Grand Forks deer in danger of council management
Grand Forks residents want a practical approach to deer management that is a long-term solution and doesn’t cost taxpayers, say the results of the deer survey released this week. While the results indicate a large majority in favour of a substantial decrease (53 percent) in the herd size within city limits, people don’t want...
Making a difference - Elks and Royal Purple members celebrate nearly 100 years of service to community
The Elks of Canada, founded in 1912, is a national fraternal and charitable organization of dedicated men and women volunteering through local lodges. There are 13,200 members in over 260 locations throughout the country following the motto: "promoting and serving community needs". Locally, Elks Lodge #493 Grand Forks...
Regional hospital fires up new electrical system
Construction of a $2 million Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) electrical system upgrade is now complete and the system is on-line. KBRH fully switched over to the new system today. “Having adequate and uninterrupted power is obviously vital to any health care facility, so I’m pleased to see this important investment...
HEALTH: Flu clinics available next week in the Boundary
With flu season approaching, public health nurses across Interior Health are gearing up for the launch of this year’s influenza (flu) vaccination campaign that will begin the last week of October. Last year, close to 150,000 seasonal flu shots were provided free of charge to those at risk of complications from the flu. “This...
Fall Pap-a-looza ready to roll
After a successful Pap-a-looza event this spring, Boundary Options for Sexual Health (Opt) Clinic is pleased to announce another Pap-a-looza event for this October. What is Pap-a-looza? Pap-a-looza is a chance to have your pap test can be done by local nurses with special training in reproductive health and pap smears. A...
Breastfeeding - a reason to celebrate!
If you think of the perfect food it would create zero waste, give you great nutrition, and, best of all, protect against disease. Well, breast milk is nature’s perfect baby food providing all this and even helping mothers protect themselves against disease. On Saturday, Oct. 2 at 11:00 a.m., mothers and babies at sites...
River testing underway with students from across the Boundary
The message has been clear since the Kettle River was named the most endangered in B.C.: the Kettle River watershed needs to be monitored and evaluated. In an initiative started by the Granby Wilderness Society (GWS), the first of what they hope will be years of testing are underway. Jenny Coleshill, a biologist and...
Hospital auxiliaries care about local health
Teamwork was the theme as more than 125 volunteers met in Nakusp last week (Sept. 17) for the 2010 Kootenay Boundary Area Conference of the BC Association of Health-Care Auxiliaries (BCAHA). The kind of teamwork that saw more than 550 auxiliary members volunteer 131,000 hours of time raising almost $500,000 last year."You can...
Common cold virus may be linked to childhood obesity
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found that a common cold virus may be linked to childhood obesity.In the study of 124 children aged eight to eighteen, kids who had antibodies to adenovirus 36 (AD36) weighed on average 50 pounds more than children who didn't have the antibodies. When children have...
