Grand Fork's residents had a busy Canada Day long weekend with the festivities starting on Saturday, at City Park. The 3rd annual Ford Pier and Friends Canada Day Weekend Concert was a success with live music from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. The city campground was full of campers that got to hear the music and take part in the free...

Tom, Joseph, Irene and Donna meet once a month to talk about how their lives are affected by dementia. They are all caring for family members who are in various stages of the disease. They are like many people who attend free caregiver support groups offered by the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. "This is their lifeline,"...

Hi Folks! We still have spots available in our Summer Reading Club (a free children’s program for ages 6 to 12, running from July 9 to August 23) – come in and sign up! And our Adult Reading Club (the Summer edition) is up and running. This year’s we have a wonderful selection of mysteries with female protagonists. Fill out...

Raging, brown water carrying homes, cars, and boulders downstream: these images from the flooding last week in Alberta and southeastern BC have haunted me the last few days. That brown stuff in those waters, sediment, is worth contemplating in the Kettle River and its tributaries. I’m picking on it today because it has been...

Welcome to the third monthly contest hosted by the Boundary Sentinel. July’s contest is sponsored by Linde Automotive. Peter and Rachel Linde have generously donated a free oil change for the winner. This includes up to five litres of 5W20, 5W30 or 10W30 oil and a standard filter. To participate, write a comment -- any PG...

With Summer around the corner The Homecoming Crew has been busy planning our 4th Annual Christina Lake Homecoming Summer Festival, July 19th and 20th.  Everyone is invited to our  Homecoming Summer Festival in celebration of this beautiful community.   The Homecoming Festival is a place where memories are shared and new ones...

Greenwood’s Roman Catholic Church, the Sacred Heart Mission, has closed a historical chapter in its more than century-long story. The Parish House, built in 1905, has been sold. On June 22, the Catholic Women’s Club (CWC) hosted its last tea and bake sale at the Parish House and visitors took a walk down memory lane. “It was...

Christina Lake Fire and Rescue is actively seeking more volunteer firefighters. “We are down five members and are looking to fill those positions,” said fire chief Ken Gresley-Jones. “A lot of those people have moved on. A lot of them have moved away or work out of town and aren't able to volunteer.” The fire department has...

Are you working under 19 hours a week and looking for a new job? Community Futures Boundary can help give your career a boost. Check out this video to learn more. ...

The City of Grand Forks and Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) have been working hard to connect the dots after a power outage shut down parts of Grand Forks, June 19. The electricity went out in the city’s downtown core, Valley Heights and Riverside Drive, including International Forest Products (Interfor) at about...