City finds solution to slag sinkholes
Work to prevent sloughing of the old mining tailings along the Granby River in Grand Forks is set to start after city council accepted recommendations from experts this week. A geotechnical report, received by council at their meeting Monday, Jan. 28, outlined strategies estimated at $270,000 for the redirection of Overton ...
Race is on for Boundary-Similkameen NDP candidacy
Mayor Brian Taylor threw his hat into the provincial political arena this week with hopes of becoming the next MLA for the Boundary-Similkameen when the next government is formed. Taylor, who formally announced his candidacy to represent the New Democratic Party (NDP) tonight at Grand Forks city council's regular meeting, has...
SUMMING IT UP GRAND FORKS: Emissions help forests and garbage gets a break
Carbon credits, new meeting processes, garbage fees and more filled the agenda for the City of Grand Forks at their last meeting of council. Grand Forks had to make a decision on paying carbon offsets to meet their obligations to a climate action charter that they signed with the province agreeing to be carbon neutral by 2012....
COMMENT: Mortgaging BC, one deal at a time
If the B.C. government is ever on the hunt for a new slogan perhaps “spending our children's inheritance” would be fitting. Since 2001, British Columbians have been witness to the sale of key parts of B.C.'s infrastructure, transfers of its wealth to private interests and sweetheart deals for industries that can afford...
Independent MLA Slater withdraws from provincial election
Boundary-Similkameen MLA John Slater will not run in the upcoming provincial election, citing the politics of personal destruction as his reason. He has released the following statement: The past couple of weeks have been an extremely emotional roller coaster ride for me. This brutal experience has shown me how tough smear-...
Marji Basso, BC NDP candidate resigns
Known for her tireless presence at community events all over the Boundary-Similkameen riding, BC NDP candidate Marji Basso has stepped out of the election race only months before the election is to begin. According to a BC NDP press release, Basso sent a letter to BC NDP Provincial Secretary Jan O’Brien on Sunday, Jan. 20...
Rising rates ring in 2013
Ringing in the New Year with electrical rate increases has been an ongoing trend for Grand Forks over the last three years and 2013 is no exception. FortisBC is hiking rates by as much as 6.6 percent backdated to January 1. Following suit, increases for electrical users in Grand Forks come into effect after next council meeting...
Liberals announce new candidate for Boundary-Similkameen
The BC Liberals have announced that Oliver municipal councillor Linda Larson will be the Party’s candidate in Boundary-Similkameen. Larson is the former Mayor of Oliver, elected in 1997, 1999 and 2002. “I’m proud to be running for the BC Liberals under Premier Christy Clark,” said Larson. “The Premier has shown tremendous...
Idle No More National Day of Protest comes to Nelson
A peaceful group of approximately 120 young and old supporters came together at the City Hall Courtyard in Nelson as part of the Idle No More National Day of Protest. The Nelson rally was one of many held throughout Canada as protestors continue to try to send a message to the Federal Conservative government. “Stand up for ...
MLA Slater loses bid for re-election nomination
Effective today, MLA John Slater sits in provincial legislature as an independent after the BC Liberals turned down his bid to run in the upcoming 2013 election for the Boundary-Similkameen. Slater said that he initiated his candidacy paperwork four months ago but had not received confirmation from the party to indicate...
