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(Right) Summer visits with Santa during the Festive Family Storytime event. Ben Gawletz photo

Three workers will be laid off, city announces

Grace McGregor, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary representative for Area C/Christina Lake, was once again voted in as board chair for the orga-nization.

The vote took place on Dec. 10 at the regional district (RDKB) board room in Trail. Roly Rus-sell, Area D/Rural Grand Forks representative, was voted in as vice-chair.

“It was our inaugural meeting for the regional district,” said McGregor.

“This is really good. I can work very well with Roly, so I’m ex-tremely happy with him being vice-chair. I think that speaks to what we’ve got in the

Boundary.” The appointment as board

chair is McGregor’s third and she is very pleased. “I’m very honoured to be chair of the

board again. We’ve done some really good things. I also want to congratulate Roly.”

As the inaugural meeting of the year, the new directors were sworn in—including Grand Forks Mayor Frank Konrad, who replaces Councillor Neil Krog as the city’s representative on the RDKB board.

McGregor retains RDKB chair

The City of Grand Forks has announced that they have given layoff notice to three employees in order to save money. The announcement was made in a press release issued Thursday.

In the release, Sarah Winton, deputy corporate offi cer/communications, said, “In an effort to en-sure a strong fi nancial position for the future, the city has given layoff notice to three employees ef-fective March 2016. These layoffs create a savings to the city of approximately $300,000 annually, allowing for substantial infrastructure projects to be completed without the need to borrow funds or over burden taxpayers.”

The press release went on to say that the job cuts are part of an asset management plan that addresses infrastructure replacement through a combination of operation changes that will gradually build reserve funds, allowing the city to generate revenue and prepare for a fi nancially sustainable future.

In the release, Mayor Frank Konrad is quoted as saying, “The asset management plan is the most fi scally responsible strategy for the city that has been discussed by council to date. This ap-proach isn’t necessarily the easiest approach and the decision was not made lightly.”

Konrad went on to say although he was not directly involved with the plan, it was addressed in various ways and included discussions with CUPE on how the plan could work with the least amount of impact to the community. “The re-moval of three positions was deemed necessary as part of the plan so as to achieve a balanced solution,” he said.

City workers have been packing City Hall during regular council meetings since the city initially announced that cuts would likely be made in a press release issued Sept. 10. The cuts were among eight steps the city was looking at for achieving fi nancial stability and also includ-ed potentially increasing revenues such as mod-erate tax increases as well as moderate increases in electrical, water and sewer rates.

The city workers’ union (CUPE) put out their own press release on Dec. 14 responding to the announcement by saying that staff layoffs could be avoided.

“City workers are calling on the Grand Forks mayor and council to start 2016 by taking an-other look at ways to deal with the community’s fi nancial woes and working towards a better re-

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(Above) Lizanne Eastwood tells a Christmas tale to a large group of children at the Grand Forks and District Public Library on Thursday during the 15th Annual Festive Family Storytime. The event fea-tured guest storytellers, musicians and a visit from Santa. In addition, each family received a free book from the Columbia Basin Alliance for Library.

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1990: Last CP Rail train rolls out1910

The pupils of Di-vison 3 of the public school gave their de-parting teacher, Miss K. Draper, a surprise party and thanked her for the many acts of kindness during her stay in the city.1915

The evaporating plant of the Graham Company in the cannery building has handled 14 tons of potatoes daily. The plant operates 24 hours a day.1920

Clarene Powell was sentenced to 23 months imprisonment after being found guilty on charges of robbery with violence. He had used a gun and beat rancher Fred Peterson to get liquor.1925

Chief of Police, D.R. Docksteader, reported that fi nes and collections ran about $2,800 above the average of previ-ous years.1930

General reduction in liquor and beer prices for 1931 was ratifi ed by the pro-vincial government.1935

The Dominion-Provincial Conference committee on tourist traffi c accepted the

suggestion of its com-mittee that the Trans-Canada Highway be completed.1940

A merry group of carol singers toured the city and sang car-ols in the open. Their

singing was especially enjoyed by the hospital patients.1945

The main business streets in Grand Forks were decked in festive dress of the season. At the corner of Bridge and First Streets a large electrically-lighted bell ef-fect was also installed.1950

Twenty-two people escaped death when a Greyhound bus they were rid-ing in plunged 218 feet down the side of a mountain nine miles west of Grand Forks. Gayle Cook, Bert Cook, and Gra-ham Clay were among the passengers from Grand Forks.1955

The large Christmas tree was lit up again at the west end of Bridge Street. The putting up of the tree is an annual Kiwanis project.1960

J.W. Evans of west Grand Forks has been a Gazette subscriber since 1912.1970

A lengthy debate of the city council on Monday evening fi nally resulted in a motion that will put the proposed Cen-tennial swimming pool to a general vote.1975

In an interview, Henry K. Jenns, pro-vincial fi re marshal, confi rmed that after thorough investigation, his offi ce has concluded the Dec. 14 Sunshine Valley Co-op fi re was deliberately set.1980

A classic game of hockey is in store for Grand Forks hockey fans on Dec. 21 when the Grand Forks Border Bruins suit up to play all ex-Bruins who dare

face them.1985

New administrator Margaret Rendle has taken over the duties of administra-tor of Hardy View Lodge. She has re-cently arrived in Grand Forks from the Lower Mainland.1990

The last CP Rail train to leave the Boundary rolled out of Grand Forks Dec. 5 on its way to Nelson. Three box-cars and a caboose made the load a light one for the fi nal trip across the Blueber-ry-Paulson.1995

A successful United Way campaign wrapped up this week as a $2,475 cheque was distributed to each of the nine local member organizations.2000

The water in Grand Forks is good, experts say, despite a recent indepen-dent study that found arsenic traces in wells of July Creek residents and other locations in the area. “All of our well systems meet the Canadian drinking standards,” said environmental health offi cer Lorraine Thompson.2005

The Grand Forks Retirees Curling Club held the annual Charlie Busby In-vitational Bonspiel. Twenty-four teams vied for the titles of four events, with 15 teams from out of town. The local rink of Art Stavenjord, Homer Good, Paul Medvedeff and Oscar Johnson, took the Glanville Event. 2010

For the fi rst time in many years the Boundary region can now boast that it has its very own soccer association, and with the holidays just around the corner, parents and guardians can take advan-tage of early registration. The Boundary Youth Soccer Association was formally created this fall after a group of parents joined together to establish an orga-nized and sanctioned soccer league in the Boundary area.

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The Grand Forks ATV Club is putting the fi nal touches on this year’s Trails of the North Fork project.

If you have ever wondered where the recreation sites are located or the location of Blue-joint lookout, the signs are now in place.

If you have never been on the Wolf Trail (Lower Granby Trail), created in 1996 by local Grand Forks Secondary School teachers and students, it has now been upgraded with a new bridge and the amenities have been improved. This is an area with great views and special sights of the Granby River.

This year over 760 kilome-tres of trails have been signed, nine new recreation sites built, a 24x30 interpretive centre, also the Upper and Lower

Granby Trails have been cleared and there are new hik-ing trails for everyone to use.

These are all shared trails were users respect each oth-er’s right to be on the trail.

The Grand Forks ATV Club, with help from numer-ous partners along with local as well as provincial, federal funding, sees the completion of the project, Trails of the North Fork, as an increased economic driver for potential to contribute signifi cant eco-nomic benefi ts to our local re-gion.

“It offers increased oppor-tunity for visitors to experi-ence the natural beauty of the landscape as they travel,” said ATV club president Doug Zorn.

Signage has been placed to ensure safety for all users and to encourage users to re-main on the trial and by doing so help prevent the spread of

weeds and damage to the en-vironment.

Everyone hopes that the project will lead all users to have a deep respect for the en-vironment, wildlife, collabora-tion and cooperation.

The GFATV Club would like to thank all of the part-ners that have come together to make this trail project pos-sible. The crew is also recog-nized for their participation of their hard work in the suc-cess of the project. They come away with the feeling of ac-complishment of the work done and the acquired new skills and training that they will be able to transfer to new opportunities.

The club would also like to thank all the recreation site users who visit the recreation sites. Nearly 100 per cent of the users clean up the sites and leave the area as clean or better than when they arrive.

Trails of the North Fork project a successJILL GUNNARSONSubmitted to the Gazette

Three of the proj-ect’s crew (from left, Lawrence Radford, Blair Grant and Ken Papove) are seen putting fi nishing touches on the Trails of the North Fork project. The project in-cluded clearing of trails, creation of new sections of trail (see photos below), rec sites built, and signage erected.

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Chris Moslin, president of the Grand Forks Community Trails Society, talks about the non-motorized designation of the Trans Canada Trail from Grand Forks to Christina Lake at a meeting Dec. 7. Next to Moslin is Tennesse Trent, provincial trails manager for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations (MFLNRO), Rec Sites and Trails. Craig Lindsay photo

Groups meet to discuss trail use

It was a packed house on Mon-day, Dec. 7 at the Omega Restaurant for a meeting about trails.

Members of the public as well as representatives of different user groups and local governments were on hand to hear presentations from Chris Moslin, president of the Grand Forks Community Trails Society, and Tennesse Trent, provincial trails specialist for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Op-erations (MFLNRO), Rec Sites and Trails, about the non-motorized des-ignation of the Trans Canada Trail from Grand Forks to Christina Lake. The pair then took questions and comments from the audience. The meeting was sponsored by Commu-nity Futures and MFLNRO.

Moslin said the meeting went really well and they were really pleased at the turnout. “We expect-ed contention,” he said. “People are in a position where they’re going to have to give up something for the greater good. They have to know that what they’re giving up for what they’re getting is worth it.”

Moslin pointed out that the Boundary is leading the province in bringing in different groups to work together. “Our groups got to-gether and said ‘how can we make it work for everybody?’” he said. “Not many places in the province can the opposing groups sit down and actu-ally talk without shouting and that sort of stuff. People in the Boundary can do that and it’s saved us time and time again.”

Currently the trail from the Nursery Trestle to Cascade Trestle

is unpaved but Moslin is confi dent that will change within the next fi ve years. “We will create a high vis-ibility and green transportation cor-rider on Highway 3 in front of the ‘whole nation’,” he said. “It will be the whole Boundary’s.”

Moslin said they are hoping that the province will build an access point off the highway near Gilpin Creek and that BC Parks will put in a day-use park in the area as well. “Why can’t we have that?” he said. “Day-use parks aren’t high on their priority because they don’t make money. It’s going to take everyone in the Boundary saying we want this to get it done. But we’ll do it. We’ll get it done.”

The ministry (MFLNRO) is ask-ing people for feedback on what they use the Columbia and Western (Trans Canada) Rail Trail for and whether people support or oppose the 17-kilometre non- motorized designation between the west end of Cascade Trestle and the City of Grand Forks near the Nursery Tres-tle and why. MFLNRO will then de-cide whether or not to designate the trail non-motorized.

