Grand Forks’ social media groups have been abuzz with talk about a McDonalds franchise possibly coming to town. According to city staff, this could happen, but the process is still in the early stages. Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Doug Allin said a developer is making an application for a development permit. The City ...

It’s time for B.C. to implement comprehensive measures to help locate and protect missing seniors with dementia, says Selina Robinson, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville. On Tuesday, Robinson introduced the Silver Alert Act in the legislature. The bill would create a program which would alert the public of a missing person who...

Dear Editor, Water is of utmost significance to all of us.  We are vulnerable if we don't have access to clean affordable water.  So, water is worth thinking and talking about.  Following are some points I wish to share for consideration: Control the water, and you control the people.  Water is needed for survival.  And, water...

After attending a Traveling World Community Film Festival at the College of the Okanagan, John Westaway , Larry Hudema and the late David Borchett decided to bring the festival to Grand Forks and No Boundaries Film Club was born in 2006. "The first year was a great success," remembers Hudema. While numbers are not exact, there...

During the last federal election, Stephen Harper promised that the government would introduce an income-splitting proposal, after balancing the federal budget. Income splitting has the worthy objective of making it easier for two-parent families to choose to have one parent work, or work part time, in order to spend time...

Global News recently showcased a story of a bobcat treed by two coyotes. This certainly is not an unusual event to those who have hunted the bobcat with hounds but the story did capture the awe and respect that this elusive nocturnal predator demands. The bobcat is a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species...

Margaret Maximenko is getting close to the date when she can officially start campaigning to be Alex Atamanenko’s replacement after he retires. Atamanenko is the current NDP Member of Parliament for the British Columbia Southern Interior Riding. He announced his retirement in early November of last year and shortly after,...

In preparation for the upcoming season, BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) paramedics are asking local golfers to make sure their cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills are up to par. On Aug. 12, 2012, a happy family reunion on the links at Christina Lake could have been dramatically different, had three golfers not initiated...

On any given day in late summer, communities and farms in the Boundary may use almost as much water as is flowing in the Kettle River. That spells bad news for people, fish, and other creatures. Luckily, the river doesn’t run completely dry because many of us rely on groundwater – but we have a lot of work to do as our water...

Last Tuesday’s council meeting got more than a little heated when Grand Forks residents packed the meeting room at Roxul. Citizens had more than a few questions to ask councillors about the proposed water metres. The room was packed, with people spilling out into the hallway, and most of them were their to show solidarity for...