Eight years after a flood devastated Grand Forks and left many people homeless, local politicians are celebrating the completion of a more than $60-million flood protection system designed to ensure it never happens again.
The member for Similkameen–South Okanagan–West Kootenay says she's concerned with size of the deficit in the latest federal budget and doesn't think the new spending it contains will do much to ease the cost of living for her constituents.
The mayor of Grand Forks may be a funeral home director, but Everett Baker says he won't be planning the funeral for one of the city's biggest industries.
Police in Grand Forks arrested five people during a bust this month in the 5900 block of Division Street and seized a loaded handgun along with stolen property.
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.
