Court decision keeps health care intact
The B.C. Supreme Court today told the BC Anesthesiologists’ Society its members cannot withdraw services from B.C. hospitals, at least not until after the judge rules on Apr. 20 on an injunction request from health authorities. The decision means no elective procedures or surgeries will be postponed as previously expected, ...
Mourning Mulcair’s win
There will be lots of soul searching and head scratching going on this week about what happened with the NDP leadership race. The mechanics of the convention, the interesting lack of deal-making, and how the balloting progressed are all fodder for those who enjoy going through the entrails of leadership conventions. Others ...
LETTER: Forests under threat
Dear Editor, When the movie Avatar made its debut, it caught the hearts of people everywhere as they empathized with the Navi, a people whose world and way of life was threatened by the intrusion of a huge profit-focused corporation. What most fail to realize is the very same thing is happening right now - here in the real ...
New concept of community forests underway in West Boundary
West Boundary residents are learning about what it will be like to own a community forest through a consultation process underway in the area. Recent public meetings were held in both Greenwood and Midway to give locals a chance to hear about the proposed community forest and voice concerns. The session in Greenwood was...
LETTER: Meat producers gather to talk about their future
Dear Editor; There will be a very important meeting for local meat producers to discuss next steps for the industry after the construction of the mobile abattoir. If you are a meat producer of any meat such as poultry, beef, pigs, goats, rabbits -- this meeting is very important for you. If you are thinking about becoming ...
Local cowgirl poet wins Rising Star award
For some writing can be a daunting process, for others, like cowgirl poet Jill Gunnarson, it is a gift. And it is Gunnarson's gift for inspiration -- which often comes to her in the middle of the night and keeps her up until morning -- that won her the B.C.Cowboy Heritage Society Rising Star award at the cowboy western poetry...
LETTER: Paving regional trails still the best option
Dear Editor: After reading the letters and responses regarding the proposed paving of the Trans Canada Trail between Grand Forks and Christina Lake, I feel compelled to respond. The Grand Forks Community Trails Society and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary partnered in this project. While there have been a large...
COMMENT: So who really runs city hall?
They should have landed with a thud. But instead last week's financial filings by hundreds of candidates in B.C.'s 2011 municipal elections were met with matter-of-fact reporting or shrugs of indifference. Yet, the tale they told couldn't have been sung better by Liza Minelli and Joel Grey in Cabaret if they had tried: “money...
Boundary Fields stores slated for closure
Grand Forks and Christina Lake Fields stores are among 141 Canadian stores slated for closure by HBC this fall. "HBC is closing their entire Fields store chain," said Tiffany Bourre, external communications manager for HBC. "It was a strategic decision to grow our other HBC banners." The popular Grand Forks location may be ...
US: "I am Trayvon Martin"
On February 26, 2012, George Zimmerman, a ‘Neighborhood Watch Volunteer' in Sanford, Florida, USA, shot and killed 17 year-old Trayvon Martin while the latter was coming out of a store with freshly-purchased candy. George Zimmerman confessed to the police that he shot Trayvon in the chest. According to the 911-recording of ...
