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LETTER: Bobcats still need protection

Global News recently showcased a story of a bobcat treed by two coyotes. This certainly is not an unusual event to those who have hunted the bobcat with hounds but the story did capture the awe and respect that this elusive nocturnal predator demands. The bobcat is a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species...

CL first responders recognized for life saved in 2012

In preparation for the upcoming season, BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) paramedics are asking local golfers to make sure their cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills are up to par. On Aug. 12, 2012, a happy family reunion on the links at Christina Lake could have been dramatically different, had three golfers not initiated...

GF council in hot water at regular meeting

Last Tuesday’s council meeting got more than a little heated when Grand Forks residents packed the meeting room at Roxul. Citizens had more than a few questions to ask councillors about the proposed water metres. The room was packed, with people spilling out into the hallway, and most of them were their to show solidarity for...

MLA recognizes heart month

This February, we recognize Heart Month, an important time to learn more about heart health. Cardiovascular disease is a common term used for a number of medical conditions that affect the heart and/or blood vessels. Coronary heart disease, heart failure, hardening of the arteries and irregular heartbeat are all examples of...

Kettle River Q&A: The small place by the river

Editor's note: Graham chose to submit this creative work instead of his usual Kettle River Q&A after sharing it at a conference and receiving positive support. Enjoy.    [For Ben - may you grow up tall]   There once was a small place, a wet place nearby A river ran by it, and through it sometimes The cottonwoods swayed ...

COMMENT: FATCA

On Feb. 5th the Canadian government signed an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the United States to govern The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).  FATCA is an American tax law requiring all Canadian financial institutions to provide the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with account information on customers...

Nelsonites gather to support Agricultural Land Reserve

Nelson and area residents who are concerned about food security in the region and the fate of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) in the province will be gathering together on Feb. 7 at the Nelson United Church for a Save the Agricultural Land Reserve Rally aimed at raising awareness about the issue. In the fall of 2013 the...

BC gov't supports liquor law changes

Festival goers and sports enthusiasts, as well as the hotel industry and its patrons, will benefit from a third set of recommendations highlighted today from the now released final report on the B.C. Liquor Policy Review. In addition, government has announced its full support for all 73 recommendations in the report. A number...

Atamanenko takes horse slaughter issue to House of Commons

BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko will soon have his turn to debate one of his private members bill in the House of Commons.   “I have just notified the House of Commons that I will be moving forward with my newly introduced Bill C-571 which will impose certain limits on the horse slaughter industry,” said Atamanenko....

LETTER: Reader feels despair over logging in Lynch Creek

Dear Editor Reading 'Logging in Lynch Creek North is underway'  filled me with despair and anger. Dispair because Lynch Creek North is an important corridor for a threatened grizzly bear population and the road density in the area already far exceeds the level recommended by grizzly bear biologists.  Five-hundred logging...

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