The Grand Forks-Cascade Kettle River Heritage Trail is a proposed major upgrade of the Trans Canada Trail beside the Kettle River. Phase 1 of the project was completed in No-vember of 2013 at cost of $300,000 and included the widening and pav-ing of Grand Forks to the Nursery Trestle.

The project is currently in Phase 2 which covers the area from the Nursery Trestle to the Gilpin Grass-lands Provincial Park. Phase 3 paves the fi nal 5.5 kilometres to Cascade Gorge and Christina Lake.



EditorialiNSIGHTYOUR NEWS VIEW

One of the great draws for Grand Forks is the plenti-ful outdoor activities. GF and the whole Boundary, in fact, have a great number of national draws such as hills, mountains, trails, lakes, rivers and more. Keeping those areas safe and accessible to residents can be an onerous task but it’s one that the government takes on.

Our trail system is one of the best in B.C. if not Canada. Whether you are a jogger, hiker, cyclist, ATVer or walker, we have plenty of great trails around the area to whet your whistle. Not only that but in most cases the groups work together to make sure the trails and trail access areas are well maintained.

The Grand Forks ATV Club and partners recently opened up the North Fork wing of the Grand Forks Chris-tina Lake multi-use trails project. This project has helped create local jobs as well throught a government program.

The Kettle River Heritage Trail is another great trails project. It covers the Grand Forks to Christina Lake part of the Trans Canada Trail. After successfully completing the section from Grand Forks to the Nursery Trestle, the Grand Forks Community Trails Society is hoping to up-grade the portion from Nursery out to Cascade Gorge.

The group is hoping that the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations will designate the por-tion from the Nursery Trestle to Cascade Gorge as non-motorized. They are asking what residents think. Are you for it or against it? Now is the time to give your input.

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Hoops tip-off cause for excitement

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No I’m not talking about Christmas, although that’s nice too. I’m talking basketball season. As an avid basketball fan, I love this time of year. I coach, watch on TV and occa-sionally even lace up the shoes and play myself.

This year I’m coaching the ju-nior girls team at the high school here. Every year has challenges, not the least of which is man-aging time. But I do it to watch the improvement in the players. December can be frustrating be-cause as a demanding coach I want them to be perfect right now but I have to remind myself to be patient. As long as the play-

ers work hard and listen, they will get there. Maybe not perfec-tion but I am confident they will become very good.

I have to remind myself again that the offensive systems (plays) we run aren’t all that important in the scheme of things. It’s much more about learning the skills about how to get open, how to shoot, how to pass, how to dribble etc. If the players can do that, it doesn’t really matter what plays you run—the team will be successful. There is a tendency for coaches—or maybe just me—to want to spend (waste?) prac-tice time on endlessly practicing plays. Even though if you can’t do the above (get open, dribble, etc.) it won’t matter.

As for watching basketball, I try to catch the college and pro games on TV. With all the new sports channels (TSN and Sportsnet), there are plenty of options.

Playing wise, let’s just say

I’m a little past my prime. I re-ally was never that good to be-gin with but I’ve always had fun. When I went to university in Victoria I used to play noon hour rat ball once or twice a week. The rat part comes from “gym rat.” It was a wide range of guys who came out as well as the occsasional woman. We had university professors who were in their 50s and 60s and some of the young varsity players.

One of the guys I played with was named Vic and he was a little older and was an ex-CFL player. Vic was a great athlete as you would expect but wasn’t an all-star player by any means. But he loved to coach out of the floor. If you weren’t busting your buns, he would let you know.

There was no shortage of trash talk on the court. Some-times I thought that guys were more interested in coming up with good trash talk than hitting their jump shots. Calling fouls is

another contentious issue. Gen-erally, unless someone is sent to the hospital you don’t call fouls in pick-up basketball. Of course, there are always exceptions. You occasionally get the “I missed my shot, therefore you must’ve fouled me” guy, or the dude who runs you over and calls a foul on you.

On the court I did a little bit of everything, which is a fancy way of saying I wasn’t really good at anything. But I had fun. My fa-vourite time was during March Madness, which is the year-end U.S. college basketball tourna-ment. A bunch of us would play hard and then head over to the campus pub to watch the games, eat nachoes, drink beer and brag about our game.

These days it’s hard enough just to get my shoes on. After-wards I need about a week to recover.

Luckily I still have my jump shot, or so I’d like to think.

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Letters to the editor Different role in ParisThe Canadian delegation at the Conference of the Parties (COP21)

held in Paris, France Nov. 30 - Dec. 11 was engaged in a different kind of way from its predecessors of the past 10 years. The big difference was that they were at the conference to participate and help get a climate ac-tion agreement not to obstruct the proceedings.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the leaders’ plenary on the opening day of the conference and told them that Canada was back. Whereas previous Canadian delegations had not engaged in any constructive way in the negotiations, Trudeau’s would be full participants.

Trudeau promised that his government would be doing more to ad-dress the global climate change problem keeping five basic principles in mind: applying the best of scientific evidence and advice; supporting the implementation of policies that contribute to a low-carbon economy including carbon pricing; working closely with the provinces and in-digenous peoples in formulating climate action initiatives; providing assistance to the developing world as they deal with climate change issues; and building a sustainable economy based on clean technology while not sacrificing growth.

Trudeau ended his speech with a commitment. “We have an oppor-tunity to make history in Paris, an agreement to transition to the low-carbon is necessary for our collective health, security and prosperity. Canada is back, my good friends. We’re here to help, to build an agree-ment that will do our children and our grandchildren proud.”

Key people at the conference are not ignoring Canada this time. Trudeau’s administration has offered commitments and action. $2.6 bil-lion has been committed to assist small countries with climate action; called for a price on carbon; endorsed language around “decarboniza-tion” of the world’s economy; and agreed to a limit change the tempera-ture target from 2.0° C to 1.5° C.

David Miller, an advocate for strong action at many United Nations climate talks, recalls that Canada’s past delegations engaged in obstruc-tionist tactics. The country earned the dubious honour of winning the Fossil of the Day award for a number of years. New Zealand and Bel-gium were first to receive the prize this year.

A positive sign that Canada was being taken more seriously at the talks was the appointment of the new environment minister, Catherine McKenna, to work as a “facilitator” with 13 others to help with the ne-gotiating process. Facilitators are chosen for their skills with people and as negotiators. Canada hasn’t been involved in this way for a decade.

Liz Gallagher, leader of the Climate Diplomacy program for E3C, a sustainability NGO with offices in several countries, stated,

“Canada now has more skin in the game. Its position is not just about the obsession and prioritization of its (oil sands) industry. It can negoti-ate and leverage and get what it wants rather than just be bypassed.”

As usual the negotiations were not completed by Dec. 11 and the conference was extended by one day.

The workability of the agreement that comes out of the conference

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Holiday Public Skating at the Jack Goddard Memorial ArenaDecember 21 to 31

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Editor, The Gazette:My wife and I saluted the

recent passing of former Pre-mier Bill Bennett and reflected on our good fortune to have connected with Socred govern-ments who were great believ-ers in small “d” democracy.

If you flew their colours and supported the party and had an issue, it was always the same game plan: people, project, politics. Someone had to be on the point that they trusted, the project or issue had to make sense and you had to make it sellable!

Travel Highway 3 between Grand Forks and Christina Lake with your eyes wide open and you will witness three significant projects which have the footprint of three Socred government premiers.

Travel east of Grand Forks and you will quickly see an

11-kilometre wildlife fence adjacent to Highway 3 and with good fortune you will see bighorn sheep.

In October 1984, MLA Jim Hewitt, a cabinet minister in the Bill Bennett govern-ment, supported the Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce bighorn sheep transplant, a tourism initiative.

Near the eastern end of the wildlife fence you will see signs identifying the Class A Gilpin Grassland Provincial Park created by the BC Liberal government in 2007. The heart of the park is a 595-hectare (1,470 acre) ranch purchased by the W.A.C. Bennett Socred government August 1972 using their Green Belt Fund.

Frank Richter, the Socred cabinet minister, supported a petition and letters urging the government to purchase the

ranch because the rancher had been accused of killing deer in his fields for years!

As you travel through the community of Christina Lake you will notice an art centre built on land that touches Highway 3 and Christina Lake.

In the late ’80s, Socred cabinet minister Howard Dirks in the Vander Zalm govern-ment supported the wishes of six town/city councils in the West Kootenay/Boundary that the government purchase the property and designate the land a park to increase tourism.

Today getting support for any issue that embraces the hallmark of good govern-ment—transparency and ac-countability—is literally a pipe dream since the demise of the Social Credit government!

Barry and Midge Brandow,Grand Forks

Good governance now a dream

Take time to visit the museumEditor, The Gazette:

How many of you have ever heard the old English saying, “You don’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been”? This saying could be easily applied to the rich history of the Boundary area.

With that said, the Bound-ary Museum has done a great job of capturing and showing our local history. We should all be extremely proud to show off this great heritage.

The Boundary Museum, lo-cated on Reservoir Road, high-lights our wonderful Doukho-

bor history along with various other cultures, artifacts, the en-vironment, wildlife, education, mining and forestry. It is truly a special place and provides an educational experience.

From our dedicated manag-er, the knowledgeable archi-vist, to the gracious donators, members, volunteers, part-time staff and the board directors, so much hard work and effort have made the museum more successful.

When you read comments in the guest book like, “Awe-some, first rate, love this place, very educational, fascinating,

fabulous, beautiful,” one can easily see that this museum impacts every visitor in a posi-tive way.

These visitors come from all over B.C., Canada, and include people from Europe, the U.S.A. and Australia.

You can all be part of this special place, please take the time and come and visit us. You won’t be disappointed!

(The museum is open Tues-day through Friday, except for a holiday break of Dec. 16 through to Jan. 12, 2016).

Joe Mottishaw,Grand Forks

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Canadian Red Cross Health Equipment Loan Programme (HELP)The Grand Forks-Boundary Depot of the Canadian Red Cross Health Equipment Loan Programme (HELP) is located in the lower level of the Boundary Hospital. We are open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Referral from a health care provider is required before equipment is provided. Call 250-442-2608 for more information.Dinners at HomeSt. John’s UCW in partnership with Interior Health Food Services provides a menu of 16 frozen meals that store in your freezer, to be reheated in a microwave or oven. Com-munity seniors and caregivers and recently discharged patients benefi t from these well-balanced nutritional meals. For information contact Gill Matthews at 250-442-8783 or United Church offi ce at 250-442-3311.Grand Forks Seniors Center ActivitiesBranch 68 City Park. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: Cribbage 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: Arts/Crafts/Quilters 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Wednesday: Whist 1:30 p.m. Monday + Wednesday (Sept. - May): Carpet Bowling 9:00 a.m. Thursday: Choir 9:30 a.m. Centre can be rented anytime. Rates are reason-able. Phone Yvonne Tedesco 250-442-3036.Community ArchivesOpen Tuesday to Thursday in the basement of City Hall. Please call 250-442-8266 and ask for Sue in the Archives and she will assist you.Last Monday Every Month• Kettle River Recreation Commission meets at the Rock Creek Trading Post at 7 p.m. Come out and support activities for families! Every Tuesday• Pioneer Clubs - GIRLS IN ACTION will meet every Tuesday 3:30 - 5:30 pm begin-ning Sept. 15 at Gospel Chapel, 7048 Donaldson Dr.• Is there a drug problem in your home? The Nar-anon Family Group may be able to help you solve it. Meeting place: United Church (side entrance), 920 Central Avenue. Contact 250-442-5654.• Prayer Canada. Every Tuesday from 12 - 1

p.m. at gallery 2, 524 Central Ave., Grand Forks.

