1905
The Standard Oil Company is proposing to erect a warehouse in the CPR yards at Grand Forks. The contract will be let shortly.
1910
N.L. McInnes & Co. Ltd. is selling strawberries for $3 a crate.
1915
Frank H. Hutton has been appointed government road superintendent here.
1925
The Vancouver Province was only $3 for a one year subscription.
1930
Mr. and Mrs. K. Scheer, John Donaldson, and P.T. McCallum motored to Penticton to attend the nominating convention of the Yale Liberals.
1935
Breaking into the West Grand Forks post office Tuesday night, thieves obtained about $60.
1940
Passports were required to enter the United States and were obtained from Ottawa for $1.
1945
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board has an ad in this week’s Gazette reminding everyone that even after VE (Victory in Europe) Day, some goods are still scarce. Liberated countries need help and it will take some time for Canada to return to peacetime production levels. Regular ration days continue for butter and sugar coupons.
1950
The price of an electric iron was $3.59 at Manly & Miller.
1955
Lawrence Fofonoff was awarded a scholarship which will take him to theatre summer school at UBC.
1966
The recent Board of Trade meeting devoted much time to discussion of the proposed pulp mill at Christina Lake and the impending changes of the riding’s boundaries.
1970
Selected Miss Fall Fair Queen was Gail Reibin, 17, who was nominated by the Grand Forks Rotary Club.
1975
Norm Venables was installed as Gyro president at the 42nd annual installation party.
1980
The Grand Forks Teachers’ Association held a tea on the occasion of the retirement of secondary school librarian Alice Glanville, after 25 years of teaching.
1985
The appointment of Michael Strukoff as principal of Hutton Elementary School was officially announced. Strukoff will be taking the place of retiring principal Ben Schmidt.
1990
Last year’s Border Bruins executive members, Dale Hunter, Doreen Sorensen, Ron and Iris Hooge and Darcy Skerritt, were honoured by the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League when they were awarded the first ever President’s Presentation trophy.
1995
Graduation ceremonies and celebrations were held Saturday for 105 students of Grand Forks Secondary School and 34 students of Boundary Central Secondary School.
2000
Heroic efforts have saved a life at Jewel Lake. Darryl Drinkwater, a 22-year-old Greenwood man, was in the process of pulling his boat out of the water when he noticed his truck, which had slipped out of gear, starting to roll into the lake. Drinkwater jumped in the truck to try to stop it from going into the water but could not. He got stuck in the cab of the truck with its windows closed and its power windows not operating. Dave Jackson could hear someone yelling close to the boat launch. He jumped into the water; he had to come up for air a couple of times but finally got his feet against the door and pried it open to get Drinkwater out. Drinkwater was blue and unconscious when they took him out of the water, but has recovered fully.
2005
The Greenwood fire hall is currently a workplace for 10 young men and women who are participating in an employment program that focuses on the rich history of the Boundary area. The Boundary Historical Youth Players (B-HYP) are developing live performances for audiences around the Boundary.
2010
Grand Forks signed an agreement with the province, that will help facilitate dealings with ministries on various development issues. City council approved the Community First agreement after a presentation by Rural Secretariat Patricia Summers. The project is a pilot project that tries to address the difficulties small communities have in “navigating the provincial government: and with “lack of capacity.”
2015
The Upper Columbia United Tribes made a presentation in Grand Forks about reintroducing salmon to the upper Columbia River. The construction of the Grand Coulee dam in Washington permanently blocked the fish from travelling further north in the system.
2020
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) rescinded all evacuation orders for the Boundary region, meaning that more than 100 households can return home if they left amid high water concerns on June 1.
The RDKB first issued 13 evacuation orders on May 31, as river level projections for the Grand Forks area surged in anticipation of warm weather and heavy rain. By June 1, 189 households in the region were under evacuation order.
