Updated Candidate names are in for the Boundary region, and these are the results.  Grand Forks In Grand Forks there are five mayoral candidates, two familiar names and three new faces. Incumbent Mayor Brian Taylor has put his name forward again and current councillor Cher Wyers is also throwing her hat in for the role of...

Details are slowly coming our from various news media about the police incident that began Thursday afternoon in Slocan. Read update interview with RCMP Const. Kris Clark. According to the Vancouver Province RCMP said the incident began around 12:21 p.m. when police from the Slocan/New Denver detachment responded to “a dispute...

Erwin Malzer of West Kelowna has been named to head the board of Interior Health Authority as current Chairperson Norman Embree tenures his resignation at the end of this year. In his new role, Malzer will guide the nine-member Board of Directors in ensuring the organization’s short and long-term success through meaningful ...

In 1980 both the Cleveland Browns in football and the Philadelphia Phillies in baseball were nicknamed the Kardiac or Cardiac Kids for their ability to win close, nail - biting games. The Grand Forks Border Bruins may also receive some consideration for that nickname if they continue what took place over the weekend. The...

The Grand Forks Border Bruins scored 42 seconds into the first overtime period to defeat the Beaver Valley Nitehawks 6-5 at home Friday evening. The Hawks are the reigning KIJHL champions who went on a roll last year by also winning the Cyclone Taylor Cup, emblematic of BC Junior B hockey supremacy, and then proceeded to...

Community Futures Boundary and the Boundary Country Regional Chamber of Commerce are pleased to host the 14th annual Business Excellence and Community Awards celebration.  This premier event recognizes the achievements and contributions of small business and community organizations throughout the Boundary Region.  This...

Two people have been arrested and charged after Citizens on Patrol caught the duo red-handed allegedly committing a break and enter, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. "On Sept. 28, at approximately 01:09 a.m., the Castlegar Citizens on Patrol (COP) were making their rounds when they came across a suspicious...

A Slocan Valley woman has laid private information against Executive Flight Centre and the provincial government over the jet fuel spill into Lemon Creek in July of 2013. Longtime environmental activist Marilyn Burgoon says if the provincial government won’t prosecute the Alberta transportation company for dumping 33,000...

Selkirk College staff and students are inviting the community to join them for a celebration barbecue that will mark five decades of quality trades training, career programs and community education at Nelson’s Silver King Campus. An education cornerstone in the region since 1964, the campus opened as the BC Vocational School...

Local efforts to boost Grand Fork’s status as a great place to do business have won our city a key provincial award: the province’s 2014 Open for Business Award. “This is fantastic news for Grand Forks, and a tribute to our city’s excellent leadership in creating a business-friendly community,” said James Wilson, Executive ...