Mir lecture series presents Sally Armstrong
After having witnessed the horrors that conflict thrusts upon innocent victims in some of the most unstable nations of the world for more than two decades, Sally Armstrong manages to stay incredibly optimistic. One of Canada’s foremost journalists, Armstrong has covered women and girls in zones of conflict from Bosnia and...
RDCK Tackles Recycling on its Own — Asks Minister To Enforce Recycling Legislation
A plan to keep the recycling facility at the Nelson transfer station will be discussed at Thursday’s RDCK board meeting — along with a possibility of an Eco Depot located on the site. This comes after Multi Material BC (MMBC) refused to allow the RDCK to become part of the stewardship program legislated by the […]
GF talks future and politics
The City of Grand Forks, participated as one of three municipalities out of 26 in a pilot ‘Community Engagement’ project sponsored by the Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG) on March 12 at the Omega Restaurant. Seventy-five local citizens registered to join in a lively discussion facilitated by...
Interior Health closely monitoring outbreak of measles in Fraser Valley
Although no cases have been reported in the region, Interior Health is closely monitoring the recent outbreak of measles in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland, asking the public to be aware of the symptoms associated with the disease. “We’re monitoring the situation in the Fraser Valley and provincially for any signs of the...
Interfor workers in Castlegar/Grand Forks ratify five-year deal
A meeting in Castlegar Monday saw Interfor workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of a new five-year deal, according to a press release issued this morning: Following four days of bargaining in late February with INTERFOR for members at the Castlegar and Grand Forks Sawmills, USW Local 1-405 and 1-423 announced today that the...
Second area community opts out of Trail recreation program
The already-contentious City of Trail Recreation program has sustained another blow, as Warfield has now followed Beaver Valley's lead and opted out of the Trail Resident Program (TRP) rate structure. In a release issued this morning, Trail mayor Dieter Bogs expressed distress over Warfield's decision, arguing it may force ...
Former minister fights to keep ALR at meeting last week
BC’s former Minister of Agriculture and Food Corky Evans spent over an hour on March 12 sharing the reasons British Columbians should fight to save Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) to a full house of concerned citizens at Selkirk College. He was invited by Grand Forks & Boundary Regional Agricultural Society (ag society)...
UPDATE: Coroners Service releases name of Coal Mountain employee killed in accident Sunday
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a male who died following an industrial accident at the Teck Coal Mountain mine near Sparwood on March 16. He was Miles Bradley Lorenz, aged 59, of Coleman. Lorenz was a water truck driver and was filling his truck with water when he was impacted by […]
BC Government announces decision to continue Columbia River Treaty
The BC Government announced last week a decision to continue the Columbia River Treaty and seek improvements within its existing framework. Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Core Review made the announcement on behalf of the government. “We believe continuing the Columbia River Treaty while exploring how improvements could benefit […]
UPDATED: BC Coroners Service releases name of Blue River avalanche victim
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in an avalanche near Blue River Sunday as Jay Quayle, aged 35, of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Quayle was one of a party of seven who had travelled to the Monashee Mountains near Blue River to go snowmobiling. They were snowmobiling in an area known as Red ...
