Business recognized during small business week
Your Dollar Store and More, run by Chris-Anne and Lawrence Gilmore, was named Business of the Year at last week’s business awards. With a surprising turnout of over 150 people, Community Futures Boundary (CFB) hosted their annual business awards ceremony last week recognizing people’s choice businesses along with businesses...
Bruins still winless after 10 games
Former National Football League head coach and Super Bowl champion Bill Parcells once said, “You are what your record says you are.” With the Grand Forks Border Bruins losing another five games over the past two weeks, it’s time to look deeper into what the Bruins’ record says they are. Coming into action on Oct. 6, the...
Update: Occupy Nelson Camp experiences first taste of violence, NPD arrest intoxicated man
Nelson Police Department was called to an altercation involving two males Wednesday evening at the Occupy Nelson camp in front of Nelson City Hall.At 7:30 p.m., NPD attended the scene where two males were engaged in a verbal dispute and disturbance.NPD members conducted an investigation into the incident and it was alleged ...
Moneyball movie features GFI alumni
Over the 31-year history of the Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament (GFI) there are many interesting stories that have developed regarding players who have participated in this grand event; currently the Hollywood movie Moneyball, based on the book by Michael Lewis (author of The Blind Side), highlights former GFI...
Get ready for a howling good time at the annual Freaker's Ball
Get your costumes ready for a ghoulishly fun time at the annual Freaker’s Ball! This local tradition is a fund raising dance renowned as the best Halloween party in town. Part of the fun at the Freaker’s is the chance to win great prizes for creative costumes, enjoy catered appetizers throughout the night, and, of course, ...
Healthy flocks for healthy meals
Do you own a few pet chickens or other feathered friends or raise ninety-nine chickens for egg production? Maybe you are just thinking of acquiring fowl in the future.The BC Ministry of Agriculture, Growing Forward - a federal, provincial and territorial initiave - the Regional District of the Kootenay Boundary and Area D...
SUMMING IT UP: Grand Forks City Council
The last meeting of Grand Forks city council to hear delegations until after the elections in November heard from the citizen-driven heritage review committee and later adopted their recommendations. Representing the committee, Ken Flagel presented the report on recommendations for a downtown heritage program to create and...
CANDIDATE PROFILE: Irene Perepolkin, regional area D candidate
1. Please give a brief summary of who you are and why you have decided to run for office. I am seeking re-election as Regional District of the Kootenay Boundary director of area D for a second term. I am confident in having acquired enough knowledge of the practices and procedures of regional government to be able to...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS: And they're off!
Candidates are declared for the upcoming local government elections with a selection of people running in every area. All candidates meetings will give everyone the opportunity to feel out the different nominees in the next month. In Grand Forks the all candidates meeting for council and mayors will take place Wednesday, Nov....
LETTER: Smart meters or smarter people
Minister Rich Coleman and Premier Christy Clark have not learned a thing. Even though the government spent millions on ads (that did not make sense by the way) the people did not support the harmonized sales tax. I only hope that this smart meter initiative will have the same fate. These meters will not save energy, as ...
