Grand Forks parents have mixed feelings on proposed Middle School
Discussions for a proposed middle school were nearly as polarized as the deer issue in Grand Forks during the second School District 51 public forum held at Dr. D.A. Perley Elementary School, Wednesday, May 23. The meeting attracted more than 100 parents, grandparents and teachers who were both for and against the proposed ...
POLICE BEAT: Copperwire targeted in new home
The theft of copper wire from a new house construction on Riverside Drive in Grand Forks caused $7,000 in damages to the structure and loss of the wire on Friday, May 25. Grand Forks RCMP were called out to the site at 4:24 p.m. The house had already been wired when the culprit ripped out the wire from the walls, said Grand...
Date set for BC Family Day in February
Ed. Note: The following is a press release issued by the government of B.C. Premier Christy Clark, along with Margaret MacDiarmid, Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government were joined by local families at the Vancouver Aquarium today to announce that B.C.'s Family Day will take place on the second Monday in...
Prepare for consultation on Columbia River Treaty
Information Session in Castlegar on June 6 The Columbia River Treaty Local Governments’ Committee is hosting information sessions in seven communities-including Castlegar on Wednesday, June 6—to prepare Basin residents to take part in the provincial consultations on the Columbia River Treaty (CRT). The Province is beginning...
BOOKS: Welwood tours to Grand Forks library
Eyes sparkling with excitement, an animated Frances Welwood shares her enthusiasm for a remarkable woman, Annie Garland Foster, who challenged the conventions of her times, to become, among other things, the first woman councilor in Nelson. On Friday, June 1 at Noon at the Grand Forks & District Public Library you will...
Christina Lake annual Cleanup Day good clean fun
More than 48 volunteers removed truck loads of garbage from Christina Lake streets during the 12th annual Christina Lake Cleanup Day on Saturday, May 26. Not only did the group of volunteers, which included everyone from four to 75 years-old, clean up along the main highway frontage, but they also went through the Ponderosa...
Donation makes helipad possible
Boundary-Similkameen MLA John Slater was joined today by Interior Health’s Board Chair Norman Embree and Interior Health’s chief executive officer Dr. Robert Halpenny to announce the building of a heliport for the Boundary Hospital in Grand Forks. Heliport construction is possible thanks to generous donations from the Clifton...
$3000 in cash prizes handed out at fishing derby
“And the Grand Prize $1000 winner is Jesse Martin of Penticton BC whose Bass weighed in at 4 lbs 13oz !” Dan and Dannielle Powell hosted the 2012 Christina Lake Chamber of Commerce Fishing Derby at The Christina Lake Marina over the Victoria Day May long weekend. The annual derby attracted over 90 participants of all ages. ...
Concerned Citizens dissatisfied with IHA response to local issues
Nine members of the Concerned Citizens for Community Health Care (CCCHC) got their moment with the Interior Health Authority (IHA) during a small public meeting in the Boundary Hospital Board Room at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23. A group of more than 40 Boundary residents from as far away as Midway gathered at the front of the...
SPOTLIGHT FILMS: Salmon fishing in the Yemen
An improbable journey into the Yemeni desert to establish fly fishing sport is an odd premise for a story, but so starts Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, the upcoming Spotlight Films presentation. On Tuesday, May 29 Spotlight presents a film from director Lasse Halstrom starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas,...
