Mexican students enjoy exchange with Selkirk
Selkirk College’s School of Renewable Resources in Castlegar recently hosted three exchange students from the Universidad Tecnologica de Tulancingo (Tulancingo Technical College) in Mexico.The students, Oswaldo Aviles, Victor Valderrama and Salvador Gonzalez, arrived in Castlegar on May 9 for three weeks to learn about...
Tainted Chinese Drywall Concerns Went Unreported for Two Years
by Joaquin SapienA leading East Coast homebuilder learned four years ago that the Chinese-manufactured drywall it had installed in several Florida homes was emitting foul odors, according to documents obtained by ProPublica and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.The company, WCI Communities, was so concerned that it started planning...
Grand Forks community garden breaks ground
The Grand Forks Community Garden, now known as the Kettle River Community Garden, broke ground June 1, 2010 when the City of Grand Forks commenced installation of the water hydrant, the anchor for the irrigation system.The land has been staked and plans are well underway for the fencing, which is essential for deer control....
2010 lake clean-up another successful day
Christina Lake has had its 10th annual sprucing up last weekend as over 40 volunteers participated in the Lake Clean-up – an annual event sponsored by the Christina Lake Stewardship Society. Volunteer Co-ordinator Rikki Morrison said that several truckloads of garbage were collected during the event, and even some large ticket...
BC Civil Liberties Association condemns compassion club raids
Quebec police shut down three medical cannabis dispensaries, also known as “compassion clubs” today, arresting all staff on site for trafficking. The Quebec closures follow a raid on a compassion club in Nunavut in February, in Toronto at the end of March, and in Guelph in May.“These national raids have now sent thousands of...
Interest growing in West Boundary Senior Growers project
Senior Boundary Growers had a great lunch at the Westbridge hall as long time resident Paul Lautard reminiced about the region. Lautard talked about growing up in the Boundary and his memories of the people living here at that time. He told many stories of some of his favourite neighbours, the nicknames they had and even...
Homecoming event will feature local art and photography
For one day only fabulous images of life around the lake will be displayed at the Christina Lake Community Hall as a part of the Homecoming celebrations. The exhibit of historical photos, paintings and a display of artwork by children of Christina Lake Elementary School (CLES) has been prepared for this first annual event...
POLICE: False call sends emergency services on a goose chase
An emergency call-out on Sunday night had all three emergency services searching for a five-car pile up on Spencer Hill. The origins of the call are unknown, but the services did not find an accident, said Corporal Richard Lanz with the Grand Forks detachment.The false call came to the services around 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May...
Oil spill in Alaska closes 800 miles of pipeline
800 miles of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System were closed down following a spill of thousands of barrels of crude oil south of Fairbanks, Alaska. A power failure following a routine fire-command system test caused relief valves to open and crude oil overflowed near the Fort Greely pump station 9. The...
Musician David Byrne sues Florida governor over campaign song
David Byrne, the former lead singer of 1980s art punk band Talking Heads, is suing Florida governor Charlie Crist over the latter's use of the Talking Heads song "Road to Nowhere" in an election commercial. Byrne alleges that Crist made use of the song in a campaign commercial without the artist's permission, and that if...
