Mushing passion shared by Rail Trail 200 directors
If you go out for a walk along the TransCanada Trail in Greenwood you may just be surprised by the call "Go Haw!" If you should hear that call, you may want to stand to the side while Terri Meyer and her dog team race on by. Meyer, a Greenwood resident and director for the Boundary's own annual Rail Trail 200 Dog Sled...
LETTER: Feds assure Midway not slated for closure
Dear Editor: In regard to the potential closure of the Midway border, I wrote the Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Vic Toews on Dec. 16. The following day, I received a call from one of his assistants informing me that there are no plans to close any of the border crossings mentioned in the leaked report and any final...
One step closer to local food security
How close are meat producers to having a working mobile abattoir in the Boundary region? In January 2011 Boundary meat producers met with government representatives to discuss the future of the meat industry in the Boundary. At this meeting livestock producers said their number one priority was a licensed mobile abattoir,...
COSMIC QUIRK: My Blackberry is not working
At a time when technology is moving so fast it's hard to keep up and choices seem confusing, Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield star in this hilarious, fruity sketch from the BBC to enlighten you.Although you won't believe it when the Apple crashes, enjoy the moment....
Fire chief hands the con to a new generation
Two decades is enough of a tour of duty for retiring fire chief Blair MacGregor who is looking forward to some well deserved rest and relaxation. MacGregor started as volunteer firefighter and became volunteer fire chief in 1980. He was hired by the city in the more official version of the role in 1996. “It’s been a great...
RCMP: Out-of-towners cause traffic accidents
Several car accidents involving out-of-town drivers occured over the holiday season. The first was on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 2:37 p.m. when a Ford Explorer being driven by a visiting woman driver rolled three times down an embankment five kilometres east of Christina Lake on Highway 3. The vehicle hit some slush and the...
Local participates in World Cup rugby
If you see Paul Dunning walking down the street of Grand Forks chances are he's wearing something with a rugby name on it. "Someone will see that and start talking rugby with me," said Dunning, a retired physical education teacher from Maple Ridge B.C. who has been living in Grand Forks for the past four years. The...
Suspect arrested in Los Angeles arson rampage case
In the Los Angeles, US arson spree, where more than 50 attacks occurred in four days, local police arrested a German national Monday. The suspect, reportedly 24-year-old Harry Burkhart, was stopped in the vicinity of West Hollywood due to the appearance of his van, matching a description law enforcement authorities issued...
Cross-border deal's grave threats to Canadian food security
The following is the third installment of a three part investigation by Nelle Maxey into the wide-ranging environmental and socio-political implications for Canada of the recently signed US-Canada cross border security deal and ancillary agreements related to the Regulatory Cooperation Commission. Read part 1 and part 2 here....
Curlers rang in the New Year the old fashioned way
A group of Grand Forks curlers welcomed in the new year by going way back in time. The first curling game in Canada, chronicles indicate, was in Montreal in 1807, and for many years the sport was played outdoors on frozen rivers and lakes. Guy Dubeault, president of the Grand Forks Curling Centre, decided he would like to...
