Boundary animals have new advocate in Richard Smith
It’s because he loves animals that Richard Smith, the new Boundary Animal Control Officer, chose his job. Smith, who moved to Grand Forks last year from Abbotsford, has been around animals all his life and grew up on a farm. He is a horse enthusiast and has served as a Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) steward in horse...
Liberals announce new candidate for Boundary-Similkameen
The BC Liberals have announced that Oliver municipal councillor Linda Larson will be the Party’s candidate in Boundary-Similkameen. Larson is the former Mayor of Oliver, elected in 1997, 1999 and 2002. “I’m proud to be running for the BC Liberals under Premier Christy Clark,” said Larson. “The Premier has shown tremendous...
LIBRARY MUSINGS: Learning new skills on cold winter nights
Hi Grand Folks! There are all sorts of reasons to love January – skiing, sunny afternoons, the days slowly starting to lengthen. It’s also a slow month – a time for reflecting on the year that was, and figuring out what you want to get up this coming year. In my case, I always end up thinking about all the elusive skills ...
Cabinets open conversation on Christina Lake history
Two hand-crafted wood cabinets are hoped to both enlighten visitors about local history and to attract artifacts for view and possible donation to the Boundary Museum. The Boundary Museum donated the cabinets, a project that was led by Boundary Woodworker’s Guild member Dennis Hansen, to the Welcome Center in Christina Lake...
Idle No More National Day of Protest comes to Nelson
A peaceful group of approximately 120 young and old supporters came together at the City Hall Courtyard in Nelson as part of the Idle No More National Day of Protest. The Nelson rally was one of many held throughout Canada as protestors continue to try to send a message to the Federal Conservative government. “Stand up for ...
School administration staff shifting roles
School District 51 announce the appointment of Doug Lacey as the new Director of Learning effective July 1, 2013. Lacey has been with School District 51 since 1996 and is currently the Principal of J.A. Hutton Elementary School and prior to that was the Principal of Christina Lake Elementary School. This announcement follows...
MLA Slater loses bid for re-election nomination
Effective today, MLA John Slater sits in provincial legislature as an independent after the BC Liberals turned down his bid to run in the upcoming 2013 election for the Boundary-Similkameen. Slater said that he initiated his candidacy paperwork four months ago but had not received confirmation from the party to indicate...
Idle No More Grand Forks attracts 30 and MP Alex Atamanenko
More than 30 people braved the chilly temperatures to show their solidarity in the national Idle No More movement during a peaceful public protest at Gyro Park in Grand Forks, Saturday, Jan. 12. “This is not just an Indian thing,” said event organizer and local Metis Patrick Stephenson during his prayer. “This is for human...
BC Timber Sales to start addressing concerns over logging Lynch Creek
Concerns Brown Creek residents have with logging proposed for the Lynch Creek area will be looked at this week by a team of staff from BC Timber Sales, said Ingrid Russell, planner with BCTS out of Nelson. BCTS had a meeting with the community in May 2012 where residents expressed their concerns and had an opportunity to view...
Deadline for input on proposed logging in Brown Creek area this week
Brown Creek residents have until Friday, Jan. 11 to provide BC Timber Sales (BCTS) with their input about logging proposed for the Lynch Creek area. BCTS had a meeting with the community in May 2012 where residents expressed their concerns and had an opportunity to view detailed maps of the proposed cut blocks slated to hit...
