Donating to charities a new trend in Christmas gift giving
This year in the spirit of giving, make a choice to give differently! Christmas it is the time of year that we share with our friends and neighbours and join with our families to celebrate life. A new trend in giving is to honour our loved ones by donating to causes that they are passionate about. What better way to help...
Regional chamber receives $30,000 for next year
A donation of $30,000 from the Grand Forks District Credit Union has solidified the development of a new regional chamber of commerce. Despite this generous contribution, committee members raised concerns over future funding and membership as they forged ahead with their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 23. While both Christina...
Technology invades our schools
Projectors, SMART boards, document cameras and tablet PC’s are revolutionizing the classrooms of the Boundary region. Shawn Lockhart, principal of Grand Forks Senior Secondary said the wave of technology is something that School District 51 cannot afford to miss. But while that wave is critical to keeping students engaged in...
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...
Climate computer game lets you see how our choices can impact climate
Nina Chestney, Reuters Ever wondered how one person could save the planet from the effects of climate change? A British-made computer game on trial release Monday creates different ways of doing just that. Fate of the World puts the Earth's future in players' hands, placing them in charge of an international environmental...
QUNFUZ: Things that happened while I was there
Editor's note: the following is a list of things that took place during the author's trip to Palestine a couple of weeks ago.A large demonstration was held in central Nablus calling for the release of the thousands of prisoners held in the Israeli gulag.Israeli forces shelled Gaza.The Palestinian Authority arrested 53 men in...
OP/ED: Feds loosening the rules on foreign media ownership
New Democrats are asking tough questions about foreign ownership in light of the revelation that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has no research on the impact of foreign ownership in Canada’s broadcast and telecom industries. Speaking to the issue in late July, New Democrat Culture Critic...
"My father is Li Gang" goes viral in China
“My Father is Li Gang!” has become the most popular catchphrase in the Chinese Internet in the past few days. First of all, you may ask, who is Li Gang? Li Gang is the deputy director of the police department in the northern district of Baoding city, Hebei province.On October 16, a car accident took place in Hebei University,...
Rain dampens search volunteers but not their efforts
Volunteers assisted search and rescue teams in the third ground search for missing 24-year-old Owen Rooney in Grand Forks on Saturday in hopes of finding some clues in the disappearance of the Australian. Rooney has been missing for two-and-a-half months, and was last seen at the Boundary Hospital where he had been treated ...
Volunteers needed to help in expanded search for Owen Rooney
Saturday morning, Oct. 23, Grand Forks Search and Rescue will lead a volunteer effort to locate missing Australian Owen Rooney. The 24-year-old went missing from Grand Forks on Aug. 14. His family and the Grand Forks detachment of the RCMP have been searching for clues as to his whereabouts since that date. “Grand Forks...
