Premier declares Midway an example for B.C.
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark made an unprecedented visit to the Midway Mill, Monday, Feb. 6 to appreciate and learn from what the community has done to keep their mill running. She toured the facility, spoke to the more than 30 employees who came in to meet her and learned a lot about what it took to get the mill ...
SUMMING IT UP: Grand Forks City Council
Grand Forks City Council held a brief council meeting on Monday, Feb.6 in the City Hall Council Chambers. They discussed a variety of issues, including the need for more members in the deer committee. They also faced a contingent of more than 40 people supporting the Phoenix Mountain Alpine Ski Society. Looking for deer...
COMMENT: Open government isn't about selling access at BC Liberal “power lunches”
IntegrityBC chastised the BC Liberals today for leaving the impression that they're selling access to Margaret MacDiarmid, Minister of Labour Citizens' Services and Open Government, through her presence at a $50 a plate Liberal fundraising lunch tomorrow in Surrey. “There's something incredibly oxymoronic about the minister...
Trail Gymnastics gets a new floor, courtesy of Columbia Power
Columbia Power provided $1000 to the Trail Gymnastics Club to help the club restore their flooring with foam and carpet purchased from the Canadian Gymnastics Western Championship event last year. The club is an active organization with an enrollment of nearly 250 students ranking 12th out of 87 clubs in the province. The...
PERU: Following the great water march
It has been 7 days since the Great Water March set off, on February 1, 2012, from the heights of Celendín, Cajamarca, Peru, where the lakes threatened by the Conga [es] mining project are located. The march has unfolded practically without incidents, and is currently halfway to Lima, its final destination. Meanwhile,...
Business retention study aids Boundary business
A project to review local businesses’ needs will be underway soon after funding was secured from the Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition (SIBAC). At their Jan. 30 meeting the SIBAC board voted in favour of supporting an application from Community Futures Boundary for $10,000.00 to complete a business retention and...
POLICE BEAT: Industrial Drive business hit three times
For three nights in a row a business on Industrial Drive, Grand Forks, has been bothered by a suspect. On Saturday, Jan. 28, Sunday, Jan. 29 and Monday, Jan. 30 a person has attempted entry to a fenced compound area. The person finally did gain access by tunnelling under the fence. Once inside the compound, the suspect moved...
Old Age Security review a crisis of misinformation
Stephen Harper dropped a bombshell in Switzerland recently, and the repercussions are being felt across Canada. In his keynote address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Harper said that Canada needs to find savings in the Old Age Security benefit because our aging population is growing more expensive to service. "Our...
Don’t frack with our water, say majority of Canadians in new poll
The controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, is facing mounting opposition across the country. A new Environics Research poll commissioned by the Council of Canadians has found that 62% of Canadians support “a moratorium on all fracking for natural gas until all the federal environmental ...
New meat inspection program planned for B.C. by 2014
The Province has completed a comprehensive review of options for provincially operated meat inspection services at Class A and B licensed abattoirs. This ensures that B.C. continues to provide the most effective, safe meat inspection system possible when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) steps back from this role. ...
