The Grand Forks Fire Rescue held their 13th annual Ladder-A-Thon at the Overwaite parking lot over the weekend. Each year the Ladder-a-thon is used to raise money for different causes. This year, fire fighters are using the funds to build a new training ground near the Grand Forks Airport. The new training area will include...

When it comes to the fight against invasive plant species, a new and exciting method is proving to be quite useful.   This method is known as "targeted goat grazing," and it has been used successfully in Kamloops.   Basically, targeted grazing involves using goats to munch on and kill weeds. Examples of weeds that have been...

Juno award winning singer-songwriter Shari Ulrich performed at the GEM Theatre July 31, where she performed her own songs live. ...

Hi Folks! We’ve got some great new summer reads on our shelves, and I want to tell you a little bit about some of them. We now have one of Stephen King’s most riveting novels, The Long Walk (he wrote it in 1979, under the pen name Richard Bachman). We also have one of the most talked-about romantic comedies of the year, The...

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By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Frustration and anger were palpable at the Winlaw Community Hall, as a room overflowing into the parking lot with Slocan Valley residents heard the bad news. It will be at least five days and maybe 10 before Slocan Valley residents can use their water in any form. That means no swimming, no...

For those watching, the new Winnipeg Liquor Store has quickly taken shape over the summer months. Less than six months ago the old Winnipeg hotel was still standing and the new liquor store was more a dream than reality. However, the old building was torn down this spring and the new one is up and with work being done on the...

A car fire caused Grand Forks firefighters to rush out of town late Saturday afternoon. The fire happened on Gilpin Road but was thankfully a minor incident with no injuries. Firefighters will not investigate the cause of the car fire, but Deputy Fire Chief Kevin McKinnon suspects it was caused by a mechanical failure. The ...

The recent announcement by BC Timber Sales that the perimeter of the Class A Gladstone Provincial Park in the Lynch Creek watershed will be logged is hardly surprising. Very few politicians and bureaucrats respect our democratic system of governance and repeatedly take advantage of the largest and most important stakeholder...

Updated release as of 12:25 p.m. July 29: Extensive sampling of water courses in the Slocan Valley continues following the fuel spill in Lemon Creek on Friday, July 26, 2013. Visual inspection of the Slocan, Columbia and Kootenay rivers and Lemon Creek has occurred from the air and by boat. Little evidence of fuel was visible...