Magic! That’s family entertainment - spellbinding, heart-throbbing-in-the-throat suspense, uproarious laughter and brilliant surprises – as the Boundary District Arts Council’s presents their grand finale of the 2011-2012 Performance Series with Murray Hatfield and Theresa in an “Incredible Evening of Magic”. On Thursday,...

For the third time in five years the Grand Forks Curling Centre will be playing host to a provincial curling championship. In 2008 the B.C. Senior Men’s competition was held in Grand Forks,  two years ago it was the Men’s and Women’s Masters and in a few days, Mar. 1 -4, masters curlers from around the province will once again...

To the Editor; I am writing to voice my opposition and conerns with the application under the Ministry's Community Recreation program by the RDKB Area D Regional Director to pave the Trans Canada Trail between Grand Forks and Christina Lake. My reasons are these: 1.  A good percentage of the trail lies within the City of Grand...

There’s smoke hovering over Whitewater this weekend . . . and it’s Coldsmoke of the powder kind. Kootenay Coldsmoke Powderfest to be exact. The annual grassroots gathering where both experienced and rookie backcountry skiers and snowboarders can celebrate life nestled in breathtaking scenery and world-renowned snow. Based at...

It seems the honeymoon is over for Grand Forks city council. Elected in November, the real work of council got underway in January, and here we are, late February, with tension between incumbent and newly elected councillors. At their last meeting councillor Michael Wirischagin challenged the mayor’s leadership in allowing ...

Grand Forks city council’s meeting became tense when councillor Micheal Wirischagin challenged Mayor Brian Taylor on his leadership Monday night. Shortly after the start of the regular council meeting, Wirischagin announced that he was withdrawing from the meeting accusing other councillors of subverting council’s decision ...

The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a special public avalanche warning for a widespread area of the province’s backcountry. The warning includes the mountainous areas of the Cariboos, the North and South Columbias, the North and South Rockies, Kootenay Boundary, the Lizard Range, the Purcells, the South Coast Inland...

It's been a tough financial year for Boundary non-profit organizations. But there may be some hope at the end of March now the provincial government announced it will be reinstating the community gaming grants to groups who support adult arts and sports, animal welfare and environmental concerns. “Through an open public...

Is it any coincidence that the winner of this year's Best Actor award for comedy or musical in the Golden Globes was Jean Dujardin, the lead actor in Spotlight Films upcoming film The Artist and that he beat out the co-lead in Spotlight's last film, Brendan Gleeson of The Guard? Maybe. According to the critic site Rotten...

Since early February 2012, a series of global vigils have taken place in all over the world to express solidarity with Tibetans, following a call from Kalong Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay. As February 22 is the Tibetan New Year, activists are calling for another round of solidarity action. Lobsang Sangay's statement can be...