Budget increases, new animal bylaws, and unsightly lands all on the table for Area D
Hot buttons for the meeting of Area D residents Monday touched off debate over unsightly premises, animal control and the Kettle River water study. A group of over 70 people gathered at the annual meeting which gives director Irene Perepolkin and the Regional District of the Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) an opportunity to get...
Boundary teachers strike next week
School is out Monday, March 5, Tuesday, March 6 and Wednesday, March 7 in Boundary School District 51 after teachers voted province-wide to strike. On Tuesday, Feb. 28 and Wednesday, Feb. 29, 27,946 of the province's 41,000 public school teachers voted 87 per cent in favour of striking in protest of the B.C. Government's...
Teachers should learn from paramedics
BC teachers must realize they will get NOWHERE with the Liberal government and school employers without job action and a major fight. They should learn from the mistreatment and suffering of BC’s paramedics at the hands of their employers and an intransigent government under an expired contract since 2001. The paramedics’ ...
Bahraini ‘reformers’ in Washington, courtesy of American spinmeisters
By Justin Elliot in ProPublica. Earlier this month, a group of three young Bahrainis arrived in Washington to talk about reform in the small Persian Gulf nation, which has been rocked by Arab Spring protests for the last year. The delegation, including an NGO worker and a tech entrepreneur, both Western-educated, represented...
Learn how Selkirk College can put your child on the fast track to their career
If you are a parent in the process of helping your child plan his or her post-secondary education, there has been a recent report giving high praise to Canadian community colleges for their ability to effectively deliver programs and get people on the fast track to rewarding careers. The Hechinger Report, an American non-profit...
Local teachers protest possible legislated contract
About 30 School District 51 teachers marched along Central Avenue in Grand Forks after school Monday, Feb. 27 to protest the B.C. Government's proposal to legislate a contract after nearly a year of failed negotiations. Local teachers bounced homemade placards, which included comments like "Kid's Matter, Teachers Care" and ...
POLICE BEAT: Horse shot, police looking for suspects
A horse was shot on a rural property at the corner of Almond Gardens Road and Spragett Road in Grand Forks, Sunday, Feb. 26. Police were called out to the property at 12:59 p.m. where they found an 11 year-old Arabian Cross shot in the chest and neck area with what appears to be a single high calibre bullet, said Grand Forks...
Canadians call for enquiry on alleged robocall election fraud
Over 20,000 Canadians have joined with online campaigning organization Leadnow.ca to call for a full and independent public inquiry into an alleged systematic voter deception phone campaign that targeted likely non-Conservative voters in key ridings during the May 2011 election. Since the campaign launched on Friday, 20,000...
OBITUARY: Judi Thomas
Thomas, Judi Dec. 20, 1958 – Feb. 23, 2012 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Judi. After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Judi passed away peacefully with her family by her side. Judi was born in Trail, BC, the third child and only daughter of Alex and Mary...
SUMMING IT UP: Grand Forks City Council
In order to apply for a grant to hire a summer student, the City of Grand Forks agreed to reconvene their environment committee and commited funding to the project. At the last meeting of council on Monday, Feb. 20, councillor Cher Wyers asked for the renewed commitment and $10,000 to hire a student to run a nephelometer study...
