Grand Forks city council has agreed to pick up most of the cost of installing an automated door at the seniors centre following a debate over whether it was worth revising the recently-adopted city budget.
Christine Thompson asked mayor Everett Baker, who chairs the West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital District board, to bring the matter up with that body.
If approved, the tax increase would work out to an extra $70 for the average household valued at $427,000 and generate another $229,000 for city coffers.
A potentially powerful El Niño could worsen drought conditions across B.C., prompting calls for stronger water protection measures from the next provincial government.
B.C.'s major political parties are pitching tax cuts, frozen auto insurance rates and education improvements as the provincial election campaign continues.
The B.C. Conservatives have dropped their Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate after racist social media posts and comments appearing to support violence surfaced.
