Greenwood council consults community over by-election
The Greenwood city council is divided about holding a by-election to replace Councillor Barb Colin who passed away late last year. After council successfully sought a ministerial order in December to give the city an exemption from a by-election, Mayor Colleen Lang introduced a motion at their meeting on Monday night to...
Meat producers to decide their future
Its time to clear up the uncertainty of the future for meat production in the Boundary region. In the wake of ‘mad cow’ disease scares causing changes in slaughter regulations, small meat producers across the province have been unsure if they have a future. The regulations effectively stopped on farm slaughter for any animals...
Midway mill purchase delayed
Delays in investments have forced deadlines to be extended for the purchase of the Midway sawmill by local investors and the Village of Midway. The open offering of shares for sale to raise the needed cash for the purchase started late and as a result the money needed to close the deal was not in place. The original deadline...
Regional property assessments relatively stable in 2011
Not much change is the phrase of the day for 2011 property assessments rolling out to the Boundary this week. Business property owners are likely to see an increase in their values right across the region with Grand Forks being the highest, but residential values dropped everywhere except the City of Grand Forks itself which...
Extraordinary fiddler leads band on tour with a stop in Grand Forks
Self assured and vibrant performer April Verch brings her virtuosity on the fiddle to Grand Forks as the Boundary District Arts Council’s Performance 2010-2011 concert series continues on Thursday, Jan. 20. Born, raised and now living in Pembroke, Ontario, in the Ottawa Valley, where her family has lived for generations,...
OP/ED: Electric Grapevine | Don't speak
There is a certain arsenal of daily banter that I feel needs to be deleted from our collective vocabularies. Life is simply not long enough to be responding to, "Hot enough for ya?" and other gems that people feel they need to pass on ad nauseum despite knowing that everyone on earth has been privy to this same valuable piece...
HEALTH: Ten tips for a safe and healthy 2011
A new year is upon us and Interior Health wants to remind you there are many things that can be done to help make 2011 a healthy and safe year for you and your family. · Take steps to prevent falls. In the BC Interior falls are the leading cause of injury, hospitalization and death, as well as traumatic brain injury....
Vaagen Brothers Lumber named new operator at the Midway Mill
Vaagen Brothers Lumber Inc. from Colville, WA has signed an agreement to operate the Midway sawmill as the first offering of shares to the public was rolled out this week. Boundary Sawmills Inc. (BSI) board members and city officials were on hand at a series of meetings in Midway, Rock Creek and Greenwood to present the...
Sentinel's 2010 year in review
Looking back on 2010 presents an interesting take on the changes and challenges faced by our communities over the year. In addition to pressing political and economic shifts, the Boundary saw its share of human interest stories this year as well. The headlines that you, the readers, saw as most important are the ones included...
Grand Forks gives blessing to trails project
City council approved the plans for a trails information kiosk, benches and signs to be completed in 2011 by the Grand Forks Trails Society at their last meeting. The grant was written by George Longden and Chris Moslin in September, and the group was notified that they were awarded $50,000 in early December. Longden was at...
