost effective way to show that you care about the environment and the energy you use,” says Tom Loski, vice ...
POLAND: Football fans clash ahead of Poland-Russia game
Over 180 people were detained due to clashes that broke out between rival Russian and Polish football fans in Warsaw on June 12. Unrest started during the march organised to mark the Russian National Day, attended by thousands of visiting Russian fans ahead of the Poland-Russia Euro 2012 game at the National Stadium. Concern...
Ten years later, Vancouver aquarium celebrates release of Springer, the orphaned killer whale
Ten years ago, Springer (A73), an orphaned killer whale from Canada, brought together scientists, government officials, advocacy groups, and concerned citizens in a dramatic and moving rescue effort. Vancouver Aquarium played an integral role in Springer’s successful rescue, rehabilitation, and reintroduction back into the ...
ELECTRIC GRAPEVINE: Park 'n ride
The lack of foresight our government has can be absolutely staggering sometimes. Our new currency and the application of it to our daily lives is a prime example of how we operate as a country. Force of habit led me to dumping two shiny 2012 toonies into an already overpriced parking meter the other day before realizing I may...
