Boundary Pathfinders fundraising for 2014 trip to Mexico
Three Pathfinders from Midway and two from Grand Forks have a unique opportunity in July 2014, to travel with three Pathfinders from Vancouver, to a World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts World Centre in central Mexico. Midway Guiders Elaine Fromme and Sue Fielding will be accompanying them. For ten days the...
COMMENT: Democracy loses
The Conservative government tabled the Bill C-45: Jobs and Growth Act on October 18, 2012. It became law on December 14, 2012. Bill C-45 was the second omnibus budget bill passed in 2012. The first omnibus budget bill was Bill C-38: Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act, which became law in June 2012. The Bills are intended...
Local non-profits put themselves on the MAAP
Three Grand Forks organizations have found a way to come together and pool their resources by forming the Multi-Agency Accommodation Project (MAAP). Habitat for Humanity, Whispers of Hope and The Boundary Emergency and Transitional Housing Society (BETHS) are leasing 7212 Riverside Drive from the City of Grand Forks. The...
Pharmacy now available at Christina Lake
Christina Lake’s Pharamsave is officially open. Although the business opened its doors on March 11, the grand opening was held May 17 with treats available for anyone who stopped by. “It’s been going great,” said front store manager Shannon Lahti, adding they had seen at least 70 people in the first part of the day. The...
Grand Forks intersection gets interesting
The City of Grand Forks advises of changes to the Traffic Flow at the intersection located at 72nd Avenue and 8th Street. The installation of the new island to condense the intersection intends to improve the safety through better visibility and creating a reduction in speed. A new yield sign for those driving east along 72nd...
SPOTLIGHT FILMS presents "No"
On Tuesday May 28th Spotlight Films will be showing the film No, by Chilean director Pablo Larrain. No is the culmination of Larrain’s trilogy about life under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. The previous two films were Tony Manero and Post Mortem. In 1973 Salvador Allende was ousted as leader of Chile after a violent coup...
Grand Forks takes part in Drinking Water Week
If your habits resemble those of an average Grand Forks resident, you use about 720 litres per day of water—that’s more than 3,000 cups of water every day. That’s also about one-third more than the average British Columbian. Have you ever wondered where all that water comes from? With May 20 to 26, 2013 being Drinking Water...
RDKB closes free refuse bin sites
Five free garbage and recycling bins in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) have been closed, as of May 1. The bins were located at Larson Road and Texas Point in Christina Lake, Jewel Lake, Bridesville and Westbridge but now residents will have to travel to the nearest landfill to dispose of their waste. ...
BC election results not as expected
BC’s 40th provincial election finished with more than a few surprises. In the Boundary-Similkameen, Liberal candidate Linda Larson was elected as the newest MLA. This outcome wasn’t so much a surprise, as a curiosity. The CBC and other media sources declared the Boundary-Similkameen one of the top ridings to watch after...
River levels stabilizing and expected to drop
The Boundary area did not get enough rain Monday night to push the rivers past the flooding point. As a result, the BC River Forecast Centre has downgraded the advisory to a “high streamflow” for the Granby River and has ended the advisory for the Kettle and West Kettle rivers as well as the small tributary creeks. "It's...
