Tired of the pungent smell of burning barrels in your neighbour’s backyard? Well, a new garbage and organic waste diversion program being proposed by the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) may well be the solution. The new program, to be piloted in Grand Forks, Christina Lake and rural areas soon, may be a godsend...

Prescription drugs including morphine, oxycodone, and ativan were among the drugs seized at a residence in Grand Forks during the execution of a search warrant. The warrant, issued under the provisions of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, was initiated in response to complaints and tips from the public.On Feb. 19 members...

New Democrat Agriculture Critic, Alex Atamanenko MP (BC Southern Interior) chastised the Harper Conservatives and their Liberal counterparts for defeating his genetically modified organisms bill in the House of Commons.“Once again we see these two major parties putting the interests of their big business buddies ahead of...

Although it may not have been the season that all the Grand Forks Border Bruins fans had been hoping for, it was at times very entertaining, but now it is over.   The Bruins finished off their 2010/2011 season play this past weekend with games in the East Kootenays, but before that they played a few games here in the...

The Grand Forks Secondary School (GFSS) gymnasium was home to great basketball action this past weekend as the GFSS junior and senior boy’s basketball teams held their annual Grand Forks Classic basketball tournament.   The Jr. Boy’s welcomed two teams to the ‘Forks, the Summerland Secondary Rockets and the Mt. Sentinel...

Based on earnings in 2010, the Board of Directors of Grand Forks Credit Union (GFCU) announced 10% patronage resulting in more than $1,000,000 in profits distributed back to their members. “This is another distinction between us and other financial service providers,” explained Kelly Thomas, CEO. “When the surplus earnings ...

The Women’s Resource Centre in Grand Forks held its major fundraiser of the year this past Saturday night at the Grand Forks Secondary School’s auditorium, a show entitled: “The Heart’s Journey.”   Through poetry, song, and dance, the performers took the roughly 100 people in attendance on an emotional journey of hell raising,...

The East Boundary/West Boundary divide reared its ugly head this past Tuesday at the School District 51’s (SD 51) Board of Education meeting held at the school board office in Grand Forks.   The meeting, which was centered around the approval and ultimate application of the amended annual budget for the fiscal year 2010/2011...

As the municipal elections creep closer, referendum questions are being floated by the local governments. In a presentation to Grand Forks City Council at their last meeting, the Boundary Museum Society (BMS) asked the city for help in determining a service location for the community’s archives, and went on to give their...

Service expansion and referendum questions were the focus of a town hall meeting at Christina Lake this week along with their annual regional budget and service review. Area Director Grace McGregor announced that she has been working with both the library and the museum to develop outreach locations in the small community. ...