Grand Forks will be an alien planet in August and you can be part of it!
Last summer Sees Far Pictures visited Grand Forks scouting locations for their upcoming film and fell in love with the area. In August, rural Grand Forks will become Alpha Centauri – Alpha II planet, home to the Kyontawa tribe and downtown Grand Forks will star as itself. Writer, director and co-producer H. Scott Hughes will...
POLICE: Grand Forks man dies in collision with deer
On June 19 at approximately 10:10 a.m., a 48-year-old resident of Grand Forks was operating a motorcycle with a passenger traveling north-bound on Highway 33. About 10 kilometres north of Beaverdell, the motorcycle he was operating collided with a deer. As a result of this collision the operator died from his injuries. The ...
Everyone enjoyed a day of fun and sun at the Christina Lake Homecoming
A revolving crowd enjoyed all the day had to offer at the Christina Lake Homecoming on Saturday, June 19. The first annual community event was a huge success for the organizers who wanted to develop a regular community celebration at the Lake. Activities included a pancake breakfast, entertainment and an art sale throughout...
TV show finishes filming in the Boundary
For the second time in a year, the Boundary will be highlighted on TV as the film crew from West Coast Escapes wrapped up their three-day whirlwind tour of the Boundary last week. The crew shot vistas around the region, unique activities such as spelunking caves, and visited typical tourist locations in Greenwood, Christina...
Monthly meat draws raise funds for the building of facility for local meat producers
A new monthly meat draw will feature not just any product - it will offer only locally produced food. On June 15 the Grand Forks & Boundary Regional Agricultural Society held their first monthly meat draw. The money raised will help to build the mobile abattoir - a unit that will process both poultry and meat in the...
Cattle vs. conservationists: the battle for the Gilpin
In a conflict that dates back to the 1970’s, the battle over the Gilpin Grasslands near Grand Forks between cattlemen and conservationists is still unresolved. Grand Forks City Council has found themselves the go to point for both sides of the controversy to try and garner government support for their cause. This round had ...
OP/ED: Take the country out of the Boundary
When looking for inspiration for columns it is sometimes the little things that keep coming up. This week I saw the name “Boundary Country” in several locations with the main one being the recent new visitor’s guide that has been distributed across the province. We live in the Boundary region – which by the way Wikipedia...
POLICE: Missing man identified
The man who has been missing since Saturday, June 12 in the Kettle River has been identified as Dimitry Kolodka of Grand Forks. Kolodka was the operator of Dimitry’s Roofing and had an estranged wife in the area but no close family. His family in the Ukraine were notified yesterday of his disappearance said Staff Sergeant Jim...
Area E to look at developing official community plan
Over the past several years the topic of planning for portions of Electoral Area E of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) has been raised by both by advocates and opponents. At a meeting to be held next Wednesday, June 23 in Bridesville, property owners and residents in the Anarchist Mountain, Bridesville, and...
If you hear a buzzing sound - be careful West Nile Virus is here!
West Nile virus arrived in BC in 2009, so Interior Health is reminding residents to take extra precautions against mosquito bites this summer. In 2009, there were two residents of the Interior who contracted West Nile virus in the south Okanagan. Several mosquito traps confirmed the presence of the virus in the south Okanagan. ...
