Burnt Van Productions, a newly-formed local group has entered into pre-production planning to shoot a full-length feature film in Grand Forks. The script was written by director Edward MacLeod, who has over 33 years of experience in all aspects of performance, radio documentaries, and TV commercials. He won Best Script in the...

Voting is already underway to choose the provincial New Democratic Party (NDP) representative for the Boundary-Similkameen riding, but candidates continue to meet with party members hoping to come out on top. The three candidates for the nomination are Rhonda Bruce of Oliver, Brian Taylor, current mayor of Grand Forks and Sam...

At about 4:30 p.m. March 27 the Fire Department responded to a house fire in the Ruckle subdivision. By the time Fire Department crews arrived at 820 64th Ave. flames and smoke were pouring out of the house. A couple of local men couild be seen attempting to control the blaze with garden hoses but to no avail. There was a...

Hi Folks! I have some announcements and some news, so here goes: Overdue fines There will no longer be any overdue fines for children’s material! That includes books, storytime boxes, DVDs, read-alongs, board books, and comics. This will apply to items that are borrowed as of now, but not those that were borrowed, say, last...

At approx 3 p.m. on March 25, an out of control grass burn, at 1900 Gilpin Road, spread to a nearby structure. This resulted in the complete destruction of the building and a vehicle parked nearby as well as downing a power line. Initially the local people with lawn watering hoses were the only ones fighting the fire. That ...

The University of Victoria has agreed to let Grand Forks borrow their nephelometer for one more year to continue gathering data on local air quality. The nephelometer has been sniffing around the major byways of Grand Forks since June 2012. It measures particulate matter in the air caused by things like dust and exhaust. It...

St. Patrick’s Day wasn’t as quiet as police might like, thanks to a few mischievous residents. The first incident was reported to Grand Forks RCMP on Sunday, March 17 at 11:45 p.m. A small group of teenagers – about three – were seen dropping debris and hurling rocks and snowballs at vehicles driving down Highway 3 in Christina...

Boundary kids had a magically fun afternoon at the Grand Forks and District Public Library Saturday, March 23. Nathan Vogel, a 17 year-old Grand Forks magician, captivated the enthusiastic crowd with his light-hearted look at magic.  “I just love to make people laugh and to entertain them,” said Vogel before the show. He’s ...

Many of our regional residents know that Area C's contributions to the Boundary Economic Development Association were withdrawn and may wonder what we are doing instead. In early 2012, I called together representatives of the major community organizations in Christina Lake and suggested that the time had come to work more...

Phoenix Mountain was a hive of activity Saturday, Mar. 10 when it hosted 120 racers for the Nancy Greene Ski League finals for the West Kootenay Zone. The local Phoenix Mountain Racers entered two teams and took home silver and bronze, while Whitewater took first place out of a field of 13 teams. Teams came from Red Mountain,...