Everyone welcome. Call 250-442-5624 for more information. • Learn sign language at the Grand Forks Public Library every Tuesday to Dec. 17, 2013 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Class open to all ages. No registration required. Drop-in anytime. Class is free but a food donation box will be available if you wild like to help out in that way. For information about the class, call Leanne or Tammy at Sunshine Valley Community Services at 250-442-3335 ext. 211.• Breastfeeding Café, 10 - 11 a.m. Granville Family Centre, 1200 Central Ave. For anyone interested in breastfeeding: a breastfeeding mom, pregnant woman, or grandmother, aunt, sister or friend of a breastfeeder. Come for support, learning, sharing. Call Public Health at 250-443-3150 or Cynthia at 250-442-5355.• Chess Club - from 4 - 7 p.m. at the Grand Forks Library. All ages welcome.• Figure Drawing/Painting Group meets 5:30-7:30 at gallery 2. Artists bring their own materials. Easels available. Schedule sometimes changes so please call Nora fi rst if you plan to drop by. No membership free, but $20 per month or a $5 drop-in fee collected to pay models. For information call gallery 2 at 250-442-2211 or Nora at 250-442-3668.• The Sunshine Quilters of Grand Forks meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Focus on Fibre building on Donaldson Drive. For more info call Kim at 250-442-8802.• Scrabble at the Grand Forks Public Library from 1-3 p.m.• CAN/AM Women’s closed AA meetings, 11 a.m. to noon at the Anglican Church Basement.• Grand Forks Air Cadets meet at the Legion from 6:30 to 9 p.m. This organization promotes leadership skills, camaraderie and working together as a team. New members always welcome. Join the fun. Contact Jim: 1-866-447-9304 or Janice 250-442-5732.• St. John’s Ambulance Brigade, Boundary Branch meeting 7 p.m. at 8008 Donaldson Drive.• Grand Forks Contract Bridge Club meets at

Anglican Church at 7 p.m.; all welcome. For info or reservations call Al at 250-442-2525.• Grand Forks Pipes & Drums practices 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in Room 101 at GFSS. Begin-ning and experienced pipers and drummers invited to join. Lessons by arrangement. Inquiries, please call 250-442-1249.• AA (open) meeting in Greenwood at the McArthur Centre, at 8 p.m. Contact 250-446-2249 or 442-0072.• Community Learning Place – drop-in – from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Grand Forks Library. Come for help with reading, writing, basic computer, test preparation, citizenship study. This program is a partnership between CBAL and the Grand Forks Public Library.• Kettle River Runners: your friendly Grand Forks running club meets for a group run every Tuesday throughout the fall and win-ter at 5 p.m. at the aquatic centre. Runs are generally 5 to 8 km in length, and the group splits into runners of similar ability. Further information about club events are posted on our website: www.kettleriverrunners.shawwebspace.ca. • Pioneer Clubs Girl sin Action will meet from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. at the Gospel Chapel beginning Sept. 15. Every Wednesday• The Grand Forks Choral Society begins their Christmas session in the GFSS band room from 6:45 - 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9 (every Wednesday thereafter). This is a non-audition community choir. We love singing together! Kirsten, our young and energetic music director is giving us a chal-lenge. Our challenge this session is that all songs will be accapella... singing without a musical instrument. Join us for this excite-ment and challenge to learn the harmonies of traditional Christmas carols. For more information go to www.grandforkschoral-society.ca• Women’s Morning Out 10 - 12 p.m. at the Gospel Chapel, 7048 Donaldson Drive (In-cludes lunch). All woman welcome. Contact Tammy Battersby at 250-443-1295.• Bored Room Bistro’s Crib at 7 p.m. at 607 - 8th Ave., Midway, free!• Boundary Healing Rooms - open from 1-3 p.m. at the Grand Forks Christian

Centre (behind Overwaitea). Affi liated with International Association of Healing Rooms. Trained prayer teams ready to pray with you. No charge. No appointment necessary. • Free Texas Holdem Poker at the Royal Canadian Legion, 7353 - 6th St., Grand Forks. For information, call Frank at 250-443-2370. 3rd Wednesday Every Month• Rock Creek Women’s Institute meets at 11:45 a.m. for a potluck lunch at a member’s home. New members are always welcome. Phone Mary at 250-446-2454 or Sue at 250-446-2608.2nd & 4th Wednesday Every Month• The Rumplestiltskein Fibre Arts Guild of Rock Creek meets. Phone 250-446-2431 or 250-446-2406 for more information.Last Wednesday Every Month• Adult Book Club meets at the Christina Living Arts Centre at 1:30 p.m. Call the Grand Forks Library to fi nd out what we’re reading this month.Every Thursday• Seniors Choir at the Seniors’ Centre in the park. New members always welcome, no audition needed. Time: 9:45 a.m. till 10:45 a.m. every Thursday morning. This is singing for fun, so please come out and join us! For more information call Liz at 250-442-5516.• TOPS is the weight loss support group of choice for thousands. Join us and you will see why. Weigh-in is at 8:30 a.m.; meeting to follow, at the Gospel Chapel (7048 Don-aldson Drive, Room 302). Questions? Call Sandy at 250-442-0788.• Crafts and More at the Boundary Women’s Resource Centre, 268 Market Ave. 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cost: by donation. Ladies join Jo for a morning of coffee and crafting every Thursday morning. If you are willing to share your talents with other women we would appreciate the lessons contact Jo for more info at 250-442-5212. Arts and crafts for women all ages.• Girls in Action (Pioneer Clubs) meets on Thursdays 6 - 7:30 p.m. at Gospel Chapel, 7048 Donaldson Drive. Contact Dianna Borthwick at 250-442-5376.• Bored Room Bistro Texas Hold’ em Poker at 6:30 p.m. 607 - 8th Ave., Midway, B.C.

Free!• Bingo at the Legion! Doors open at 5:45 p.m., game starts at 6:45 p.m.• Opt Clinic (Planned Parenthood) is held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Boundary Medi-cal Clinic.• The CanCan Troupe practices from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Anglican Church on 7th St. Contact Mona at 250-442-2237 or Mel at 250-447-2614.• Rock Creek: The Singing Kettles com-munity choir meets at 4 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. Sit and listen, or join choir. No previous musical experience necessary. Call Jackie Reeves at 250-449-2196.1st and 3rd Thursday Every Month• Grand Forks Fly Tying Club meets at 7 p.m. at Kingfi sher Fly and Tackle Shop. All welcome to join. For information call Lawrence at King Fisher Fly & Tackle 250-442-3011.2nd and 4th Thursday Every Month• The Boundary Peace Initiative meets at 4 p.m. at the Slavonic Centre. Contact Laura at 250-442-0434 for information on meetings.3rd Thursday Every Month • Boundary Women’s Resource Centre Drop-in 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We provide referrals, library, information, social time for women and much more. Call for more info 250-442-5212.• The Writer’s Guild meet at 6:00 p.m. at the Grand Forks Public Library.• Boundary Horse Association meets at 7 p.m. at the Station Pub meeting room. Last Thursday Every Month• Adult Book Club meets at the Grand Forks Library at 7 p.m. Call the Grand Forks Library to fi nd out what we’re reading this month.Every Saturday• Adult Knitting Club 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. at the Grand Forks Library. Needles and wool provided, but feel free to bring your own supplies. Donations for this program are gratefully accepted. Let the library know in advance if you will attending this free program. 250-442-3944.• Kettle River Lions’ Meat Draw at 3 p.m. at the Prospector at the Rock Creek Hotel.

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NFB Film Club6:30 p.m. at The Grand Forks and District Public Library. We will be showing the fi lm “Guide-lines” (La Marche a Suivre”). This fi lm presents a profoundly hopeful view of education as a

civilizing force and a haven for transformation. 75 mins. Popcorn will be served.

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Christmas Farmers’ Market10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at 353 Market Ave., behind Ped-dlers Place, Kettle Valley Food Cooperative Distribu-tion Centre. Cost: free.

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Santa Storytime10:30 a.m. at The Grand Forks and Dis-trict Public Library. Join us for rhymes, songs, stories and a chance to visit with Santa.

Destination Final?December 18, 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. (all

performances). At River Valley Community Church, 2826 75th Ave. The play is set at Vancouver Airport just before Christmas. Our cast of anxious travellers face some hard truths about where they are heading, but in the end, the truth brings freedom. All seats are FREE.

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You’re Invited

The 34th AnnualCommunityChristmas

DinnerDate & Time: 12 noon,

Christmas Day (doors open at 11:30 am)

Place: Gospel Chapel (7048 Donaldson Drive)

This wonderful community event, hosted entirely by volunteers, features a traditional

Christmas dinner and a visit from Santa.(vegetarian entrees available)

If you need a ride or need your meal delivered, or you want to volunteer, or make a donation of money or gifts in kind, please

call Bev Vatkin at 250-442-5753 or Paula Wolkosky at 250-442-2689.

Everyone Welcome!Celebrate the true spirit of community!

Unemployed?Are you unemployed or tired of seasonal work? Do you have a high level of motivation and personal commitment for success? Training supports, available through the WorkBC Employment Program of B.C. - Employment Services Centre can assist you to access a range of different types of training such as; Basic and Essential Skills, Short Term Occupational Certifi cates, Apprenticeships, or Skills Training that will lead to a certifi cate, diploma or degree. Training activities can be online or classroom based. Supports may include living supports, transportation, tuition, dependent care, books and supplies and living away from home costs. Upon successful completion of training, we can also assist you with job start supports when you secure your new job. Training can help you achieve your employment goals!

In September 2015 the Government of BC launched a new program called the Single Parents Initiative Program (SPEI). The SPEI program assists eligible B.C. Employment Assistance single parents to secure a meaningful job by allowing them to stay on assis-tance for up to 12 months while they train for a new job. Dependent care supports are available during training and may also be available for up to one year after you complete your training and secure employment.

