Avalanche Canada is issuing a special public avalanche warning for the mountains of BC’s interior, including the North Rockies, Cariboos, North Columbia, South Columbia, Purcells, Kootenay Boundary, South Rockies, and Lizard Range and Flathead. This warning applies to recreational backcountryusers and is in effect from Friday,...

Editor,  During the Area D All Candidates Forum it was stated by Candidate Irene Perepolkin's daughter/spokesperson that I blocked Director Perepolkin's return to her duties on the Regional District Board of Directors.  I wish to categorically, and for the record, state that at no time did I prevent Director Perepolkin from...

This Op/Ed was originally shared on a Boundary Facebook group and then sent to us for publication.  Ever wonder what motivates a person to run for municipal council? While some run with the best of intentions, some folks have really bad, or at least really misguided, motives.  Here are my top five bad reasons to run: 1) “People...

Please consider the following facts when you are voting on the whitetail deer cull referendum in the upcoming Grand Forks City civic election. The recent deer count in the city is another reminder of the disconnect between the deer population in the city and adjacent Area D and the deer population on their historic range....

Local efforts to boost Grand Fork’s status as a great place to do business have won our city a key provincial award: the province’s 2014 Open for Business Award. “This is fantastic news for Grand Forks, and a tribute to our city’s excellent leadership in creating a business-friendly community,” said James Wilson, Executive ...

Encourage student writing while helping the community! Habitat for Humanity Southeast BC (HFHSEBC) will be participating in the Meaning of Home Writing Contest, a national fundraising initiative of Habitat for Humanity Canada.  With the support of a partnership with Genworth Canada, Habitat affiliates are able to participate...

The recent government announcement that 117 complaint cougar were killed by the conservation service the last fiscal year once again highlights the biggest threat to the future of the province’s wildlife resource is wildlife managers in Victoria. The announcement should have also made the point that the deer the cougar’s...

A Boundary couple, Fred and Jane Marshall, are one of four winners of an Ministry of Forests award. The Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations minister, Steve Thomson, has given four awards for people who run small, community-based forestry operations.  The Marshalls won $2,500 for the South region for...

Working Canadians, from blue collar workers to middle class professionals to hamburger flippers are facing the worst economy insecurity, most stressful working conditions, the slowest increases in real income and the most cynical anti-worker governments literally since the 1930s. At the same time the 1% and the powerful...

From School District 51's Facebook page and website.  Updated Sept 19 All Students in School District 51 will be open on Monday, September 22, 2014. Monday will be a half day with students being dismissed at 11:30 a.m. Buses will run on the usual half-day schedule. Posted Sept. 18 Dear Parents and Guardians: Thank you for...