The gallery 2 Garden Tour offers an amazing showing of gardens from Grand Forks to Greenwood, July 6th. Bron and Sons Nursery, a new addition, starts the tour in Grand Forks by sharing their wholesale enterprise. The event runs from 9 to 4 p.m. There will certainly be something original to see at each location and whether...

Fishermen are bound to catch something if they head out to Marshall Lake this weekend. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has stocked the lake with 600 catchable fish, which range in size from 20 to 35 cm (8 to 14 inches). Typically, the ministry stocks the lake with about 2,000 fingerlings in late...

The Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary Communities has almost $10,000 in their coffers thanks to a grant they received from the Newman’s Own Foundation – an organization started by actor Paul Newman. Buy-Low Foods manager Fred Boyd nominated the non-profit organization for a grant and they were excited to find they had been...

Clean, reliable water – it’s what most people hope their rivers and water sources can provide. But how much do we know about water quality in the Kettle River, and do we have problem areas? In the survey last fall, the quality of water in the Kettle River was a major concern for residents. The phrase ‘water quality’ was...

Clean Air Day was set up at the farmer's market in Gyro Park last Friday, June 7. Watch this video to see how it went. ...

Telus is adding a healthy chunk of change to Grand Fork's existing infrastructure. The telecommunications company is adding another $270,000 of wired broadband infrastructure that services residents and businesses in the community. “The demand for advanced communications services is exploding in Grand Forks, and Telus is...

The local farmer's market is thriving at Gyro Park in downtown Grand Forks. This year it's open Tuesday and Friday's from 8:30 a.m. until the early afternoon. ...

Two Grand Forks elementary schools once again participated in the Grand Fork’s Environment Committee's Solar Car Project.  Thanks to donations from Fortis, the City of Grand Forks and Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Area D, over 130 school children built solar cars. This is the third time the schools have participated...

There’s a little extra room for campers at the Kettle River Recreation Area at Rock Creek this year. Earlier this camping season BC Parks announced they were upgrading the campgrounds by adding 28 more campsites and putting in extra toilets and showers plus new picnic tables. So far, the showers, toilets and tables are in but...

Community Futures Boundary and Waterlow Audio presents the 3rd Annual Ford Pier and Friends Canada Day Weekend Concert featuring performances by Vancouver based bands: Ladyhawk, The Ford Pier Vengeance Trio, Invasives, Slow Learners, with local acts The Brother Sister Show and Sober Becky. The concert is June 29 at the Grand...