According to the BC 2022 Labour Market Outlook report, three occupation groups with the most expected job openings are:

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These three occupation groups account for 52 percent of total projected job openings by 2022. If you would like to learn more about jobs in demand visit www.workbc.ca. If you are interested in learning more, contact Community Futures Boundary, your local WorkBC Employment Services Centre, at 250 442-2722.

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1•800•474•6886lationship with its staff in the wake of the city’s recent an-nouncement about layoffs,” the release from CUPE said.

The release stated that the city twice rejected union pro-posals to mitigate layoffs and large-scale disruption. The union also released an open letter on Thursday, Dec. 10 to mayor and council outlining the situation, including, CUPE says, assurances from the city that it would take measures to avoid layoff of active employ-ees.

“We proposed solutions that would see the longest-serving workers retire and allow younger work-ers with families and financial responsi-bilities to continue working for the residents of Grand Forks,” said Harry Nott, CUPE national representative, in the release. “In rejecting our proposal and continuing on with a plan that will re-sult in layoffs, costly litigation and ongo-ing internal strife, our employer seems like the ‘Grand Forks Grinch’ as we head into the Christmas season.”

The letter to the mayor and council said that CUPE un-derstood that the city would make changes through attri-tion, not layoffs. “Now it ap-pears the city has backtracked on the commitment to protect employees, and despite union proposals that would see no layoffs, the city has gone ahead with a plan that will put loyal and competent staff who want to keep working for the resi-dents of Grand Forks out on the street,” said Louise Oetting, CUPE national representative, in the letter. “We believe that it is important for our commu-nity to understand what has happened here and why we are asking our mayor and council to step back from the current approach.”

Winton said that the city has met with the union several times to discuss alternatives to the layoffs. “The city has consis-tently asked the union to meet to discuss the situation,” she said. “The city has not turned down any meetings requested by the union.”

Winton said the CUPE sug-gestion of attrition through re-tirement and other proposals also included concessions such as a five-year commitment to no layoffs.

The letter from CUPE stat-ed that the city could and still can do better. “We are a small community and there will be many impacts on the individ-ual workers, their families, the city workforce as a whole and, quite possibly, on services to

residents,” said Oetting. “When you add in the unreasonable demands that (asks) the union (to) offer up members for retire-ment and layoff with no com-mitments from the city, as well as dropping all grievances, all notion of balance goes out the window.”

The letter stated that the ap-proach taken by the city will be the subject of further legal proceedings and that council should be aware that it is “high-ly likely the city saving will be eaten up by costly litigation.”

“Council has seen CUPE members at meetings with

signs calling for respect,” said Oetting.

“We have a very high level of solidarity and support with-in our union to pursue a better resolution to the city’s finan-cial concerns and to get back to fair and respectful treatment of workers.”

The union also said they would continue to pursue al-ternatives with the city and will support affected members throughout the layoff process should that be necessary.

“The city stands by its posi-tion that a sound business deci-sion was made,” said Winton. “This was not done lightly and at least twice the city put forth options that avoided layoffs and both times the union de-clined to agree.”

As for any potential legal costs, Winton responded, “Nat-urally the city has concerns about costs, but we’ve also sought legal advice and are fol-lowing the legal process.”

Council Monday

At the regular council meet-ing on Dec. 14, Nott was in at-tendance and addressed coun-cil during question period. “What I’m here today to do is to plead with you to not lay off your citizens—your employ-ees,” he said. “Do not do this. This is not necessary.”

Nott said he had attended discussions and had left very optimistic that there would be a

deal. “I was almost blindsided when I heard what happened,” said Nott. “Your employees, the citizens of this town want to support you to find a $300,000 savings. We want to negotiate. We want to sit down and talk. Like the day we did this. We have some excellent ideas.”

Mayor Frank Konrad told the Gazette after the meeting that council is not involved directly with any of the discus-sions because they are part of the collective agreement. “We don’t get directly involved,” he said. “If we start stepping into these it’s like them getting in-

volved in our politics. It doesn’t work that way.”

Konrad reiterated that the job cuts are part of a balanced approach to asset management. “We’re hoping that everyone cooperates including the union and the workers,” he said. “We are trying to find different ways to make this work.”

Konrad said that the services provided to the residents by the city won’t be affected by the job cuts. “The services that are be-ing provided to the citizens will not and should not be affected at this point,” he said. “Every community finds a way of cut-ting back to a degree but never so it impacts services.”

Winton told the Gazette that council was advised of the deci-sion to proceed with the layoff notices but did not need to ap-prove.

“Council has been involved in the process throughout dis-cussions regarding the Asset Management Financial Plan,” she said.

She also said that the com-munity can expect to see fur-ther discussion at council about other cuts such as moderate tax increases as the upcoming bud-get process moves forward.

Winton reiterated that Grand Forks residents can ex-pect the same level of service as before despite the impending job cuts. “Levels of service will remain status quo,” she said in an email. “The cuts should not have any impact.”

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Harry Nott, CUPE national representative, was in Grand Forks and addressed council Monday night about the city giving layoff notice to three employees.

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Thank YouThank you for helping make Christmas Light Up 2015 amazing!

• Grand Forks Choral Society for singing beautiful Christmas carols• Grand forks Fire Department for keeping us warm with � re barrels• Grand Forks Rotary for providing delicious hot chocolate• Grand Forks Parade Committee• Boundary Country Regional Chamber of Commerce• City of Grand Forks Sta� for making it all happen!

CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF GRAND FORKS

• Grand Forks Rotary for providing delicious hot chocolate

is a proud supporter of this community initaitive

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Success by 6® is a locally based initiative in partnership with:Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary Communities • Ministry of Children & Family Development • Grand Forks Credit Union

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will not be known until each of the countries actually takes ac-tion to meet its commitments.

An agreement was reached, but what action can be taken to force governments to live up to their commitments?

An article on Resilience.org by David Bollier suggests that resorting to the law to force governments to take specific, enforceable actions to reduce

carbon emissions is reasonable. Bollier talks about enforcing the “public trust doctrine” and cites a case in Seattle, Wash-ington where a superior court judge issued a ruling that rec-ognized the doctrine as ap-plying to the atmosphere. The ruling echoes a ruling in New Mexico that also stated that the public trust doctrine applies to the atmosphere.

According to the Seattle judge, under the doctrine, the state has the mandatory duty to “preserve, protect, and enhance the air quality for current and future generations.”

Resorting to the courts to hold Canada accountable for its climate change commitments is an option we should not hesi-tate to pursue.

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Thieves steal lottery ticketsTheft of lottery tickets

On Dec. 7 at 1:22 p.m., a re-port was received from a store owner in Christina Lake that a male and female had entered the store.

“The male acted like he had tripped,” said Cpl. Richard Lanz of the Grand Forks RCMP de-tachment. “When he went down it appeared he stole a bunch of lottery tickets. A female was with him. Both left the store in a hurry.”

Approximately $500 in lot-tery tickets were stolen. The matter is still being investigated by police. Spare wheel stolen

On Dec. 8 at 8:54 p.m., police were called to a report of a theft from a trailer. “A spare wheel had been taken off the trailer

and stolen,” said Lanz. “This oc-cured on Highway 3 just east of Grand Forks.”

The matter is still under in-vestigation. Arrested for breaching bail conditions

On Dec. 8 at 8:15 p.m. a male was arrested on Central Avenue for breaching his bail conditions.

“The male was on bail con-ditions stated he was not to be in Grand Forks expect to see a medical doctor,” said Lanz. “An investigation revealed that this male was not in town for this purpose. He was arrested and taken before the courts.”

The male is a 55-year-old part-time resident of Grand Forks. Theft of stroller

On Dec. 9 police received

a report of a theft of a stroller, which occured on the night of Dec. 7.

“The stroller was left outside the victim’s apartment build-ing,” said Lanz. “It is an all-ter-rain stroller with large, rubber tires.”

The stroller, which is silver and black, is valued at $800. Break and enter

On Dec. 9 a report was re-ceived of a break and enter which occured on Nursery Road.

“A canvas tent was broken into,” said Lanz. “Several items of scuba gear was stolen.”

The estimated value of the stolen items is $4,000. Any-one with any information on this theft please call the Grand Forks RCMP at 250-442-8288 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Car stolen; located in Kaslo

On Dec. 11 at 10:55 p.m., po-lice received a report of a theft of a 2003 Pontiac Sunfire.

“A male came to test drive the vehicle and never came back,” said Lanz. “The male arrived to test drive with his own licence plate. As a result of this the vehicle was located on Dec. 13 in Kaslo, B.C. A male and female were arrested at that time for having stolen property.”

The matter is still being in-vestigated.

POLICE BRIEFS By Craig Lindsay

Local authors (from left) Tim Martin (Dragons and Dinosaurs), Helen Durham (Thunder Valley) and Bob Purdy (Without Guaran-tee: In search of a Vulnerable God) were at Pharmasave on Friday to sign books and chat with fans. Craig Lindsay photo


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In addition to the traditional “Dear Santa” letters, he would love to have letters on

“What the holiday season means to you,” or “Your favourite winter memory.”

Write your letter and mail it to:Santa Claus c/o The Grand Forks Gazette

Box 700, Grand Forks, B.C.V0H 1H0;drop it off at the Gazette, 7330 Second Street;

or email it to [email protected] 12 noon on Wedensday, December 16.

Remember to put your name and age at the bottom of your letter; if submitting from a school,

preschool or daycare, please state which one.

The letters will be published in a special supplement to

The Gazette on Dec. 23

Santa Claus has asked The Grand Forks Gazette to help him

collect his letters from Grand Forks and Christina Lake again this year. Saturday, December 19

10 am - 2 pmKVFC Distribution Centre, behind Peddler’s Place

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Service BC is expand-ing the services it offers by partnering with the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation (SDSI) office in Grand Forks.

This move is in-tended to help cut red tape, extend office hours for clients and give the community a “one-stop-shop” for a wide range of government services, including marriage licensing, voter registra-tion, and employment and assistance.

The SDSI office in Grand Forks merged with the local Service BC centre on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015.

Service BC delivers hundreds of govern-ment services and programs in person, online and over the phone to B.C. residents, businesses and visitors. Currently, 31 Service BC locations also success-fully provide services to SDSI clients in B.C.

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Rezansoff re-elected Once again, Teresa Rezansoff

has been voted in as board chair for the School District 51 (SD51) board of education. Rezansoff, who also sits as president of the B.C. School Trustees Association (BCSTA), was voted in at the regular board meet-ing on Dec. 8. Cindy Strukoff was voted in as vice-chair.

“You’re always humbled by the trust that people put in you,” said Rezansoff.

Rezansoff said the new board, which was elected in December 2014, has really gelled well and is accomplishing a great deal.

“It’s been a great year,” she said. “I think we’ve all come with indi-vidual strengths that I think are re-ally complementary of each other. For a new board, it was a really smooth transition and we’re ad-vancing quickly.”

New to the board this year were Katie Jepsen and Mark Danyluk.

