Christmas in Grand Forks is truly unique
While the Christmas season has passed the opportunity to celebrate the volunteers of the area cannot be missed. In their usual grand style volunteers shared their true spirit of the season at the 30th Annual Grand Forks Community Christmas Dinner on, when else, Christmas Day. Opening the celebration, Mayor Brian Taylor...
Nelson's Kozak, Nakusp mayor Hamling lead newly formed committee
Elected officials from local municipalities and regional districts have been appointed to the newly formed Columbia River Treaty Local Governments' Committee.Leading the committee is Nelson City Councilor and committee chair Deb Kozak and Nakusp Mayor and vice-chair Karen Hamling.The committee's primary task is to engage with...
Ministry stats show cellphone law saves lives
The law targeting drivers using cell phones appears to be working says a provincial government news release.The new law “is estimated to have saved 16 lives and brought about a 12-per-cent reduction in the number of serious injuries,” the Solicitor General’s Ministry.Changes to the Motor Vehicle Act came into affect in Feb....
RCMP: Teens caught trespassing, drunk driving
Two 18 year-old Grand Forks boys have been charged after going for a joy ride on private property while drunk. Grand Forks RCMP were called out to a residence on Como Road in Grand Forks Sunday, Jan. 7 at 9:04 p.m. by a landowner who found two boys trespassing on his land. The landowner has had previous problems with...
Because they can: Federal government rushed legislation
Good or bad? Does it really matter anymore? This is a question that weighs on the minds of many Canadians. Government legislation (bills) which would normally be put through the proper course of debate in the House of Commons has been miraculously deemed “what all Canadians want” and pushed through the system by using Time ...
Mushing passion shared by Rail Trail 200 directors
If you go out for a walk along the TransCanada Trail in Greenwood you may just be surprised by the call "Go Haw!" If you should hear that call, you may want to stand to the side while Terri Meyer and her dog team race on by. Meyer, a Greenwood resident and director for the Boundary's own annual Rail Trail 200 Dog Sled...
LETTER: Feds assure Midway not slated for closure
Dear Editor: In regard to the potential closure of the Midway border, I wrote the Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Vic Toews on Dec. 16. The following day, I received a call from one of his assistants informing me that there are no plans to close any of the border crossings mentioned in the leaked report and any final...
One step closer to local food security
How close are meat producers to having a working mobile abattoir in the Boundary region? In January 2011 Boundary meat producers met with government representatives to discuss the future of the meat industry in the Boundary. At this meeting livestock producers said their number one priority was a licensed mobile abattoir,...
COSMIC QUIRK: My Blackberry is not working
At a time when technology is moving so fast it's hard to keep up and choices seem confusing, Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield star in this hilarious, fruity sketch from the BBC to enlighten you.Although you won't believe it when the Apple crashes, enjoy the moment....
Fire chief hands the con to a new generation
Two decades is enough of a tour of duty for retiring fire chief Blair MacGregor who is looking forward to some well deserved rest and relaxation. MacGregor started as volunteer firefighter and became volunteer fire chief in 1980. He was hired by the city in the more official version of the role in 1996. “It’s been a great...
