GF council in hot water at regular meeting
Last Tuesday’s council meeting got more than a little heated when Grand Forks residents packed the meeting room at Roxul. Citizens had more than a few questions to ask councillors about the proposed water metres. The room was packed, with people spilling out into the hallway, and most of them were their to show solidarity for...
MLA recognizes heart month
This February, we recognize Heart Month, an important time to learn more about heart health. Cardiovascular disease is a common term used for a number of medical conditions that affect the heart and/or blood vessels. Coronary heart disease, heart failure, hardening of the arteries and irregular heartbeat are all examples of...
Kettle River Q&A: The small place by the river
Editor's note: Graham chose to submit this creative work instead of his usual Kettle River Q&A after sharing it at a conference and receiving positive support. Enjoy. [For Ben - may you grow up tall] There once was a small place, a wet place nearby A river ran by it, and through it sometimes The cottonwoods swayed ...
COMMENT: FATCA
On Feb. 5th the Canadian government signed an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the United States to govern The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). FATCA is an American tax law requiring all Canadian financial institutions to provide the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with account information on customers...
Nelsonites gather to support Agricultural Land Reserve
Nelson and area residents who are concerned about food security in the region and the fate of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) in the province will be gathering together on Feb. 7 at the Nelson United Church for a Save the Agricultural Land Reserve Rally aimed at raising awareness about the issue. In the fall of 2013 the...
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...
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....
LETTER: Reader feels despair over logging in Lynch Creek
Dear Editor Reading 'Logging in Lynch Creek North is underway' filled me with despair and anger. Dispair because Lynch Creek North is an important corridor for a threatened grizzly bear population and the road density in the area already far exceeds the level recommended by grizzly bear biologists. Five-hundred logging...
LETTER: UBC students support ban on candy-flavoured cigarettes
Dear Editor, We are third year nursing students at UBC-Okanagan and are writing in regard to the growing amount of flavoured tobacco products available today. With National Non-Smoking Week upon us, we feel it is important to address this concern specifically because of the way these products are being marketed towards youth....
Logging in Lynch Creek North is underway
Logging started in Lynch Creek North on Jan. 9, after the Midway mill Vaagen Fibre Canada successfully bid on the project. The mill was the only bidder and was awarded the contract Jan. 8. The timing was right for the company because they had just finished a previous contract so they headed out to Lynch Creek the next day. ...