In other voting at the meeting, Cathy Riddle was voted trustee representative to BCSTA provincial council; David Reid was voted as the trustee representative for the B.C. Public Schools Education As-sociation (BCPSEA) council; and Jepsen was voted as trustee repre-sentative to the Okanagan Labour Relations Council (OLRC).

CLES Maker’s Day

At the board meeting, the trust-

ees heard a presentation from Shaun Lockhart, principal, and Kevin Sawyer, parent, about the Christina Lake Elementary School Maker’s Day, which took place in November.

“It was a day they had where all the students made something,” said Rezansoff. “The students planned for a project and did it with the help of lots of mostly dads. They did all kinds of things such as build shelves and tables and birdhouses. Just a number of things. Whatever the kids could conceptualize, they built, from kindergarten on up. It was just a fantastic full day.”

Although the day was not spe-cifically part of the new curriculum, Rezansoff said the Maker’s Day is very similar to the new direction of letting students work things out. “You just had the dads there as supervisors to make sure the kids were safe,” she said. “You’re not locking kids into something. They’re conceiving of it and creat-ing.” City says thanks

Representatives from the City of Grand Forks attended the meeting and thanked the school board for allowing them to use school board property (near Overwaitea) during the reconstruction of City Hall after

the fire. “We provided them

with space we had downtown to relocate to,” said Kevin Ar-gue, superintendent of School District 51. “They presented a beau-tiful painting to give to the board in recognition. That was a really neat moment at the begin-ning of the meeting.” Non-instructional days

SD51 also announced recently that there would be two additional non-instructional days in the dis-trict on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 and Monday, April 18, 2016.

“These would have been days that students attended school but with this announcement, those two days will now be non-school days for the students of School District 51,” said Argue. “Buses will not run those days and schools will not be in session.”

The two days are being provided to teachers for training and collobo-ration regarding the new curricu-lum. The Ministry of Education has announced that the new Kinder-garten to Grade 9 curriculum will be implemented by teachers start-ing in September 2016. The new curriculum will be in trail phase for Grades 10-12 starting next year. Talking break

During their talking break, the

board discussed how to embed the expertise and life experiences of parents and community members into student’s learning.

“It was really good,” said Rezan-soff. “We’re making sure that we’re focusing our conversations around student learning, student successes, and the new curriculum. We’re try-ing to tie all that together so we’re not having isolated conversations. Say spending on one side and not relating it to the impact on our stu-dents. We’re making sure we’re do-ing full circles.”

Argue agreed that the talking break went well.

“We had a really good conver-sation about that (Christina Lake’s Maker’s Day) and it really linked in well with the new curriculum,” he said.

“It definitely leads in that di-rection. More hands on doing and sharing of expertise that is in our communities in our schools.”

Rezansoff re-elected chairSD51 BRIEFS By Craig Lindsay

Student Chloe Rostek and Mick Hanlon work on a project together at the Christine Lake Elemen-tary Maker’s Day event on Nov. 19.

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The GFSS Global Citizen-ship club has their eyes set on a trip to Ecuador in 2017. The group will be heading to the South American country to help with a project such as helping build a school. The club consists of 50 students and has a 15-member execu-tive that meets once a week to discuss important issues. Overseeing the club are two teachers: Kristen Merry and Laura Matheson.

The pair started the club three years ago with about 15-20 students and it grew bigger over time. “We have a lot of younger kids coming out I think because last year we had this 30-hour famine,” Merry said. “We tried to meet once a week with 50 members but it was too much. So now we have a 15-member execu-tive that meets once a week, while the rest of the club meets once a month. The executive figures out what we’re doing and then we fill in the rest of the club. They’re there to support what we’re doing rather than to lead it. We want to give the older kids more of a leadership opportunity.”

The club has already had a strong sign-up for the Ecuador trip, which Merry said was opened up to anyone in the club. “We have 18 committed and signed up in a payment plan,” said Merry. “It’s quite a lot per kid. We’re paying for the proj-ect also because it’s a service trip. We’ll have to do a lot of fundraising.”

Mathison said the fundraising aspect is why the club chose 2017 for the trip to Ecuador. “We’ll have more than a year of fundraising to do,” she said.

The Global Citizenship Club is an extra-cur-ricular group that meets outside of class time. “We have a global and local mandate to give back,” said Mathison. “We do things to support the local community. We do an annual Write for Right campaign, that’s sponsored by Amnesty International; we visit Silver Kettle; we’ve pre-pared meals at the community kitchen; we’ve done food drives and toy drives. We’re commit-ted to helping people at home and helping peo-ple abroad.”

Grade 11 student Cara Mehmal joined the club after one of her friends asked her to try it. “I wasn’t sure about it but then I came and I thought it was so cool,” said Mehmal. “We were

selling rafiki bracelets—they’re bracelets made in Kenya and the money goes back there—and we did a trip to Seattle with the We Day Tour. We learned so many cool things about what is going on.”

Merry said there were about 20 students who went to the We Day event and got to hear many inspiring presentations. We Day is a celebration of youth making a difference in their local and global communities. The club has also organized the GFSS Talent Show for a number of years. Merry said the last show raised money for vic-tims of the Rock Creek wildfire.

Amy Salter, also in Grade 11, joined the Glob-al Citizenship Club after hearing about it dur-ing assemblies and around school. “I thought it sounded cool,” she said. “I figured since I wasn’t doing anything with my free time and my lunch-es, I might as well make it productive if I can.”

Salter said she likes that what the group is do-ing is important. She is also looking forward to the Rights Right movement, which encourages people around the world to write in to ask for amnesty for those who are being wrongly im-prisoned.

“I think this trip (to Ecuador) is going to be really cool,” she said. “It’s not a touristy trip; it’s not going for sightseeing—it’s going to help out the local people. Whatever our project ends up being, it’ll be for the benefit of someone else and I think that’s really important.”

Student Tieren Dolan also believes it’s im-portant to learn about other cultures and help people out and make a difference. “During the summer in between Grade 8 and 9 it dawned on me I should help people and the environment and make a change,” he said. “So I tried it out and liked it. I’m really looking forward to the trip and the chance to see Ecuador and help out the local people.”

In addition to working on the school, the students will get a chance to help local kids in the area work on their English. “There is a cul-tural and service aspect to the trip,” said Merry. “We’ll spend a day in Quito, the capital city, do-ing sightseeing and adjusting to the altitude. We then take an eight-hour bus ride down into the Amazon basin.”

Merry said the group will be staying in a lodge on the Amazon River, which was built there by the group they are traveling with (Me to We).

“Every morning is spent in the community helping either with construction or teaching, and in the afternoon the students will be involved in local indigenous culture,” said Merry. “I think it’s really important that they want to share that part of their culture with other people.”

The group has been busy already this holiday season. On Thursday they held a Write for Rights campaign to support Amnesty International. On Friday, they went to Silver Kettle to make crafts and sing carols with the residents.

They will also be operating a concession in January for the Dance Extravaganza held at GFSS.

GFSS club sets sights on EcuadorCRAIG LINDSAYGrand Forks Gazette

GFSS Global Citizen Club teacher sponsors Kristen Merry (second on right) and Laura Matheson (first) along with executive members (from left) Amy Salter, Emily Venema, Cara Mehmal and Tieren Dolan, are excited to have the opportunity to travel to Ecuador in 2017. Craig Lindsay photo

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If you’re at all not good with tight spac-es, exploring caves is probably not for you. For local resident Frank Schlichting, how-ever, exploring the vacated mine shafts and areas around Phoenix is a great deal of fun. Schlichting also became well known on so-cial media this summer for posting photos of the nearby wildfires from his ultralight aircraft, which he would fly above the fires.

Schlichting and his wife moved to Grand Forks about a year ago from Fort St. John, where they had a large cattle ranch. He calls himself semi-retired, although they do grow and sell hay on their large acreage. The couple sold the ranch and all the equipment and moved down here so he could “sort of retire.”

Schlichting started flying about 15 years ago with powered parachutes and only recently bought an ultralight Allegro 2000 plane and got his licence for that. “I was looking for something to do so I got the plane and I’ve been doing a lot of fly-ing,” he said.

The Schlichtings have enough property that Frank is able to park the plane on his property and fly in and out. He said he got into flying at the urging of a friend.

“I was up with a friend of mine and he said, ‘you have to check out this powered

parachute.’ I had never heard of it before. It’s like a three-wheeled cart with a para-chute behind it and what looks like a big fan on the back. I went for a ride and thought that was just the coolest thing ever.”

Schlichting said they would use pow-ered parachutes to seed the ranch in Fort St. John. “The problem was it was really windy up there,” he said. “When you only fly 25 mph (40 km/h) and it’s windy, you can’t really go anywhere. I did some re-search and found that an ultralight had the same engine as my newer powered parachute so I got my licence and started flying ultralight.”

Schlichting’s licence allows him to fly in Canada during the daytime but nothing commercial.

The pilot became somewhat well known after posting some aerial photos of the wildfires surrounding Grand Forks this past summer. “I watched the news like everyone else,” he said. “When the fires started I did quite a bit of flying to see where the fires were. Once you get up in the air you can see how far the fires really were. The story came out that Grand Forks was going to possibly be evacuated and the fire was bearing down on the town.”

Schlichting said he could see that the Stickpin fire in Washington State was on the other side of a burned out area of an old wildfire from 10 years ago and across

two valleys and didn’t appear to be mov-ing any closer. “I thought I’d take a few pictures and post them on Facebook be-cause people were so worried. People were pretty interested in the photos and they even ran on Global News.”

Schlichting has also flown around the West Kootenay/Boundary area and seen some amazing sites including a large nat-ural bridge by the Slocan Valley. “There’s some really stunning stuff,” he said. “The towns look really different from the air.”

Schlichting loves the diverse scenery and great many places to explore in the region. “Up north there’s not much but down here there is so much history and so many places to go. A lot of times I’ll be fly-ing over and see something that I had no idea was there. It could be 50 metres off the road. There’s just an incredible amount

of places you could explore.”Schlichting has spent a lot of time re-

cently exploring the mines in the Phoenix area. “I’ve been up there for about five or six hours a day for about a month explor-ing,” he said. “First off, I flew over there and could see all these large holes in the rock and the caves and made a map out of that and went around and explored. I started going in through the shafts and holes and tunnels.”

Schlichting has quite a fondness for the mines and could likely write a book on the history of the area. “The whole area of this mine site is actually just half a mile by a half a mile (800 metres),” he said. “It’s re-ally not a large area. There are five levels. It goes about 700 feet (215 metres) above ground. The part where the town of Phoe-

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Pilot Frank Schlichting and his ultralight Allegro 2000 along with Max the dog. Schlichting has been all across Canada on his plane and seen some amazing sites. Craig Lindsay photo



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nix was is underwater now. I was talk-ing to a fellow who worked there, he said there are about 500 feet (150 metres) of workings below the water level. The min-ing went quite a ways under the ground. So that’s all under water.”

