City takes recreational cannabis questions to the street in public survey
With federal legislation on regulating recreational cannabis forthcoming later this year the City of Grand Forks is looking to public opinion to help craft its own legal rules in order to tend to matters on the home front. The city will be undertaking a public campaign to prepare legislation on manufacturing, sales and...
Grand Forks RCMP investigate string of vehicle thefts
The Grand Forks RCMP has issued a warning to citizens of Grand Forks the local detachment has received 21 complaints of theft from vehicles since January 1, 2018. Police said unfortunately most of these thefts have been from unlocked vehicles and some of the stolen property has been unsecured items in the boxes of trucks....
City enters into review over way finding signage along Highway 3
It’s a sign of the times in Grand Forks. The city will be entering into a review with the provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure over signage along Highway 3 within municipal boundaries. The agreement will not cost the city anything, said city deputy manager of operations and sustainability, Cavan Gates, as...
IHA speaks to Nutrition Month, March 2018
Kandice Mueller is a Registered Dietitian with the Interior Health Authority. March is Nutrition Month, a time for Canadians to consider the important role food plays in our lives. This Nutrition Month 2018, dietitians across Interior Health are looking to help you unlock the potential of food. Food fuels us, providing the...
Call for nominations: CKCA steering committee
The Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA) invites members of the arts and culture community in the Columbia Basin to join its volunteer Steering Committee. The CKCA is a representative body of the arts and culture communities across the Basin, and manages and administers arts and culture funding programs on behalf of...
BC Renal Agency promotes awareness of “silent” disease on World Kidney Day
BC Renal Agency is taking the opportunity of World Kidney Day to remind British Columbians to assess their kidney health—because one in 10 have kidney disease, many without knowing. Often called the “silent” disease, kidney disease has virtually no symptoms in its early stages. BC Renal Agency will host a Facebook Live on...
Last chance to buy/lease incredible artwork of Sculpturewalk 2017
Which of Castlegar’s downtown sculptures has caught your eye? With only a month before Castlegar Sculpturewalk’s 2017 sculptures are taken down, now is the time to purchase or lease one of these beautiful works of art and keep it in the Kootenays. “2018 has already been a great year for us in terms ...
Castlegar & District Recreation Commission recommends reducing borrowing for Complex enhancements
At its meeting on March 5, the Castlegar and District Recreation Commission passed a resolution to reduce the amount of borrowing on enhancements to the Castlegar and District Community Complex to $22 million. The project is currently estimated to cost $32,370,000. The Commission would pursue grants and other sources of funding...
Grand Forks RCMP investigate assault complaint
A male was stabbed over the weekend Grand Forks RCMP said in a media release. Shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, RCMP members responded to a complaint of an Assault. "The subsequent investigation revealed that there was an altercation involving several males and during the altercation one male was stabbed," RCMP said. "The matter...
RCMP warn of fake US bills
Accepting cash in US funds? Be wary, and check to make sure it's genuine before accepting it. Trail RCMP have recovered counterfeit US bills from several businesses and banks locally; $1, $10, $20 and $50 US bills have been passed at several businesses within the last week. The bills are slightly smaller, have poor colouring...
