Midway RCMP bust grow-op in Beaverdell
Midway RCMP discovered a grow-up in Beaverdell in early January after stopping a driver for a broken light. The driver gave the police the wrong name in order to hide his identity but the RCMP discovered he has been in Canada illegally for 10 years. When they went to arrest him on Jan. 10, they found a grow-op in a Beaverdell...
CL Winterfest fills weekend with snowy fun
The Christina Lake Winterfest has been a pillar at the Lake for so long that organizer Brenda Auge can't put a date on when it first started, but she does know that community members look forward to it each year and this year was no different. "A lot of people have told me stories from Winterfest from when they were young,"...
Fire prompts chief to issue public warning
A fire in the Crescent Valley this afternoon could’ve had a tragic ending, prompting fire chief Glenn Leidloff to issue a public safety notice for local residents. He said the fire department got the call at roughly noon, to attend a chimney fire in a wood stove. He said a resourceful and quick-thinking 14-year-old resident...
Ground Hog predictors return with mixed results
An early end to winter 2014 depends on whom you believe. In Ontario, Wiarton Willie left the cozy den Sunday morning to see his shadow, which according to folk tradition signals another six weeks of winter for Canadians — this after an already punishing winter for Eastern Canada. However, further to the east in Nova Scotia,...
BHS has full house at annual luncheon
The Boundary Historical Society (BHS) held their annual luncheon Saturday in the basement of the Boundary Museum. Around 45 diners crowded into the room to enjoy soup and sandwiches at the social gathering. Typically, a speaker is invited to the BHS' luncheon, but this year the guests just enjoyed each other's company. We...
UPDATED: Crescent Valley fire destroys home
Fire crews are now (as of 10 p.m.) mopping up a blaze that destroyed a home and took roughly 30 firefighters from four departments to combat. Crescent Valley fire chief Glenn Leidloff says the cause of the fire is still under investigation, and it's believed the house had only one occupant, whose current condition is unknown...
Teck reports spill
Teck Trail is informing the public of the spill of up to 25 cubic metres of a high pH solution into a Regional District Sewage Treatment Plant. "Teck Trail Operations is reporting that on Tuesday, January 28, up to 25 cubic meters of a high pH solution was discharged to a domestic sewer line that goes to the Regional District...
BC gov't supports liquor law changes
Festival goers and sports enthusiasts, as well as the hotel industry and its patrons, will benefit from a third set of recommendations highlighted today from the now released final report on the B.C. Liquor Policy Review. In addition, government has announced its full support for all 73 recommendations in the report. A number...
GFBB play neck and neck game against the Coyotes
The Grand Forks Border Bruins’ Jan. 22 game at home ice against the Osoyoos Coyotes was a well played perfectly match game. It was so well played, that the results were a coin toss. But as things go, eventually someone grasps the upper edge and this time it was the Coyotes. They won the toss with a […]
Atamanenko takes horse slaughter issue to House of Commons
BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko will soon have his turn to debate one of his private members bill in the House of Commons. “I have just notified the House of Commons that I will be moving forward with my newly introduced Bill C-571 which will impose certain limits on the horse slaughter industry,” said Atamanenko....