Most of the tunnels and stopes that were there have been destroyed, said Schichting. “When they destroyed the open pit mine in 1956, they actually blast-ed all the stopes and all the material,” he said.

Schlichting said they would do open-stope and pillar mining there where they would find a vein of copper and build a railway underneath it. “They would have chutes and just have to push the ore into the cars because they didn’t have any power equipment in there. Another thing that mine invented was the Granby car. It was a three-tonne car which had a tipping mechanism. So they could just tip the ore out rather than physically shovelling it. So that made mining a lot easier.”

Schlichting said he has always been interesed in mining. When he was in Ka-mloops, he explored many of the caves in the area. “I’ve always been interested in history,” he said. “It’s amazing to think that thousands of people once lived up there and now there is basically no trace of them left—except the mines. Those old tunnels are the only thing left.”

Exploring the mines is always interest-ing, although Schlichting says it can get dicey at times.

“When you’re underground, it’s impossible to tell where you are,” he warned. “There are en-trances all over the place and they do connect. There are some haz-ards associated with it, especially in the stopes. The stopes are basi-cally made to collapse over time. You go in there and some areas have collapsed.”

He said there are very high ceil-ings in many of the mines—some are 50 metres high. “It’s fascinat-ing in there,” he said. “It’s almost like a Mario Bros. game—there are all these different worlds. One place has a big arena that is proba-bly maybe 50 metres by 15 metres and has a huge ceiling and a solid ice floor like an ice rink. Other places are like that but have a pool with water in there. There are some with sky-lights; others with shafts that go straight down hundreds of metres.”

Schlichting said he’s ran into areas with hundreds of bats and seen plenty of rats scurrying around. He said some of the areas are very narrow or even closed off due to tunnels collapsing where the chutes are. “There were 37 kilometres of tunnels in there at one time although most were collapsed when they started the open pit mining,” he said. “Some ar-eas are really difficult, you have to really clamor over the rocks, and some you can’t get through at all.”

Getting lost in the tunnels is another po-tential problem. “It gets really complex in there with the different levels,” said Schli-chting. “A lot of times you’ll go through a tunnel and it doesn’t go any further. It just

dead ends. You do get very confused un-der there. If you don’t have good bearings you’re in trouble. Once your inside you have no idea which direction is which. Nothing works under there—GPS, satel-lite, nothing. You’d be totally confused in a few minutes as to what direction to go if you didn’t have some system of finding your way around.”

The tunnels inside are also completely dark, making navigation impossible with-out a good light source. “You shut a light off, you could poke an eye out in a hurry,” he said. “There’s no light down there. You have to make sure you have lots of light because if you get lost in there you may not find a way out.”

Anyone interested in watching Schli-chting’s videos on the fires or his recent trip to the Arctic can check out his You-Tube channel, Canadian Aviation Adven-tures.

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Phoenix Mine was an open pit and underground mining operation that operated in the early and mid-20th century. It was run by Granby Consolidated Mining and operated from 1895-1919 and then again from 1959-1976. After being mined, the ore was shipped to the smelter in Grand Forks for process-ing before being sold. At one time, it was the largest non-iron smelter in the British Empire and second largest in the world.

Around the turn of the century, the town of Phoenix was home to 1,000 citi-zens and had an opera house, 20 hotels, a brewery, a newspaper, and its own city hall. Phoenix became a ghost town after the mine shut down. In 1920, wrecking crews arrived to haul away the churches, hauls, stores, skating rink and hospital.

“It was a huge operation,” said Schli-chting. “In the 1910s they were up to 4,000 tons of ore per day. That would be like 100 semi loads per day. They would take the ore to Grand Forks by rail. You can see the slag piles there today.”

The mine closed in 1919 after the price of copper plummeted after the First World War. The mine was reopened in 1959 when the company found copper on the side of the mountain.

“They kept going further and further down,” he said. “They ended up going right under where the town was. There are a bunch of photos where the had big holes where the town had collapsed and caved in. So basically the town was sitting on large deposits of copper. In 1956 they moved all the remaining buildings and everything out of there and mined the whole area.”

Underground staircase, barrels, Phoenix, B.C.Frank Schlichting photo


Education

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With the addition of two new trustees, Mark Dany-luk and Katie Jepsen, we be-gan 2015 as a new board of education. It was a smooth transition, and both Mark and Katie, with a year under their belts, have a solid grasp of the work of a trustee.

Rose Zitko, Dave Reid, Cathy Riddle and Cindy Strukoff bring a great deal of experience and wisdom and as a board, we work very well together, with great in-dividual strengths that have turned out to be very com-plementary of each other.

The rest of our team—Su-perintendent Kevin Argue, Secretary-Treasurer Jea-nette Hanlon and Director of Learning Doug Lacey—bring amazing expertise and skill to the district. We are very fortunate to have them as our senior team.

At our monthly board meetings, we have deliber-ately and with great intent focused our agenda on the success of our students. We start every meeting with a presentation from a school principal, a group of stu-dents, teachers or parents or community members.

The presentations cover a wide range of areas, but all are about student learning,

opportunities for students, new programs, new curricu-lum or connections with the community. We have heard about Genius hour, global citizenship, project-based learning, Inquiry, Maker’s Day and more.

During our “talking break” we tailor an inquiry question to stimulate con-versation based on the pre-sentation at the start of the meeting. It has been a year of great conversations and a part of our agenda we all look forward to. We are de-veloping stronger relation-ships and common under-standings with our partners and each other through the talking breaks and that con-tributes to the success of our students and school district.

The other constant on our agenda are the goals for the district to embed the In-quiry process into teaching and learning throughout the school district, to increase student access and use of technology to deepen learn-

ing, and to improve the so-cial, emotional connected-ness of our students.

By seeing these goals at every meeting, we are able to reflect on them as we make our decisions. Are our spending decisions support-ing these goals? When we are developing, reviewing and approving policy is it enabling and supporting student success?

As we do every year, we have approved the school growth plans, and school trips such as the BCSS Sevec tour to Quebec, the BC Lions Leadership trip, the Global Citizenship club trip to Se-attle, and the GFSS student trip to an Aboriginal student conference in Prince George. The best part of the approval process for these trips are when the students come and share their experiences with us!

We have had some very significant events, good and bad, in our school district this year. The devastation of the Rock Creek fire and threat from the Stickpin fire to areas of Grand Forks and Christina Lake were to say the least stressful and diffi-cult for the community. But our communities’ resolve and determination brought us through it and that sup-port continues to be in place for the students and families affected by the fires.

We also had some very positive events; the instal-lation and unveiling of the Gateway project in Midway was an amazing day, and a legacy that will be with us for years to come.

Our consultations on dis-trict plans, our finances, and student learning this past year with school staffs, par-ents and community mem-

bers was engaging and is helping to lead us through the year. It is a process we will be repeating in 2016 through the Framework for Enhancing Student Learning and the accompanying Fi-nancial Framework for Sup-porting Student Success.

We had an unprecedented number of teacher postings this year, 46! Twelve new teachers were hired and we had an unexpected increase of 17 in our student enrol-ment. We even had to add a classroom up at Big White!

The board approved the addition of two new teacher pro-d days to the calendar to support teachers in their work to prepare for the new K-9 curriculum that comes into force in September 2016. By taking these two extra days, teachers will be ready to support their students with the new curriculum as they begin school next year.

So, as I said at the begin-ning, it has been a great year in the Boundary school dis-trict. It is always amazing to me when I look back over my notes, to put this report together of what we have done in a year. I clearly can see the connections between our focused efforts to view every decision through the lens of student success and the real success of our stu-dents and the school district. I am incredibly proud of our district and feel privileged to be a part of this team.

Thank you to all School District 51 staff, parents and community members for all that you do to contribute to and support the success and achievements of the students of this school district. I look forward to us moving even further ahead in 2016.

Happy holidays!

It won’t be long before homes are made Christmas cozy with the scent of pine, the sound of carols and the warmth of family.

Since 1990, people across Canada have been crowding into churches and theatres to hear Dickens’ timeless story read aloud over the holi-day season. Grand Forks residents are invited to celebrate this festive time with Rivers’ Edge Theatre Society and Charles Dickens.

Rivers’ Edge will present a dramatic read-ing of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at gallery 2 on Thursday, Dec 17 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 19 at 1 p.m.

“The magic of this timeless classic is brought to life by our amazing cast,” said Ted Invictus, president of Rivers’ Edge. “It really gets every-one into the Christmas spirit.” The Grand Forks production of A Christmas Carol features the talents of Mike Elliott, Margo Evers, Jean Byr-nell, Jennifer Fenn, Wayne Hind and Peri Best. Nathan Aoki and Rosemary Philips will provide the musical accompaniment.

Advance tickets for A Christmas Carol are available for $10 at gallery 2 gift shop and Phar-masave Grand Forks.

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The Grand Forks Border Bruins are now in sole posses-sion of third place in the KI-JHL’s Neil Murdoch Division after knocking off Nelson 4-3 at Jack Goddard Memorial Arena on Dec. 8.

The visiting Leafs opened up the scoring at 10:26 of the first with a goal from Samuel Weber but the Bruins were able to tie shortly after with Chad Grambo scoring assisted by Jordan Robertson and Marcus McLeod. Nelson went up 2-1 with less than a minute left in the first stanza and took a two-goal lead early in the second.

Dylan Haney (assists from Robertson and Grambo) brought the Bruins to within one with 5:51 left in the second. The Bruins tied the score on a power play goal at 9:29 of the third with Ryland Smaha-Muir scoring assisted by Robertson. Logan Hascarl (assisted by Haney and Robertson) got the

game winner with 5:42 left in the third and the Bruins held on for the victory.

Robertson picked up the Bruins’ player of the game with a strong four-point outing.

Unfor tunate ly, the Bruins struggled on their weekend road trip to the East Kootenay, falling 1-0 to the lowly Gold-en Rockets Friday and 4-1 to Colum-bia Valley Saturday. Grambo scored the Bears’ only goal of the weekend on Sat-urday in Invermere.

Golden’s win over Grand Forks was only their fourth win of the season in 32 games.

Grand Forks played the Leafs in Nelson on Tuesday after press time. The Leafs are currently three points behind the Bruins in the

battle for third in the Murdoch Division. This weekend, the Bruins are at home against the top two teams in the division: Beaver Valley (Friday) and Cas-tlegar (Saturday).

Bruins now third in divisionCRAIG LINDSAYGrand Forks Gazette

Enjoy holiday season with GFRECHoliday festivities

The holiday season is a time for giving and sharing with family and friends.

This Christmas GFREC would like to share with the community and give back by offering free events that the en-tire family can enjoy together.

