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CUSTOMS: Guns and criminals turned away at the borders

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers had a busy June seizing illegal weapons and turning convicted criminals away. Shot gun on back of bike stopped Border Services Officers (BSOs) at the Port of Carson in Grand Forks refused entry of a 12-gauge shot-gun an American traveller was carrying on the back of his motorcycle,...

Open fire ban starts Friday

The Southeast Fire Centre is prohibiting all open fires in the region effective at noon on Friday (July 13). The decision is to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The prohibition will remain in place until Sept. 19, or until the public is otherwise notified. Specifically, this prohibits: The burning...

Lightning strike at Christina Lake

BC Forest Service firefighters made quick work of extinguishing a forest fire caused by a lightning strike on a west facing mountain ridge at Christina Lake, Tuesday, June 10. The Wildlife Management Branch of the provinicial government was alerted to the situation when people in Christina Lake saw smoke rising from the ridge...

LETTER: Marshall Lake - a treasure worth protecting

Open letter to MLA John Slater: The Greenwood Improvement Society was formed in 1991 by local residents concerned about the continued well being of Greenwood and the surrounding area. The founding purpose of the Society was and is: "to educate the public, provide public amenities and to preserve and/or restore sites of...

Mayor to meet with CBSA over Canada Day comments

Grand Forks mayor Brian Taylor will be meeting with officials from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) after comments he made during his annual Canada Day speech this year. Taylor openly criticized the CBSA for being too tough on American tourists and locals, thereby making the border crossing experience a “frightening”...

POLICE BEAT: Christina Lake hotspot for boating infractions

One week into the official summer vacation and Grand Forks RCMP, with the help from reserve constable Chris Cottril, have written 37 warnings, charged one man with being under the influence of alcohol while operating a boat, cleaned up after one boating accident and ticketed a man with drinking at the Christina Lake Provincial...

Interfor to donate wood for BC-wide playhouse challenge

Wood from the Interfor mill in Grand Forks will be used in a province-wide competition that aims to raise some serious money for Habitat for Humanity Canada. The wood will be used to build whimsical playhouses for children in the Canfor Playhouse Challenge, which will then be displayed at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)...

B.C. women's golf wraps up with Wong taking the win

Team Canada member Christine Wong sets 72-hole record score to capture her second British Columbia Women’s Amateur title at Christina Lake Golf Club last week. Coming off her third-round course record seven-under 65, Wong closed out her impressive victory with a two-under-par 70, 274 total (70-69-65-70-274), the lowest the ...

Free songwriting workshop at Homecoming

Lowry Olafson will be writing a song about Christina Lake – with a little help from the friends and residents of the community of course! How does it work? The process begins with brainstorming ideas about Christina Lake, then moves naturally into putting those ideas into lyric form. As the song unfolds, Lowry creates a unique...

Children friendly business is good business

In order to support local businesses, creative ideas can be key to encouraging families to shop at home. Boundary Success By 6 is pleased to announce the beginnings of a Family Friendly Business (FFB) Initiative intended to make local businesses more attractive to local shoppers with young families along with travelers. “The...

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