OP/ED: Is the minimum wage enough?
Families who work for low wages face impossible choices — buy food or heat the house, feed the children or pay the rent. The result can be spiraling debt, constant anxiety and long-term health problems. In many cases it means that the adults in the family are working long hours, often at two or three jobs, just to pay for...
QUNFUZ: Some shock, no awe
picture by Ali FarzatBy last Friday, if it hadn’t already done so, the Syrian regime effectively declared war on its own people, killing at least a hundred protestors. Throughout this week parts of Syria have fallen under outright siege.The tanks and infantry which haven’t peeped across the occupied Golan since 1973 entered...
LETTER: Time to make a different choice
Dear Editor;Conservative minority vs. majority? Is it time to make a totally different choice? The two federal parties Canadians historically elect, are more interested in corporations rather than citizens. Services for citizens are continually cut and benefits to corporations and the wealthy are increased. Think about it. ...
OP/ED: Let's vote to create a solid government
Everyone is off to the polls on Monday – at least I trust you are. The challenge for our future is to land a new government in Ottawa - one that reflects your interests at the national level. Now I’m not prepared to tell you how to vote, but how can we evaluate our candidate’s based on the media hype and backbiting advertising? ...
Tele-conferences give everyone in B.C. chance to comment on HST
On May 9 a tele-conference will give everyone a chance to talk about the harmonized sales tax (HST). Minister of Finance Kevin Falcon and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom are inviting the public to participate in a series of regionally-based telephone town halls around the province. The town halls...
Crime down in the Boundary after series of arrests in 2010
Crime rates in the Boundary region are some of the lowest in B.C. said an annual report to city council from the Boundary Detachment of the RCMP. Staff Sergeant Jim Harrison was at Grand Forks council meeting on Tuesday to provide his yearly update on services. Harrison’s report covered off crime rates, staffing levels,...
LETTER: Conservatives ability to co-operate proven time and again
Dear Editor;Throughout the current election campaign, (including the Castlegar All Candidates forum), New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Atamanenko has railed against 'the Harper government's lack of co-operation', their 'inability to compromise', and to simply 'get along with others'.Yet he fails to acknowledge or explain...
Round two: candidates participate in non-debate in Grand Forks
In what was one of the friendliest political debates to ever take place the most obvious piece missing was the Conservative Party at the all candidates forum in Grand Forks on Monday night. Stephen Hill, previously confirmed for the debate, notified organizers at the last moment that he would not be attending leaving the three...
Organics waste collection to pilot in Grand Forks
There will be a new style of garbage collection in Grand Forks this year. The city has offered to pilot the new collection system proposed by the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary that will include curbside organic waste, recycling and garbage pick up on alternating weeks. Mayor Brian Taylor explained at city council’s...
Crowd calls for troops to come home
A group of 25 picked up momentum as they marched through Grand Forks calling for peace on Saturday then rallied with speeches, and music. Calling on the federal government to withdraw from international wars, the Boundary Peace Initiative (BPI) group attracted a crowd of about 50 people in front of the Source and Retro Betty’s...