The Goat FM Old Fashioned Christmas Free Community Skate offers a Christmas per-formance by the Grand Forks Figure Skating Club, the Grand Forks Choral Society (conduct-ing the Christmas Choral sing a-long), free hot chocolate do-nated by Van Houtte coffee, a free cookie courtesy of Over-waitea Foods, the Grand Forks Border Bruins assisting Santa and and Sharon St. Onge will have the concession open and will be handing out the free hot chocolate and cookies. Skate admission and rentals will be free during this family event.

This great community event will take place on Thursday, Dec. 17 from 6 - 8:30 p.m.

The annual Santa swim will take place on Saturday from 1 - 3:30 p.m. There will be games and activities scheduled throughout the afternoon and a visit from Santa at approxi-mately 1:30 p.m. The pool will

be open from 1 to 5 p.m. with a toonie admission.

The Grand Forks Rotary Club has generously sponsored the New Year’s Eve free family swim. The event will take place on Thursday, Dec. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be games and activities scheduled throughout the evening along with snacks and party favours to help bring in 2016 with a bang. Celebration game!

The Grand Forks Border Bruins executive requests the community’s help to fill the rink.

Back in 1973/74, the Grand Forks Border Bruins of the day went all the way to the cham-pionship. Today’s Bruins have a chance to repeat history. Let’s get together and share stories about the 1973/74 season.

The celebration game on Jan. 2 will take you back to the ad-mission rate of just $1.50. Come out and fill the rink and cheer

on the boys as they battle it out with Spokane.

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The Grand Forks Aquatic Centre holiday hours will be in effect from Saturday, Dec. 19 to Jan. 3. The regular drop-in fitness classes will resume on Monday, Jan. 4. The pool will be closed on Dec. 24-26 and Jan. 1.

The Jack Goddard Memorial Arena will be open daily for toonie skates from 1:45 to 3:30 p.m.; drop-in kids hockey from 11:15 - 12:15 p.m. and adult ca-sual hockey from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Senior hockey will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Fam-ily drop-in hockey will be held on Saturday, Dec. 19 from 4:45 - 5:45 p.m.

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nEIL MurdocH dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A SB. Valley Nitehawks 30 22 5 1 2 47 +52 W5Castlegar Rebels 31 21 9 1 0 43 +40 L1G. Forks Border Bruins 32 14 16 0 2 30 -30 L2Nelson Leafs 32 13 18 0 1 27 -21 L7Spokane Braves 33 4 25 0 4 12 -84 L8

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Scoring LeadersPlayer Team GP G A PTS PIM1. Cole Keebler FER 24 24 24 48 102. Rainer Glimpel OSO 29 16 32 48 283. Jason Richter KIM 29 23 23 46 4 4. Jared Marchi KIM 31 15 29 44 185. Eric Buckley KIM 31 14 30 44 626. Alec Wilkinson CVT 28 9 35 44 267. Jordan Busch KIM 31 5 36 41 248. Jack Mills SUM 30 18 22 40 549. Zach Befus FER 28 19 20 39 3110. Micheal Cardinal CVR 31 17 21 38 71

Goaltending Leaders (min. four games played)Player Team GAA SP W L T SO 1. Matthew Huber SUM 1.67 .933 10 3 0 62. Jacob Mullen SUM 1.82 .932 9 4 0 03. Brett Soles OSO 1.89 .937 15 4 0 34. Tavin Grant KAM 1.90 .931 8 3 0 15. Tyson Brouwer KIM 2.02 .928 19 4 0 46. Brock Lefebvre CVT 2.04 .940 15 8 1 27. Adam Derochie 1MH 2.08 .946 7 2 0 08. Mitch Traichevich KIM 2.11 .921 6 2 0 19. Aidan Doak REV 2.14 .927 9 5 1 010. Joshua Tetlichi KEL 2.21 .913 6 3 2 3

cEntraL dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Calgary Hitmen 32 19 11 1 1 40 +5 W3Lethbridge Hurricanes 29 19 10 0 0 38 +31 W1Red Deer Rebels 29 19 10 0 0 38 +26 L2Edmonton Oil Kings 30 13 14 3 0 29 -14 W5Medicine Hat Tigers 27 8 16 2 1 19 -28 W1 Kootenay Ice 28 6 20 2 0 14 -75 L8 EaSt dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Prince Albert Raiders 30 18 9 2 1 39 +5 L1Brandon Wheat Kings 29 17 9 1 2 37 +27 L1Moose Jaw Warriors 29 15 9 4 1 35 +11 W3 Regina Pats 28 14 11 2 1 31 -8 OTL1Saskatoon Blades 28 10 15 3 0 23 -34 L4Swift Current Broncos 29 8 17 3 1 20 -27 OTL1

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u.S. dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Seattle Thunderbirds 27 17 8 2 0 36 +17 W1Spokane Chiefs 28 15 10 2 1 33 +3 W1Everett Silvertips 26 15 9 0 2 32 +14 W1Portland Winterhawks 27 13 14 0 0 26 +5 L1Tri-City Americans 29 11 17 1 0 23 -25 L1

Scoring LeadersPlayer Team GP G A PTS PIM 1. Tyson Baillie KEL 29 18 31 49 362. Dryden Hunt MJW 29 19 24 43 163. Brayden Point MJW 19 18 25 43 84. Mathew Barzal SEA 24 9 34 43 315. Reid Gardiner PAR 30 19 23 42 226. Ivan Nikolishin RDR 29 17 24 41 47. Radel Fazeleev CGY 32 14 26 40 208. Brayden Burke LET 29 6 34 40 169. Jon Martin SCB 27 23 16 39 3910. Kailier Yamamoto SPO 28 9 30 39 12

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The 2015/16 high school basketball season is underway and the Junior Wolves of GFSS are ready to prove their worth.

After two heartbreaking de-feats in the West Kootenay Play-offs the last two years, this year’s junior squad wants to show how much they have grown, both in-dividually and as a team.

When asked, Coach Sean O’Brien was exhilarated de-scribing the potential of this team. “I’ve had the opportu-nity to coach this incredible group, and looking at how far we have come, I truly think that my third year with this club is going to render something re-ally special. We lost by two to Castlegar in the Grade 8 play-offs when I first came to GFSS, and last year we came up just short against Mt. Sentinel.”

Despite these defeats, O’Brien has been adamant about staying present and max-

imizing the potential of this years team. “Last year, we had 10 players who were in Grade 9 with only one Grade 10. That core group of Grade 9s, who I started coaching at the Grade 8 level, is now in the position to accomplish a high level of suc-cess as we are the most experi-enced club in this region going into the season.

“Trying to describe the growth of GFSS basketball in words won’t do it justice. You simply have to come out and watch them play to see the lev-el of skill, and quality basket-ball that is growing in the local gymnasium.”

Even though this year’s emphasis is on the strength of the core Grade 10s who have grown together the past three years, high praise was placed on the contributing Grade 9s and ineligible seniors who are still participating.

“GFSS has some serious basketball culture these days,” O’Brien said with a smile. “The

younger guys in this school aren’t just looking up to their older team mates, they are taking it to them every prac-tice. This year’s team has three Grade 9s who will all play im-portant roles.”

O’Brien’s open-ended goals of “improve with every game” and “care more about your teammates then the final score” allow for success to be dictated off the scoreboard; however, he didn’t shy away from stating where he wants to see GFSS at the end of the year.

“I know it’s early, but these guys want to go to provincials. As a coach, I want to take my first team to the provincials. But it’s only December and we are yet to play a game. Don’t doubt for a second that my guys want to show off what they can do.

“My biggest prediction for this season? GFSS basketball is going to become a hot ticket and our awesome community is going to rally behind this team.”

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With volleyball in the rear view mirror, basketball now takes centre stages at the schools. Unfortunately, due to a lack of numbers there are no se-nior teams at GFSS. The school does have junior teams for both boys and girls and both are ex-pected to be competitive.

The junior girls team is coached by Craig Lindsay and has a big roster of 15 players with a mix of Grade 9s and 10s. Last year the school had no junior team and all girls from Grade 9-12 played senior.

“It means we have basically no players with junior experi-ence but we do have four play-ers (Alexandra, Victoria and Elizabeth Henne and Oksana Stoochnoff) who played with our senior team last year,” Lind-say said. “Victoria was a starter and the other three got some great experience. They go from being the Grade 9s playing with 11s and 12s to being the oldest. I

expect them all to be good lead-ers. The experience of playing senior is a great benefit. The calibre of play is so much big-ger and quicker at senior.”

Lindsay says the team will have plenty of size and athleti-cism, two traits that every team would love to have.

“Our posts are tall and I ex-pect they’ll rebound well and defend well,” he said. “The guards and wings can get up and down the floor really quick-ly. We should be able to really press teams and fast break as necessary.”

Both teams hit the floor on Tuesday against Nelson’s L.V. Rogers Bombers (after press time). The junior girls will be without the Henne triplets for the first couple of games as they are on vacation, but Lindsay says that can be a benefit be-

cause it will give the coaches a chance to see the other players in action.

“This time of year you are trying to determine who your starters might be and what roles everyone will have,” he said. “We also want to see what we need to work on in practice. The girls have worked hard so far and have developed their skills but once you get on the court against another team, it’s a whole different ball game.”

Lindsay expects with the size and experience, the team should be among the top teams in the West Kootenay. “It’s hard to say until you get on the court, of course,” he said.

The girls are back on the court after the Christmas break with a home game against Trail on Jan. 6 and a tournament in Osoyoos on Jan. 8-9.

Sarah Malkinson (right), Zailey Howard (second) and the rest of the GFSS junior girls basketball work on dribbling in practice Sunday. The Wolves took on Nelson on Tuesday (after press time). Craig LIndsay photo

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Church CHURCH DIRECTORYANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA

Rev. Simon Shenstone 250-442-5808Reverend Cathy Straume, Assistant Priest

• Holy Trinity Church, 7252 - 7th St., Grand ForksServices every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. B.A.S. Eucharist• St. Jude’s, Greenwood Services 4:00 p.m. on 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays of the month• St. Mary’s, Kettle Valley Services 10:30 a.m. on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month

BAHA’I FAITHFor information call 250-442-3035.

BOUNDARY COMMUNITY CHURCHPastor: Ryan Van Kuik

250 449 1439 or [email protected] 129, Midway, BC V0H 1Y0

Sunday Service.............................................................................10:00 a.m.(At the Midway Community Centre)

BOUNDARY SABBATH FELLOWSHIPSunday is the first day of the week but Saturday is the seventh-day Sabbath

Saturday .......................................................................................10:00 a.m.Lutheran Church basement, Grand Forks, B.C. • Call for info: 250-442-8656

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Grand Forks Unit 7255 Riverside Drive, Grand Forks

Sunday Sacrament Service.....10 a.m. Sunday School & Primary...11 a.m.For info call 250-666-0117 or call 250-442-3373 (leave a message)

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCHPastor Ken Schauer 509-690-0332 • 7328-19th St. (Across from Arena)Box 1689, Grand Forks, B.C. V0H 1H0 • 250-447-2562 • 250-442-3959

Sunday Morning Worship ............................................................. 8:52 a.m.

