Making news Boundary style - 2011 highlights
By Mona Mattei
The year in review is a long-standing tradition of news media to take a look back on the events of the year that stood out. From our long list of stories published in 2011 come these top stories based on what you, the readers, thought were most important by the number of times the stories were read.
Across the Boundary residents dealt with national elections, local government elections, a postal strike, the risk of a spring flood and the loss of an open clinic for disease prevention. Many readers joined in on a conversation about a proposal to change our hiking / biking trails into multi-user trails for motorized and non-motorized use.
In the West Boundary locals took advantage of a new way to get healthy joining in a village on a diet, the Boundary Sawmill group resurrected their mill in Midway, and the border crossing at Midway takes a hit as the federal government considers its closure.
Beaverdell lost one of the oldest buildings in B.C. – the Beaverdell Hotel – and Rock Creek forester George Delisle was recognized for his excellent woodlot practices.
Grand Forks saw tragedy in the loss of a man’s life on the Kettle River during a summer excursion, the RCMP turned a bit sheepish when surveillance files landed in public hands and there were several smuggling operations curtailed at the border crossing.
The city’s mill operator, International Forest Products Ltd., was not successful in pursuing a co-generation plant by B.C. Hydro. A local movement to Occupy Grand Forks joined in the global force for the 99 percent but didn’t camp out as in other communities.
Bears were the main topic at Christina Lake as the dry summer and late spring forced many bears into the townsite in search of food – many suspected to have been fed by Allan Piche in the Fife area in the past 15 years. On the flip side, Christina Lake Village got a facelift as new owners create a hub for the community and the Christina Living Arts Centre officially opened.
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