PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND: Celebrating those who give
We are often told that money makes the world go around. Money is important, but many critical elements of our communities operate without any monetary exchange. Think about all of the people in our community who do things, lots of things, for free. You are probably one of them. According to the 2010 State of Rossland Survey,...
Canada's economy could use some of that Olympic attention...
February, dominated by Canada’s performance in the Winter Olympics, was a busy news month. However, the second half of February featured two other news stories on the subject of a performance we ought not overlook: the federal and provincial budgets. Although these budgets will guide our performance as a society, their press...
Post Valentine’s Day POSITIVE STEPS TO A HEALTHY HEART
It’s always wonderful to give and receive expressions of thanks, acknowledgment, gratitude and love on St. Valentine’s Day. It’s those small things in life that really make a difference in all our lives on a mental and emotional level. We also want to give our hearts healthy food and drinks to keep it functioning well and...
Post Valentine’s Day POSITIVE STEPS TO A HEALTHY HEART
It’s always wonderful to give and receive expressions of thanks, acknowledgment, gratitude and love on St. Valentine’s Day. It’s those small things in life that really make a difference in all our lives on a mental and emotional level. We also want to give our hearts healthy food and drinks to keep it functioning well and...
Special Public Avalanche Warning for Most of BC’s Mountainous Regions
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a special public avalanche warning for recreational backcountry users in all of the CAC’s forecast regions, except the North Shore Mountains and the Yukon. This warning is in effect immediately and extends to the end of the day on Wednesday, February 26. The problem is a result of […]
Spray park could be in place by 2015
Lynne Burch made a presentation to Grand Forks’ city council at their committee of the whole meeting Feb. 11 on behalf of the Grand Forks Rotary Club. The presentation was made to garner support for a much anticipated children’s spray park within city limits. Burch and other members of the Rotary Club travelled to various […]
New federal riding almost in place -- Maximenko ready to campaign
Margaret Maximenko is getting close to the date when she can officially start campaigning to be Alex Atamanenko’s replacement after he retires. Atamanenko is the current NDP Member of Parliament for the British Columbia Southern Interior Riding. He announced his retirement in early November of last year and shortly after,...
CL first responders recognized for life saved in 2012
In preparation for the upcoming season, BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) paramedics are asking local golfers to make sure their cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills are up to par. On Aug. 12, 2012, a happy family reunion on the links at Christina Lake could have been dramatically different, had three golfers not initiated...
Elderly Nanaimo couple recovers significant amount of lost money
Its never to late to celebrate Christmas. At least that’s what it felt like for a 90-year-old Nanaimo female and her 83-year-old husband, after reading in a local paper about a purse with a significant amount of cash being found and handed over to the RCMP. After reading the article, the couple called the Nanaimo detachment. A […]
Boundary soccer league gearing up for spring season -- calling for coaches
The Boundary Youth Soccer Association (BYSA) is getting ready for their coming soccer season, but they could use more help from the community. Each year, for the past four years, the BYSA has had at least 300 kids enrolled in their league. And each year it has grown a little more. This year, they already […]
