GF hosts successful second food forum
The second Grand Forks Food Security forum to “Turn Ideas into Action” was attended by about 40 local residents at the Senior’s Hall in City Park, Jan. 11. Here, the concerns of 105 respondents to a recent online/paper survey conducted by the Canadian Farmer's Union and the Grand Forks and Boundary Regional Agricultural...
Slippery roads cause single-vehicle collision
A four-door Chrysler Intrepid rolled over on the North Fork road this morning just after 9 a.m. The roads were slick with ice and the single, female driver lost control of her vehicle and went into the ditch. Grand Forks Fire and Rescue and the RCMP attended the scene. Thanks to Les Johnson and Grand Forks TV for the...
Slocan Lake RCMP investigate fire to one of its vehicles
Slocan Lake RCMP is investigating a suspicious fire to one of its police cruisers prior to the Christmas holiday season. Police responded to a report police that a vehicle was on fire in front of the Slocan Lake RCMP Detachment in New Denver in the early hours of (Thursday) December 19. When officers arrived shortly after...
SPOTLIGHT FILMS: Fruitvale Station
What is that glow emanating from the furnace of Humanity? Could it be a powerful desire to enrich Civilization through compassion; an earnest attempt at stemming the tide of increasing global disparity; or a passionate striving toward collective enlightenment? Nope…..I’m afraid it is none of the above….sigh. Unfortunately, ...
GF staff welcome new manager of operations
The City of Grand Forks is pleased to announce that we have hired Mr. Roger Huston, AScT, as the City’s new Manager of Operations. Huston leaves his position as the director of operations for Village of Lumby to join our exuberant management team. He brings with him, 20 years of public works experience; with 17 of those...
Local couple give energy savings a boost
Tracy Worrall and Garey Dennis decided to jumpstart their savings this winter by taking part in the Kootenay Energy Diet – a program that was initiated last summer. They signed up for the affordable program through FortisBC and a certified energy auditor came to evaluate their home, which was built in 1966. “We pretty much ...
Are you working age? Get a flu shot warns Medical Health Officer
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily You wouldn’t drive in the winter without snow tires and you shouldn’t neglect a flu shot if you want to be safe. That’s the warning from Dr. Rob Parker, Medical Health Officer with Interior Health. “Our main concern is that people are getting sick unnecessarily,” said Parker,. “There is still...
IH responds to long cataract surgery wait in West Kootenay
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily When Nelson resident Mary Ann McClelland heard she was going to have to wait a year for her double cataract surgery here she decided to go public. “The whole point wasn’t just for me,” said the 71-year-old senior. “There’s been a flurry of activity because of my story and that’s what I wanted...
WildSafeBC coordinator is now in place.
Grand Forks has hired a WildSafeBC coordinator for the next six months -- a position dedicated to working with the city and WildSafeBC to collect information and educate the public on wildlife interactions. The City worked with the provincial WildSafe program to hire Laurie Grant on Dec. 16 of last year. Grant, who has lived...
RCMP report skiers safe after spending night in backcountry near Whitewater Ski Resort
Nelson RCMP report a couple are safe following an unexpected overnight stay in the backcountry near the Whitewater Ski Resort south of Nelson. RCMP received the call at 8:22 p.m. Saturday that two skiers were reported missing following a trek into the Evening Ridge/Hummingbird Pass near the resort. Nelson Search and Rescue ...
