The use of substances affects every community in Canada.  Substance use puts people at risk of disease and accidental overdose death. In 2009, the BC Interior had the second highest rate of injuries and overdoses attributed to illicit drugs (47.6 per 100,000 residents). These and other risks from drug use also negatively...

Grand Forks City Council wants resident to think before they dump during a week-long awareness campaign about pesticides disposal, Wednesday, Oct. 17 to Wednesday, Oct. 24. “It’s very bad to dump pesticides in the garbage because you can contaminate the environment with those chemicals,” said Grand Forks councilor Gary Smith....

Vancouver- British Columbia's Federal Liberal Council of Riding Association Presidents endorsed a policy resolution to legalize and regulate cannabis in Canada, as approved by Liberal Party delegates from across Canada at the Party's 2012 Biennial Policy Conference in Ottawa. The Council held their quarterly meeting Saturday...

It’s been 11 years since Boundary mom’s started bearing their breasts in support of the international Quintessen Foundation’s annual Breastfeeding Challenge, and they are still going strong. While more moms seem to be choosing to breastfeed their little ones, the prevailing public attitudes about breastfeeding can still be ...

Someone, please! Tell Dan Albas what to think. Westbank First Nations (WFN) plans to open a private hospital, but the rookie MP for the area, Okanagan-Coquihalla, doesn’t know what his opinion should be. He has no problem throwing public money around. Albas supports upgrading the Merritt Civic Centre with your tax money, and...

Dust from farmer's fields and roads, exhaust from large trucks, construction and tourist traffic, and open burning cause for spikes in particulate matter readings during the first two months of the year-long Nephelometer Study in Grand Forks, according to a report. Last week Wayne Kopan, manager of environment and building ...

A damning new peer reviewed study, ‘Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize ‘is calling into question not only the safety of genetically modified (GM) food but the stringency of government regulations and assessments.  For the first time, a long term and comprehensive study...

Bright green garbage cans have been popping up on doorsteps all over Grand Forks this past week as a sign of a new approach in local garbage collection -- the Foodscraps Collection program. While some residents give praise for the efforts to curb garbage volumes, others are not impressed. For the past eight months residents...

UPDATE: As of today, Saturday, Sept. 22, Greenwood residents can again drink their water now Interior Health Authority has lifted the boil water advisory that took effect on Thursday, Sept. 20. Original Story: The Interior Health Authority has lifted the water ban in Greenwood and replaced it with a boil water advisory, today,...

Veterinarian Carole Scholz decided to shave her head and donate her hair to support cancer research. In what seems like an unlikely time to take action, Carole found that this month is the time for her to lend a hand. The Sentinel asked Carole to describe why she is shaving her hair and how this will be impacting her. Read ...