First off, thanks to our wonderful Friends of the Library group for their recent book sale – it was a big success, with $1770 raised. A big thank you as well to all of you who came out to buy books, and to those who donated them. Tech Cafe We are introducing a brand-new program this month – a weekly, drop-in computer help...

Christina Lake’s Margaret Maximenko is putting her name forward as a New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate to replace Alex Atamanenko in the next federal election. Atamanenko announced last week that after three terms he will no longer be running for Member of Parliament (MP) in the next election, which is expected to be in ...

School District 51 is getting three new buses to serve the Boundary next year. The provincial government has set aside $416,974 to fund the three news buses, which will seat at least 80 people. The buses will replace three older models. Two have been in use for 15 years and the other one is 12-years-old. The government has ...

Les Johnson captures the Halloween festivities in Grand Forks.  Click here to check out the Halloween maze. ...

BC Southern Interior NDP MP, Alex Atamanenko recently announced that he will not be seeking re-election in the next federal election, so the race will soon be on to find a successor to tackle what could be a tough race under new electoral boundaries. Atamanenko, 68, said he decided not to run in the next election scheduled ...

The West Kootenay experienced the fourth driest October on record said Ron Lakeman, Weather Forecaster 
for the Southeast Fire Centre. “This was one of the driest Octobers — fourth driest on record,” Lakeman said. “The monthly total amount of precipitation (all rain) was only 7.4 millimetres.  Other notably dry Octobers were...

The board and staff of gallery 2 are pleased to invite you to the 22nd Annual Wine Tasting this November 23rd; this is the night of our largest yearly fundraiser. You are in for a classic evening; "A Vintage Christmas" holds the lantern of times past, a peek through the window of timeless traditions and the warmth of those ...

Launching a new Vital Signs project in the next few months, the Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary Communities invites you to join them at their annual community social. The evening of networking, refreshments and sharing demonstrates the Foundation's ties to their community and the organizations who do so much to help so...

Welcome to the sixth monthly contest hosted by the Boundary Sentinel.  To participate, write a comment -- any PG comment -- in the comment boxes below. You'll need to set up an account if you don't already have one. Don't forget to make sure the account has a valid email address so we can notify you if you win! The winner...

There will be no repeat for Whitewater in the Powder Magazine 2014 Ski Town Throwdown popularity contest. The Nelson-based resort was eliminated in the second round of the contest by Revelstoke by the narrowest of margins — 1527 to 1507. Throughout the day the ski hills traded leads, with Whitewater holding a slim four vote...