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The B.C. NDP has nominated Marji Basso as the party’s candidate in Boundary-Similkameen region for a possible fall provincial election.

With negotiations between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the province taking place, the Boundary District Teachers’ Association (BDTA) says there could be job action on the first day of school.

A work-to-rule campaign by public school teachers, set to begin on the first day of school, is only one dispute expected in education in the coming year.

A pipe damaged during high waters in late-May has been de-commissioned by the City of Grand Forks.

With a deadline for a $1-million mortgage payment on the Midway mill looming, Boundary Sawmills Inc. (BSI) has secured the money and the payment will be made.

The B.C. government's carbon neutrality program is working, but it needs changes, Environment Minister Terry Lake says. School and hospital funds are being diverted to carbon reduction projects at energy, cement and forest companies.

The B.C. government is getting to work dismantling the harmonized sales tax, a job that may take more than a year and add billions to the province's deficit.

UBCM convention to mull civic spending watchdog

There was an early morning break-in at the Esso station at Christina Lake on Aug. 22.

The City of Grand Forks selected Pro-Creative Design Lab to develop its new website earlier in the year and the fruits of that labour are now available.