Volunteers spend many hours every week keeping the communities of Grand Forks and, more recently, Christina Lake safe. This group is so committed that Grand Forks Citizens on Patrol (COPS) President Don Fraser says the roughly fifteen volunteers provide “an invaluable service.”  Fraser has presided over these members for the...

City council chose not to support weed control, deer committee work, or bylaw enforcement as they took their first look at next year’s budget. Grand Forks city management staff each gave an overview of current services, and the chief financial officer, Cecile Arnott, specifically addressed the projected costs of services for...

New Democrat Agriculture Critic, Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior) is appalled at how Conservatives have slammed the door in farmers face and are ignoring their concerns over economic impact of genetically modified crops. After months of negotiation Conservative MPs abandoned a deal to allow the Agriculture...

Happy birthday to us! It’s hard to believe that the Boundary Sentinel is one-year-old this week! Right from the start the Sentinel has received amazing support from across our fair region and has grown steadily over the past year.  While the changes in one year are no where near the impacts that one can see in 100 years, there...

Midway Boundary RCMP and local search and rescue teams have confirmed locating lost hunter 39-year-old Catalin Mihalache of Port Coquitlam late Monday. Mihalache went hunting alone in the Christian Valley area, and was reported missing by his wife earlier in the day.   Mihalache left for the Christian Valley area on Friday,...

Halloween pumpkins were auctioned on Saturday just in time for the spooky day. The live auction, held outside the Grand Forks and District Savings Credit Union, was the first annual pumpkin fundraiser for the local agriculture society. This year Grand Forks and Boundary Regional Agricultural Society (GFBRAS) decided to share...

Four Grand Forks high school students have qualified to represent Grand Forks Secondary School (GFSS) at the British Columbia School Sports (BCSS) Provincial Swimming Championships to be held in Nanaimo, B.C., later on this month.   David Hecht, Ross Merry, Jade Milaney, and Hannah Holitzski all qualified for the event following...

Grants from the local area foundation have helped build the communities of the Boundary since 1997. This year the Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary Communities was able to grant about $15,000 across the region aiding local organizations to create change.   At their annual community social, recently held in Greenwood, two of...

Keeping out the deer was a priority for the Midway Community Gardens and funding from the Senior Boundary Growers project has made that possible. The Growers project provided a donation of $3500 to the gardens and the fencing was celebrated last week with project co-ordinators and dignitaries.   About 15 people attended the...

Canadians have been told, “If you work hard, things will get better.”  But while corporations protected their profits, hard-working Canadians’ lives and livelihoods have unraveled. The recession erased jobs and piled up public and private debt, leaving more people poor or insecure. The Boundary Women's Coalition and MP Alex...