Flooding devastates millions in Pakistan
The Pakistan Red Crescent Society, which has branches and volunteers across the country, has been helping survivors since the flooding began by delivering food, health services, shelter and relief items (including hygiene kits and cooking equipment).Monsoon rains have caused extensive flash flooding throughout Pakistan, killing...
Mia Farrow, Carole White testify in Charles Taylor's war crimes trial
Actress Mia Farrow and Carole White have testified in former Liberian president Charles Taylor's war crimes trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague, The Netherlands. Farrow and White's testimonies contradict supermodel Naomi Campbell's testimony from last week.White said Campbell was "mildly flirtatious" with...
Phoenix tailings to be the subject of testing
Kettle River Resources Ltd. (KRR) announced that Jeffrey B. Austin, P.Eng., president of International Metallurgical and Environmental Inc., has been contracted to review the economics of processing the Phoenix tailings material in the Greenwood Area. The Phoenix mine operated an open pit copper/gold mine and historic production...
Pressure mounts against Florida church plans to burn Quran
A Gainesville, Florida church named the Dove World Outreach Center has drawn international attention to itself with its planned book burning of the Quran. The church urges people to send them copies of the book for burning at a bonfire event to be held on church property this coming September 11. The date marks the ninth...
POLICE: Body of missing swimmer recovered
Police recovered the body of 19-year-old Nicholas Rypien who was missing in the Kettle River since Saturday, July 31. The body was located on Friday, Aug. 6 at the base of Cascade Falls near Christina Lake. RCMP members and Christina Lake Fire and Rescue Service retrieved the body from the river. Rypien’s next of kin have...
Smokescreen blocking the sun is not local
If you are getting smoke in your eyes, chances are that it’s from fires raging as far away as the Cariboo. While the Boundary has seen quite a bit of smoke over the past weekend, there are actually only two small fires in the region. Some of the smoke may be wafting up from Washington State, but the majority seems to be...
Local meat producers invited to information session
When the Ministry for Healthy Living and Sport announced new licencing to allow farm gate sales without inspections in June after essentially banning the same in 2007, many meat producers have contacted Grand Forks and Boundary Regional Agricultural Society (GFBRAS) for information about the new licence – class E.Meat producers...
Northern lights may appear across Canada and northern U.S. late Tuesday night
Forecasters predict that northern lights could be visible to the naked eye late tonight and early tomorrow morning across Canada, northern parts of the U.S., and possibly the United Kingdom.Solar storms caused a large ejection of plasma from the Sun's surface on Sunday, and the plasma...
IHA introduces new emergency reponse teams to the region
Interior Health (IH) is pleased to announce the launch of High Acuity Response Teams (HARTs) this fall that will enhance transport and care needs of acutely ill patients throughout the health region. These teams will consist of highly-trained critical care nurses responding with a BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) basic life support...
Is B.C. running out of electricity?
News that BC Hydro will significantly increase its reliance on imported electricity this year may come as a shock to many energy-complacent British Columbians, but not to B.C. Citizens for Green Energy (BCCGE) and its co-spokesperson David Field.Field says BCCGE has been monitoring the electricity import issue for several...
