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Grand Forks seeks Google grant

The Google Impact Challenge will grant a total of $5 million to ten cities in Canada and Grand Forks wants to be one of them. The challenge asks cities to...

City hall critic hosts meeting tonight

A concerned Grand Forks resident will host a meeting tonight to discuss spending at city hall. Donald Pharand believes there is a disconnect between council and residents, especially at regular...

Boundary Museum visits up 25% in 2016

Attendance was up at the Boundary Museum by 25 per cent last year. They also saw continued success with their solar panel program saving over $600 on utility costs. Operations manager...

Scammers pose as Grand Forks Mounties

A warning about a phone scammer posing as an RCMP officer. A Grand Forks citizen was recently contacted and told they owned back taxes and fines to Canada Revenue Agency. The scammer...

Housing a problem in Grand Forks, survey finds

The results of the Grand Forks housing survey are in and they confirm affordability is an issue. Only 120 people took part but over 60 percent said housing in Grand...

City crews tackle big snowfall

Grand Forks city crews were quick to respond to this weekend's 15 centimeters of snow. Work began Saturday night and all roads and sidewalks are clear. Public works manager David Reid...

New teachers hired for Boundary schools

The Boundary school district will receive $158,000 to hire additional teachers. It's a piece of the recent $50 million announced by the BC government. Superintendent Kevin Argue says they sat down...

Grand Forks to revisit idling, noise bylaws

Grand forks city council will bring its idling and noise by-laws to the table for review. This after a string of complaints from a resident about their neighbour idling a...

Council agrees to fund Snowbirds show

Grand Forks city council has approved an additional $15,000 to the operations event support budget for 2017. The money will...

Grand Forks seeks feedback on housing

The City of Grand Forks is looking for your input before they change the community plan to tackle the...

Cannafest sign returned as mysteriously as it vanished

The Cannafest sign missing from James Donaldson Park in Grand Forks has been found. Shortly after last year's concert the...

Mobile abattoir for sale

The Grand Forks and Boundary Agriculture Society is selling its mobile abattoir . Treasurer Jessica Mase says they've had trouble...

Boundary bear deaths down in 2016

Bear deaths in the Boundary were dramatically lower in 2016 than the previous year but human attractants remain an...

Business outlook bright for Grand Forks, mayor says

The number of new businesses setting up shop in Grand Forks was a highlight of 2016 That's according to mayor...

Grand Forks deer cull likely in 2017

Should a $16,000 provincial grant be used for a deer cull in Grand Forks next year? Residents were asked during...

Community Christmas turns 35

The Grand Forks Community Christmas will be entering its 35th year on Christmas Day. What began as an event for...

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Lucky escape for three-vehicle collision in Greenwood

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