CBT green lights more than $100,000 for youth projects
Fifteen projects that benefit Basin youth were recently approved to receive funding through Columbia Basin Trust’s Youth Grants Program. The projects will receive a total of $107,400. “Applicants submitted a diverse range of project ideas to the program,” said Sabrina Curtis, Director, Sector Initiatives for the Trust. “We ...
WildSafeBC coordinator is now in place.
Grand Forks has hired a WildSafeBC coordinator for the next six months -- a position dedicated to working with the city and WildSafeBC to collect information and educate the public on wildlife interactions. The City worked with the provincial WildSafe program to hire Laurie Grant on Dec. 16 of last year. Grant, who has lived...
COMMENT: B.C. government's double standard on electoral boundaries ill-advised
Long-time political watchers in B.C. will know what's meant by Gracie's finger. It was one of Canada's most blatant acts of political gerrymandering. In 1982, then Social Credit cabinet minister Grace McCarthy was suspected of using her influence to have her Little Mountain riding boundaries redrawn to include a sliver of a...
Border Bruins make two road wins over the weekend; coach says it's right on target
The Grand Forks Border Bruins had two road wins last weekend after competing against the North Okanagan Knights on Friday and the Kelowna Chiefs on Saturday. The Friday game ended with a 5-3 finish and Saturday’s game ended with a score of 6-4. Both games were a collective effort that started long before they even […]
RCMP halt crime spree in Lower Mainland
Around 6 p.m. Jan. 5, the Richmond RCMP responded to a collision on Highway 99. Allegedly, the driver of one of the vehicles involved in the collision ran to a nearby home where he stabbed a resident and stole the resident’s car. The same night, at around 7 p.m., a man was withdrawing money from the automated teller machine...
High School Students Opt for ACE-IT to Fill Skills Gap
Don’t be surprised if the next apprentice electrician who reports to your home or business on a service call is a little “wet behind the ears.” More and more young people are answering the call to fill the skilled trades job openings projected to hit BC over the next few years. To address the need for more and younger people...
Ktunaxa judicial review over Jumbo approval begins in BC Supreme Court
A new chapter in the struggle over the Jumbo Glacier Resort development began to unfold Monday as the Ktunaxa Nation went to court in Vancouver in protest of the development. The Ktunaxa Nation filed a judicial review of the provincial government’s approval of the controversial resort with BC Supreme Court on Nov. 30, 2012, in […]
Alberta man suffers busted arm in avalanche near Sparwood
A backcountry skier suffered a broken arm after being pulled from an avalanche near Sparwood Sunday. Search and Rescue in Sparwood and Elk Valley RCMP received the call around 3:30 p.m. that five backcountry skiers believed to be from Alberta triggered an avalanche near the oal Mountain Teck mine in the Corbin Road area. The...
Kamloops Daily News shuts doors after more than 80 years
Monday in Kamloops, Glacier Media decided to cease publication of the Kamloops Daily News after more than 80 years. “Personally I am very saddened to make this announcement,” said The Daily News publisher Tim Shoults on the company website. “We have struggled for the last several years, worked tirelessly and taken many difficult...
Lots of sun, cool temperatures in December
December did not prove to be much of an early-season Christmas present for businesses depending on lots of white stuff to make ends meet, as total amount of precipitation during the month was only 46 per cent of normal said Ron Lakeman, Weather Forecasterfor the Southeast Fire Centrein his monthly weather review. “(Precipitation) was the […]
