Medal bearers braved the rain to participate in the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay passing through the Boundary last week. The relay arrived in Christina Lake on Thursday, Apr. 26 and continued through Grand Forks, Greenwood and Midway involving a new community medal bearer volunteer every 250 meters. In each community ...

The Boundary Museum Society recognized the tireless efforts of volunteers and elected a new board at their annual meeting Monday, April 16. Reports were delivered to the meeting by board members detailing the progress made in the last year. Items of significance included the completion of the shade shelter at Fructova,...

Pirates, treasure, and fun make for a lively adventure in Rachelle Delaney’s The Ship of Lost Souls.  The lost souls have settled on Island X when the dark ranger arrives, followed closely by a troop of King’s men.  Excitement and confusion combine to make this children’s novel a page-turner. The Ship of Lost Souls was a 2010...

There is no fear in the eyes of the pigs who wallow, nap and trott around happily in the fields of Doug Zorn's farm, North Fork Pork and Poultry. No, those pigs aren't afraid or unhappy. In fact, they smile, especially when Doug scratches them behind the ears. Doug, who is often known for his agricultural activism including...

Graduation ceremonies in both Grand Forks Secondary School (GFSS) and Boundary Central Secondary School (BCSS) will go on as planned, despite the teachers's withdrawal of extracurricular activities, said School District 51 superintendent Michael Strukoff. After the B.C. Teachers's Federation announced that as of Monday, April...

The economic development committee’s proposal to re-allocate $30,000 in funding set for building entrance signs to the City of Grand Forks was squashed and sent back to the committee by council at their last meeting. The proposal, brought forward by councillor Gary Smith, was to move half of the total $60,000 set aside by...

To the Editor: Thank goodness the Liberals made a good decision in refusing the application to pave a wonderful artery into nature.  We are not Cranbrook and this is not urban Grand Forks. Locals, British Columbians and people from all over the world, but especially Europeans, travel to enjoy the amazing experience of walking...

Teacher involvement in graduation plans, spring concerts and team sports will come to an end this week. Teachers took a province-wide vote late last week about the new B.C. Teachers's Federation's (BCTF) nine point resistance strategy for Bill 22. The province's 41,000 teachers voted 73 per cent in favour of the yet-to-be...

One homeowner discovered that an empty house can be a target for criminals when they returned after a four month absence to find tools, liquor and jewelery missing from their home. Grand Forks RCMP were called out to a home on 59th Avenue in Grand Forks on Wednesday, April 18 at 10:05 p.m. The homeowner had been away for four...

They were called “home children.” They were kids shipped from England to South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Canada in the early days of the colonies. In 1869, Annie McPherson gave a name to the already old practice by founding the “Child Migration Scheme.” It was a general belief, and the children were deceived into...