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...

 BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko was shocked to learn that the Conservative dominated unelected Senate defeated his party’s climate change bill. Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act, had received final approval last May in the House of commons when it passed third reading by a vote of 149 – 136.  In the...

Two years after the reformation of the regional economic development service some directors are questioning if the committee’s work is going in the right direction. After hearing grumblings about the services overseen by the Boundary Economic Development Committee (BEDC), Chair and Regional Director for Area C, Grace McGregor,...

Dear Minister de Jong: Re: Initiative Vote – September 24, 2011: the Question On February 4, 2010, the Chief Electoral Officer granted approval in principal to an initiative petition entitled “An initiative to end the harmonized sales tax (HST).” The purpose of the initiative petition was to gather the support of registered...

Christina Lake residents grilled Chief Administrative Officer, John MacLean, about taxation, assessments, and services at an information session with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB). The session, organized by RDKB Area C Director Grace McGregor, also gave MacLean the opportunity to debunk some “regional...

City council chose not to support weed control, deer committee work, or bylaw enforcement as they took their first look at next year’s budget. Grand Forks city management staff each gave an overview of current services, and the chief financial officer, Cecile Arnott, specifically addressed the projected costs of services for...

New Democrat Agriculture Critic, Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior) is appalled at how Conservatives have slammed the door in farmers face and are ignoring their concerns over economic impact of genetically modified crops. After months of negotiation Conservative MPs abandoned a deal to allow the Agriculture...

Canadians have been told, “If you work hard, things will get better.”  But while corporations protected their profits, hard-working Canadians’ lives and livelihoods have unraveled. The recession erased jobs and piled up public and private debt, leaving more people poor or insecure. The Boundary Women's Coalition and MP Alex...

Minister Iain Black, hosted by the City of Greenwood last week, rang in the new era for the regional chamber of commerce for the Boundary region last week. Black, Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development (at the time) was on tour to recognize small business month in the province.   Black, accompanied ...

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...