Grand Forks musician Amanda Thate needs your vote
Local country singer Amanda Thate needs your vote by Friday, March 30 to be the opening act in the Merrit Mountain Music Festival this summer. Thate, a Grand Forks graduate of 2011 who is now earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work at University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, has a noteworthy […]
Local MP criticizes Fed plans to 'gut' Fisheries Act
MP Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) said the Conservative’s plan to make changes to the Fisheries Act in an omnibus federal budget bill next week has been exposed and the federal government needs to come clean on its agenda. A former DFO employee Otto Langer leaked documents last week that shone a light on government ...
Province, RCMP ink 20-year deal as two sides opt for labour peace
It wasn’t that long ago when the B.C. government was going to toss the RCMP out like yesterday’s laundry. Wednesday, the two sides put aside any bad feelings before inking a 20-year agreement, which is essentially identical to contracts reached in five other provinces and three territories, and comes a year after B.C. threatened to […]
UPDATE: RCMP confirms second heli-skier dies in avalanche south of Nelson
RCMP in Nelson have confirmed that a second skier died as result of injuries sustained after being buried while heli-skiing in the Bonnington Range avalanche early Wednesday morning. Earlier Wednesday, RCMP reported that one man had succumbed to injuries in the Class 3.5 our of a scale of 1 to 5 avalanche. BC RCMP Communications […]
UPDATE: Police confirm two fatalities in avalanche near Nelson
The Nelson Rural area RCMP confirm a fatal avalanche incident occurred south of Nelson Wednesday morning, involving a group of heli-skiers. At around 10 a.m. on March 21, the Nelson Rural area RCMP were notified of the avalanche that involved a group of commercially guided heli-skiers, skiing in the Bonnington Mountain range near Blewett, B.C. […]
Psychiatric assessment pending for accused arsonist
A request for bail was adjourned pending a psychiatric assessment for accused arsonist, Christopher James Cusack. Cusack, a 47 year-old Grand Forks resident, appeared in the Grand Forks courthouse yesterday, Tuesday, March 20. He faces two counts of arson endangering life in connection with the fires at the Grand Forks Hotel and the Winnipeg Hotel […]
JAPAN: Surfers, fishermen, and radiation
Journalist Lisa Katayama and filmmaker Jason Wishnow are documenting the lives of people dealing with radiation in a post-earthquake Japan. In We Are All Radioactive, they are including 50% footage made by themselves in the areas around Fukushima Power Plant that had a meltdown after the earthquake and tsunami in March...
The economic costs of salmon farms, oil pipelines and natural gas are just as horrific as their environmental ones
Whether or not salmon farms continue operating in BC's marine waters may depend more on economic than environmental factors. Despite withering criticism concerning the ecological safety of its open net-pen operations, the salmon farming industry has doggedly continued on its corporate course. However, two unforeseen factors...
ATAMANENKO: Tax tips for seniors
The Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) - The Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) is a tax-free benefit available to low-income seniors living in Canada, who are receiving, or are eligible to receive, Old Age Security (OAS). Enrollment is not automatic, you MUST apply for this supplement. Age Tax Credit - You can claim this...
Co-op membership overwhelmingly approves purchase of Extra Foods building
The wheels are now in motion for the Kootenay Co-op to move to the other end of Baker Street in Nelson after a special resolution to purchase the Extra Foods building was overwhelmingly approved. During a special general meeting Monday at the Best Western Baker Street Inn, that attracted more than 100 members, the resolution […]
