Lafleur said she "thoroughly enjoyed" working as council liaison to her four groups, namely the community trails society, the public library, the recreation commissoin, and the seniors society.
Grand Forks has teamed up with neighbouring rural areas to fund the overhead for a local medical clinic, in hopes that it can attract and retain more doctors and nurses.
Grand Forks city council has given the go-ahead for a local animal rescue society to put a shipping container on its property for storage, on the heels of a broader discussion about the growing use of such containers.
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.
The B.C. NDP is promising millions of dollars in new investments in clean energy and climate programs if re-elected, while warning a Conservative government would roll back environmental protections.Â
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is facing criticism after confirming his family benefited from a $10-a-day child care program his government froze to new providers.
A potentially powerful El Niño could worsen drought conditions across B.C., prompting calls for stronger water protection measures from the next provincial government.
