Some of the “Orange Crush” wave of newly-elected, young Quebec MPs will be in the West Kootenays at the end of October, joining in on local events. On Saturday, October 29th at the Fireside Inn in Castlegar, the federal NDP Riding Association of BC Southern Interior will be holding its Annual General Meeting from 1:00 to 3:00...

Increasing places for international students in our post-secondary system is good for British Columbia, however, it needs to be done right.  On the one hand, increasing international education adds revenue to our provincial economy, a benefit for all British Columbians. On the other, it places greater strain on our already ...

Get your costumes ready for a ghoulishly fun time at the annual Freaker’s Ball! This local tradition is a fund raising dance renowned as the best Halloween party in town.  Part of the fun at the Freaker’s is the chance to win great prizes for creative costumes, enjoy catered appetizers throughout the night, and, of course, ...

Do you own a few pet chickens or other feathered friends or raise ninety-nine chickens for egg production? Maybe you are just thinking of acquiring fowl in the future.The BC Ministry of Agriculture, Growing Forward - a federal, provincial and territorial initiave - the Regional District of the Kootenay Boundary and Area D...

The last meeting of Grand Forks city council to hear delegations until after the elections in November heard from the citizen-driven heritage review committee and later adopted their recommendations.  Representing the committee, Ken Flagel presented the report on recommendations for a downtown heritage program to create and...

1.       Please give a brief summary of who you are and why you have decided to run for office.  I am seeking re-election as Regional District of the Kootenay Boundary director of area D for a second term. I am confident in having acquired enough knowledge of the practices and procedures of regional government to be able to...

Candidates are declared for the upcoming local government elections with a selection of people running in every area. All candidates meetings will give everyone the opportunity to feel out the different nominees in the next month. In Grand Forks the all candidates meeting for council and mayors will take place Wednesday, Nov....

By Lois Beckett in ProPublica.By the end of this year, the State Department will decide whether to give a Canadian company permission to construct a 1,700-mile, $7 billion pipeline that would transport crude oil from Canada to refineries in Texas.  The project has sparked major environmental concerns, particularly in Nebraska,...

Minister Rich Coleman and Premier Christy Clark have not learned a thing.  Even though the government spent millions on ads (that did not make sense by the way) the people did not support the harmonized sales tax.  I only hope that this smart meter initiative will have the same fate.   These meters will not save energy, as ...

With flu season approaching, public health nurses across Interior Health are gearing up for the launch of this year’s influenza (flu) vaccination campaign that will begin the week of Oct. 11. Last year, over 145,000 seasonal flu shots were provided free of charge to those at risk of complications from the flu.“Vaccine composition...