SUMMING IT UP: Grand Forks City Council
Taxes, branding, and water metering were all on the table at Grand Forks city council. The tax bylaws, introduced at council on May 7, were passed in a final reading at a special meeting on May 15. The overall impact for the average homeowner will be about a four percent increase or for a home worth $230,000 about $32.10....
Modernizing technology for women's health
If you could ensure women in the Kootenay Boundary access to mammography with less radiation, better results and the capacity for non-surgical biopsies would you even question the potential? It’s a clear win situation for the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Foundation in their quest to purchase digital mammogram equipment....
Very different artistic styles highlighted at Gallery 2
Drawing, whether used as a ‘means to an end’ or an ‘end in itself’ is a significant aspect of every art practice. The works that make up one of the current exhibits at Gallery 2 will challenge the traditional definition of drawing. As guest curator, Helen Sebelius says, “All of these visual stories speak about the artists’...
Increased logging activity for Brown Creek residents
It is an effort to drive out to the rural community of Brown Creek located at the north end of North Fork Road. The winding rural road takes about 30 minutes to drive in the summer and much longer in the winter. But the trade off is why there's a community out there at all -- the serene solitude of rural living. There's old...
Border bust on exotic animals
An ongoing investigation was triggered with the seizure of endangered exotic frogs, arachnids and invertebrates at the Carson border crossing last month. The seizure was made on Apr. 11 by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) when officers examined a shipment being transported by a Canadian and found animals listed under...
Greenwood gold water gets official award
It's official. The City of Greenwood now has the trophy plate to prove it has the best tasting municipal water in the world. City mayor, Nipper Kettle, was presented the award during a "Best Tasting Water in the World" ceremony in Greenwood Friday, May 11. More than 200 people packed the McArthur Centre in downtown Greenwood...
AquaVan visits Grand Forks
The Vancouver Aquarium AquaVan presented by B.C. Hydro toured the Kootenay region last week, including a stop over in Grand Forks Wednesday, May 9 and Thursday, May 10. The award-winning educational program focusses on teaching students about the environment, the animals that live on the west coast and conservation. Even...
LETTER: Concerned citizens able to meet with top brass of health authority
To the Editor; The Concerned Citizens for Community Health Care advise the interested public that a 30-minute meeting with Norman Embree, Chair of the Board of Directors and Dr. Robert Halpenny, Chief Administrative Officer of the Interior Health Authority (IHA) has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 23 in the Board Room at...
HIGH STREAM ADVISORY: Boundary on watch for flooding
A few days of warmer temperatures led to a shift from accumulating snowpack to melting resulting in rising river levels across the Southern Interior this week, putting the Kootenay / Boundary regions on flood alert. The high stream advisory was posted by the B.C. River Forecast Centre on Thursday as they anticipate continued...
BCPSEA declares teachers's recent withdrawal an unlawful strike
The B.C. Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) applied to the B.C. Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) Wednesday, May 9 for relief from the recent B.C. Teachers's Federation (BCTF) withdrawal of extracurricular activities. The labour relations board is expected to meet with BCPSEA at or around 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 11...
