Coun. Wirischagin asks for voluntary water metres this year
The topic of water metres came before council again at their regular meeting Monday night. Coun. Michael Wirischagin brought up his concerns during his councillors report early in the meeting. He started by telling council he was part of a group that is dedicated to improving communities in BC. When he met with this group, ...
Scheduled burn near Rock Creek this week
A prescribed burn is starting around the Johnstone Creek area five kilometres West of Rock Creek as soon as today, March 25. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is conducting the burn over approximately 31-hectares (76 acres) as part of their regular burning schedule. The burn will start when...
No chickens in Greenwood
Greenwood city council debated having chickens within city limits during their regular March 10 meeting. After the debate, city council decided to leave things as they are, with no chickens allowed within city limits and the current bylaw still in place. Council and staff said that they are attempting to beautify the city and...
Greenwood gets new art
Greenwood has some new art that residents and visitors can see as they drive through town. The Kettle River Art Club made 11 hand-painted banners depicting pieces of the city's history including old churches, city hall, the museum, O'Hairi Park, the old smelter and a phoenix. The banners were installed by public works earlier...
GF to offer fibre optic services to business and community organizations
The City of Grand Forks is expanding their fibre optic service to local businesses and community members. At their regular council meeting on March 10, council heard from city staff that the infrastructure is in place, and that services like spam filters, email hosting, web hosting, virtual hosting, storage and back-up are ...
COUNCIL CLIPS: New liquor license, more tubing parking and an RFL for carnival
Grand Forks city council is getting ready for some upgrades and changes this coming year. At their regular meeting March 10, they gave early budget approval to several projects. The first is to upgrade services at Dick Bartlett Park. The city plans on providing 200 amp service to the park, which will make it easier for event...
LIBRARY MUSINGS: Spring break, magic and lego club
In celebration of all things spring (and all things spring break!) we’ve got some wonderful programs going on at the library – as well as our seed library and seed catalogs, books on gardening, backroads mapbooks for exploring and adventures, and DVDs for those rainy nights that will come from time to time. Let’s get right ...
Relay for Life calls for local volunteers
The Canadian Cancer Society is calling on residents of the Boundary Country to volunteer for this year’s Relay For Life.The 2013 Relay in Boundary Country was an outstanding success that saw 156 people participating, raising $50,000 for the fight against cancer. This year’s Relay For Life will be on June 7 from 10 a.m. to 10...
GF talks future and politics
The City of Grand Forks, participated as one of three municipalities out of 26 in a pilot ‘Community Engagement’ project sponsored by the Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG) on March 12 at the Omega Restaurant. Seventy-five local citizens registered to join in a lively discussion facilitated by...
Interior Health closely monitoring outbreak of measles in Fraser Valley
Although no cases have been reported in the region, Interior Health is closely monitoring the recent outbreak of measles in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland, asking the public to be aware of the symptoms associated with the disease. “We’re monitoring the situation in the Fraser Valley and provincially for any signs of the...
