To The Editor: The Alzheimer Society of B.C. thanks the Grand Forks people of and the West Kootenay region for their encouraging response to January’s annual Alzheimer Awareness Month and to our new social awareness campaign, “I live with dementia. Let me help you understand.” Our campaign aims to spark conversations and...

Getting to see your specialist for important health care in rural BC can be challenging, especially in the winter. Seeing your doctor through video conferencing can be the best option for many people. Take expectant mom Natalie Santano, who used telehealth video conferencing technology to connect with her specialist in Nelson....

Grand Forks Council announced the city has signed a contract with the current Interim Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Diane Heinrich to become the CAO for two and a half years. The decision comes almost a year of evaluations and deliberation. Heinrich was selected to be Interim CAO after the departure of Doug Allin in March...

Grand Forks Fire Rescue is on the look out for an additional Deputy Fire Chief in the coming year. The hiring is due to changing provincial regulations and over 50 percent increase in response volume since 2012 said a City press release Thursday. "After a change in the dispatch protocols in 2013, call outs increased dramatically,"...

The New Year is a time to look ahead and plan for the future. My wife and I have been talking about pensions lately.  She’s debating whether to start her Canada Pension Plan payments. We were self-employed for much of our careers, so she doesn’t have a company pension to draw on, but we have tried to build up our RRSPs over...

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, in collaboration with the Interior Health Authority, has ended the Air Quality Advisory issued on January 13 for Grand Forks due to the high concentrations of fine particulates. Changing weather conditions are expected to further improve air quality over the next few ...

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. announced today that while awareness about dementia has increased, stigma and negative attitudes about it continue to persist. The Society is releasing findings of a new survey to coincide with Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in January and to kick off its new social awareness campaign – I live with...

Avalanche Canada and Parks Canada are issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users, in effect immediately until the end of day Monday, January 15. The warning applies to the following forecast regions: Lizard Range & Flathead, South Rockies, Purcells, Kootenay Boundary, South & North...

A 47-year-old Slocan man has been killed in a collision near Hosmer, according to RCMP Cpl. Ryan C. Bacica. On Dec. 28, at roughly 7:52 a.m. Elk Valley RCMP and RCMP East Kootenay Traffic Services, along with BC Ambulance, Hosmer Fire Department and Fernie Fire Department were called to a serious motor vehicle collision on ...

Earlier this month I helped out at the Salvation Army Christmas hamper distribution event.  It felt good to play a small part in making hundreds of people have a happier Christmas—healthy food, toys for the kids.  It was especially nice to see boxes of local fruits and vegetables on their way to homes that have a tough time...