Bruins let head coach go before the season closes
With 9 games left on the 2010/11 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) schedule, the Grand Forks Border Bruins have released general manager and head coach Jesse Dorrans. In a statement issued by the Grand Forks Border Bruins Junior “B” hockey association on their website, borderbruins.ca, the Bruins’ brass ...
Grand Forks dog park now a reality
Two years ago a small group of dog enthusiasts began to plan for an off leash dog park for Grand Forks. After numerous meetings, fund raising events and an abundance of help from the city, the dream has become a reality. On Jan. 14, a few members of this group met at the recently fenced dog park to present a cheque to Mayor...
Boundary Museum turns to city council for direction
Relations between two local cultural organizations continue to be strained as the Boundary Museum Society looks to city council for direction. The museum asked in a letter to come before council on Jan. 31 to discuss options for the storage of their archives that were displaced since the Grand Forks Art Gallery Society made...
FSA's running this month across B.C. are a political nightmare
There is widespread agreement among teachers, principals and even the Boundary region’s school district that foundation skills assessments (FSA) have become increasingly politicized.The assessments, about to be administered across School District 51 (SD 51), are criticized for their use in ranking schools and districts against...
RCMP to increase fees for criminal record searches
Boundary region residents will be paying more whenever they need a criminal record search completed starting Feb. 1. The Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment of the RCMP said they have to increase the fees to ensure their ability to do the checks. “Several years ago an agreement was reached with the City of Trail whereby ...
One week left to jump on the Nakusp Hockeyville bandwagon
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsNakuspians blew the doors off the local arena Saturday night as part of Rally in the Valley in support of landing Kraft Hockeyville 2011.Nakusp (see Rally in the Valley photo feature on Sports) displayed its pride at the arena during an evening featuring a midget rep game with junior and ...
SUMMING IT UP: Grand Forks City Council
Grand Forks city council held their first meeting of 2011 on Jan. 17. With no delegations and not many major issues facing them, they covered a fair bit of ground in a short time. Deer relocation program shelved The potential deer relocation program that council voted in favour of at their last meeting has been squashed. ...
Phoenix Ski Hill gets a new safety hut
Phoenix Ski Hill Society was pleased to open their new ski patrol and treatment building on Jan. 15. The society submitted the following about the new building.This past summer and fall we have been busy up at Phoenix Mountain. A new ski patrol and treatment building was dismantled at Christina Lake and rebuilt up here at...
Atamanenko hosts forum on CETA
The Nelson Chapter of the Council of Canadians and MP Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) have invited International Trade Critic Peter Julian to speak at a public forum in Nelson on the Canada – European trade agreement and its threats to Canadian sovereignty. The agreement is officially known as the Comprehensive Economic...
Weak snow layers cause for concern for backcountry users
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a special avalanche warning for most of the mountainous regions of south and central BC. The warning is in effect immediately, through the weekend to end of day Monday, Jan. 24.The warning applies to the South Coast Mountains east of Pemberton (Duffy Lake region); the South...
