1905
Clark & Son Men’s Outfitters advertised wool tweed suits, make to fit, for only $10.
1910
At Phoenix, 17 miles away, the Granby Co. employs 500 men.
1915
The newly established Grand Forks Creamery is manufacturing 150 to 200 gallons of delicious ice cream a week. The name of the product is Maple Leaf ice cream.
1920
Don C. Manly and bride returned to town after being married in Republic, WA, and then motoring to Penticton and Summerland.
1925
A new dancing pavilion for Christina Lake has almost been completed and is expected to open May 23.
1930
James Muir was re-elected president of the Grand Forks Board of Trade at their annual meeting.
1935
Grand Forks had a most spectacular parade and a colourful patriotic pageantry presentation at the school grounds, to honor the king, who ruled the British Empire for 25 years.
1940
Axel Gronquist arrived from the Vidette mine, near Kamloops and is spending a holiday here with friends.
1945
$115,000 was raised for the Victory Loan Drive in Grand Forks. It was the highest amount ever subscribed in any loan drive.
1950
Rev. David L. Greene arrived last week and has taken over the duties as vicar of Holy Trinity Anglican Church.
1955
The former Love Brickyards in west Grand Forks, owned and operated for the past year by Nick Lefor, was sold this week for $10,000.
1960
It has been announced that the Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest banking institution, will be opening a branch in Grand Forks shortly.
1965
A million and a half gallons of fresh pure water is the daily production of the new well recently brought in for the city by Bud Hennings. The new well is located near John Hutton School.
1970
George Sherbinin, president of Boundary Sawmills Ltd., announced the company’s plans for expansion of the Midway and Grand Forks sawmills.
1975
David L. Brothers, who served in the cabinet of former Premier WAC Bennett, will begin a law practice in Grand Forks next week.
1980
Members of the newly-elected board of Grand Forks and District Health Care Society include: Fred Rezansoff, Miriam Wolfram, Gary Calbrick, Val Sutherland, Doug Feir, Pam Hoole, Dave Greenan and Cora Treby.
1985
After a little more than 26 years of service to the Grand Forks School Board as maintenance supervisor, Gordon Brox has retired.
1990
Three Grand Forks companies, Pope & Talbot, CanPar and Bradford Enercon, are currently negotiating with CP Rail to buy about 5.6 km (3.5 miles) of track should CP be successful in abandoning its Boundary Subdivision. The track connects those companies to Burlington Northern Railroad line.
1995
Skateboarders are looking into forming a club, with hopes of building a skateboard facility. The youths say an ideal park would include a pyramid or island, quarter pipe, launch ramps, and burial wall.
2000
The Boundary Economic Development Commission (BEDC) was the victor in a civil suit this week.
Bowen Island agriculture economist Wendy Holm launched a civil suit against the BEDC for $13,000 after the BEDC canceled her contract to put together a study of the local possibilities for hemp. She had received $10,000 for delivering a draft of the hemp strategy but the BEDC was concerned Holm was focusing too heavily on the agricultural side of the crop rather than possibilities “outside the farm gate” such as processing.
A judge in a Vancouver court decided that the BEDC will not have to pay Holm the remainder of money for a hemp strategy contract.
2005
The purpose of a meeting of the business community was to “provoke action” and “open discussion”; that it certainly did as 25 business owners met on short notice to discuss taxes, economic development and tourism, and the Visitor Information Centre (VIC). They were particularly eager to voice concerns about the fate of the VIC, currently housed in a condemned building.
2010
The provincial government announced that 124 hectares has been added to the Gilpin Grasslands Park. Local environmental activist Barry Brandow said he wasn’t happy with the news, saying that unless grazing cattle are kept off it, the park’s real value and importance will never be realized.
2015
Three members of the Granby District Rangers, Tori Stavenjord, Kim Faminoff and Thao Atkinso, were presented with the Chief Commissioner’s Gold Award, which recognizes outstanding members of the Girl Guides of Canada who have worked on environmental, leadership and service projects.
2020
The waters of the Kettle River systems are expected to reach their peak within the first two weeks of May, and emergency operations staff with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) are keeping watch.
The Granby River near Grand Forks was expected to rise slightly above its annual return average over the next week, while still remaining at less than half its 2018 rate of flow.
