Overall, whether it’s used for fabrics, bioplastics, fuels, paper products or building materials, hemp has many advantages and few disadvantages. Hemp has been promoted as a solution to a wide range of environmental issues — as an alternative to petroleum-based plastics, resource-depleting cotton, polluting fossil fuels, energy-intensive building materials, forest-destroying paper products and more. It’s […]

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”  Genesis, II, v. 7 [King James Bible, 1611] This quotation has been translated into English from ancient Hebrew with notable variations for the last word: soul; being; creature; […]

The BC Wildfire Service is getting the jump on any potential dangers as the region prepares for the upcoming fire season. In a media release, the BC Wildfire Service said that effective at 12:00 (noon) PDT on Friday, May 17, 2024, Category 3 open burning will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre, which includes […]

May is Invasive Species Action Month in BC and the Invasive Species Council of BC is pleading with gardeners and pet owners to make responsible choices to prevent the spread of invasive species. As green thumbs across BC dig into their gardens, ISCBC is appealing to gardeners to make sure they’re not planting invasive species. […]

Tire Stewardship BC (TSBC), an environmental not-for-profit group dedicated to the collection and recycling of scrap tires in British Columbia, announced that tire collection events are returning to British Columbia earlier this year, starting April 20, 2024, including Grand Forks. Residents are invited to drop off old or unused tires, on or off rim, that […]

During the past week, Grand Forks RCMP responded to several complaints of either a theft of vehicle or vehicles that were broken into, mostly from the Riverside Drive area. Residents are being reminded of some basic safety tips to help ensure they do not become a victim. The first was on April 25, 2024 10 […]

The British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC) and its members, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) and the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL), remain committed to being sanctioned members of Hockey Canada and BC Hockey and work together to offer the best development pathway for players — and especially B.C. athletes — who are seeking […]

Interfor today announced plans to reduce its lumber production by approximately 175 million board feet between May and September of 2024, representing just under 10% of its normal operating stance. The temporary curtailments will impact all of Interfor’s operating regions, including the US South, through a combination of reduced operating hours, prolonged holiday breaks, reconfigured […]

The dry facts about increasing water scarcity People can only survive a few days without water. After all, we’re mostly water — basically just liquid blobs with enough organic thickener to keep us from dribbling away. We’re part of nature’s hydrologic cycle of evaporation, condensation and precipitation that cartwheels water around the planet. Given water’s […]

Mikkel Hrechka had a goal and an assist to lead the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Champion Revelstoke Grizzlies to a 3-2 overtime victory over the PJHL champion Ridge Meadows Flames to capture the 2024 Mowat Cup BC Junior A championship Sunday in Kimberley. The Grizzlies won the game on the power-play as Colton McLeod […]