CHRISTIAN CENTRE7525 4th St. (behind Overwaitea) • Office 250-442-5815

Senior Pastors: Larry and Elsie DannhauerSUNDAY:Prayer..............................10:00 a.m. Church Service ..........10:30 a.m.Prayertime Tuesdays ....................................................................10:00 a.m.Tuesday Night Seminars ................................................................7:00 p.m.

EVANGEL CHAPEL401 N. Kimberley, Greenwood, B.C. • Interim Pastor Martin Fromme

250-449-2309Sunday Service ............................................................................10:00 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 2495 - 76th Ave., Grand Forks, B.C.

Pastor John Siemens 250-442-0057Office: 250-443-9200 • Web: fbcgf.ca • Prayer Line: 250-442-8016 (Theresa)

Sunday Worship............10:30 a.m. Children’s Church ..........11:15 a.m.Youth Group - Friday ........................................................... 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.For the Weekly Bible Studies and for Home Group times please call the office

GOSPEL CHAPEL7048 Donaldson Drive, Box 2528, Grand Forks, B.C.

250-442-5148 ; Senior Pastor Henry P. Klassen; Tammy Battersby, Community Care Co-ordinator;

Benjamin Jepsen, Associate Youth PastorWorship Service ...........................................................................10:30 a.m.Youth Activities - Friday ................................................................ 7:00 p.m.SEPT. TO MAYPioneer Clubs - (girls Gr 1-7) Tuesday ......................................... 3:30 p.m.Brigade - Battalion (boys Gr. 7-12) Wednesday ........................... 7:00 p.m.Brigade - Stockade & Tree Climbers (boys Gr. 1-6) - Thursday ............................................................. 7:00 p.m.Weekly HOME groups, various times and days; also, weekly bible studies for se-niors, young marrieds, and college and careers - call the church office for details.

GRAND FORKS BAPTIST CHURCHIndependent/Fundamental/Conservative/KJV

Pastor Brett Swope • 250-443-1557 • 7850 2nd StreetSundays: Adult Sunday School ................................................................10:00 a.m. Main Service .............................................................................11:00 a.m.Bible studies available upon request

HüMüH MONASTERYBuddhist Meditation & Empowerment Centre

Sundays: Meditation and Spiritual Teaching with Master Maticintin ..11:00 a.m.For directions call 1-800-336-6015 • Westbridge, B.C.

KING OF KINGS NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH AND ACADEMY735 9th Ave., Midway, BC • Rick Steingard • 250-449-2252

Sunday Service ............................................................................10:00 a.m.

RIVER VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH2826 - 75th Ave. (near Hutton School)

Senior Pastor Gabe Warriner • Office 250-442-8456Sunday Service (Sunday School during service) .........................10:30 a.m.Preteen Sports Night - Mondays at Hutton School ..............................6 p.m.Ignite Youth, Fridays ............................................................................7 p.m.Youth leader: Jon GohnAffiliated with Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada

SACRED HEART ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHFather John M. Kellogg • Box 128, 346 Church St., Greenwood, B.C. VOH 1JOMass - Saturdays .......................................................................... 5:00 p.m.

SACRED HEART ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHFather John M. Kellogg; Box 459, 7269 - 9th St.,

Grand Forks, B.C. VOH 1HO 250-442-3114Saturday mass (Grand Forks) .......................................................7:30 p.m.SUNDAY MASS (Grand Forks) ................................................... 9:30 a.m.SUNDAY MASS (Christina Lake Community Hall) .......................11:30 a.m.Tuesday-Thursday ....................................................................... 9:00 a.m.

GRAND FORKS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST4500 Hillview Road, Box 1524, Grand Forks • 250-442-5081 or 250-442-3221SATURDAY SERVICES:Sabbath School (Bible classes for all ages) ................................. 9:15 a.m.Hour of Worship ............................................................................11:00 a.m.

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADABoundary Pastoral Charge - Rev. Kim Horwood

Office: Hours - Mon. 8 - 11 am, Thurs. & Fri. 8 - 3 pm • Phone: 250-442-3311email: [email protected] Sunday Services

St. John’s - Grand Forks ...............................................................11:00 a.m. St. Columba - Greenwood ............................................................. 9:00 a.m.Perley Memorial, Christina Lake .................................................... 9:00 a.m.

Nancy DaleNancy died peacefully

on December 7, 2015 at the age of 91. Nancy grew up Ioro, B.C. and attended UBC where she met Dave, the love

of her life. They lived in To-ronto, Vancouver, Kelowna and

Calgary before setting in Grand Forks in 1965. Nancy was a gentle,

selfl ess woman with a strong sense of family and community and lived her life

with dignity and compassion.Predeceased by her loving sister Carol. She leaves

behind her husband of 66 years, Dave, her children Chris (Jody), Jennifer (Terry), Stu (DeMaris), Steve (Me-gan) and Bruce, 12 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchil-dren, special nieces and nephews and many wonderful friends.

A celebration of life will be held in the spring. If friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the Phoenix Foundation.

Arrangements entrusted to the Baker Family of Grand Forks Funeral Home, [email protected]

Mary Eleanor � iessen (Carman)

Eleanor was born on August 24, 1936 in London,

Ontario. She went home to be with her Lord and Saviour

on December 12, 2015 in Grand Forks, B.C.Eleanor is predeceased by her

husband John and two sons, Daniel and Paul. She is lovingly survived by her brother Bruce (Dawn) Carman, eldest son David (Patti), youngest son Steven (Tammy), nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Eleanor had many careers some of which included, advertising artist, secretary, business-woman, longterm care aid, pastor/counselor. In her younger years, she enjoyed photography, alpine and cross-country skiing, dirt biking and fl ying her amphibious seaplane.

Eleanor was a gentle and compassionate woman who will be dearly missed. A celebration of Eleanor’s life will be held at Grand Forks Christian Centre on Sunday December 20, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

The Smith and Perry families would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and kind words after our recent loss of Dennine. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the fundraising campaigns which got Dennine her treatment in Reno, Nevada. Thank you

to the Grand Forks Funeral Home for all of their help and guidance. Thank you to Jerry Foster for officiating a beautiful service. Thank you to all of the doctors and nurses at the Boundary Hospital for helping Dennine

fight all of her battles and helping her through all the rough spots of the last 7 years. Thank you to the ladies at the Grand Forks USCC Hall for providing a delicious luncheon and a special thank you to all of Dennine’s friends and their families for everything

from words of encouragement, providing meals, taking care of her on those bad days and just being there for us. There are far too many people to name, however you know who you are. So once again, “Thank You”.

Bob, Jessica, Justin, Phil, Helen and Duane.

Thank YouPeter Pereversoff was born on July 5, 1924 in Grand

Forks to parents Ivan and Malasha Pereversoff. Peter was the fi fth child in the family of six children, sisters Poly,

Florence and Dora and brothers John and Nick. Soon after his birth the family moved from a doukhobor village in

the North Fork area to a community that was located not far from Saddle Lake known as the “Upper Village”.As a youngster Peter received several grades of formal edu-

cation in the English and Russian language. Living the communal way of life, Peter was given the responsibility of looking after the horses,

milking cows and helping in the garden and fi eld work. He also participated in the community youth meetings and enjoyed singing as he was blessed with a beautiful and strong tender voice. He was a valued member of two very popular choirs, the youth choir and men’s choir. These choirs performed in the Grand Forks and Koote-nay area, and also made trips to Alberta and Saskatchewan as well as Vancouver and a memorial appearance on CBS TV in Spokane, Washington.

Throughout his life Peter worked several jobs, in the fruit orchards of the Okana-gan, at small sawmills in the Kootenay area and several years in th forest industry of the Boundary area. Later he worked for some 20 years for Pope & Talbot until his retirement.

In the 1960’s when the community lands were being sold, Peter and his sister Dora bought some land on the Outlook Roud and build themselves a home. Here they lived together for some 50 years until they both moved to Hardy View Lodge in 2012. With the assistance of home support workers they were able to stay in their own home. Peter was a life long member of the USCC Organization and participated in its various activities wherever he was able to.

On the evening of December 3, 2015 at Hardy View Lodge, Peter peacefully passed away. He was 91 years of age. He was predeceased by his parents Ivan and Malasha Pereversoff, his sisters Polly Makortoff, Florence Poohachoff and Dora Pereversoff and brothers John and Nick. he is survived by his nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

Peter was a man of a meek and peaceful character who lived a modest, simple Christian life. His memory will remain with all those that knew him. A funeral ser-vice for Peter was held at the USCC Community Centre on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 with Paul Jerry Seminoff offi ciating. Burial was at the Sion Cementary. Everett and Deborah Baker of the Grand Forks Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.

Peter Pereversoff was born on July 5, 1924 in Grand Forks to parents Ivan and Malasha Pereversoff. Peter was the fi fth child in the family of six children, sisters Poly,

Florence and Dora and brothers John and Nick. Soon after

Peter Pereverso�

Divide my breadWhen one is

cornered by the Word of God, then one knows one has an issue to be reck-oned with.

A few weeks ago I opened my Bible to turn to my daily reading but before I could keep turning the pages to my destination, my eyes fell upon these words in Isaiah 58:7: .”..to divide your bread with the hungry….”

I am familiar with these words in Isaiah. They are in the passage concerning the fast that pleases the Lord. I was conscious of the fact that all the things in this passage—help-ing the oppressed, feeding the hun-gry, brining the homeless poor into your house, etc.—are all necessary for the full blessing of God to come upon a community, and the pres-ence of the Lord to be with us. What caught my heart and mind was the word “divide.”

It stirred in my memory a story I heard from a friend who was doing mission work in the Philippines. A neighbour came to the house where he was staying and asked for some rice because the neighbour had none. Now I don’t mean she ran out of rice for a recipe, the family had no rice, NO food at all.

The lady responded that she would be willing to share if she had rice to share, but they had no food also—no food. So if these folks had food they would have been quite willing to share the little they had with the neighbour who had noth-ing—nothing. That would bring them both back to nothing after they ate. This clearly illustrated to me what it meant to divide one’s bread with the hungry.

What does this mean for us in the Boundary? If I put some cans of food in a food bank box at a supermar-ket, is that what it means to divide

my bread with the hungry?

Certainly that is a start. But some-how it doesn’t quite ring true to the Scripture, or what Mom meant when she taught

me to take the smaller piece when my friend and I split the cookie.

When Jesus was concerned about the hungry on the hillside, so hun-gry that he was concerned that they might faint on their return journey home, he did not give them a little snack. He fed them until they ate their fill and there were baskets full left over.

Oh, I know, it is “their” responsi-bility to feed the hungry and care for the oppressed. Whether the “their” is the government, or the rich, or the agency, or.... It just isn’t me! Has government become the opiate of the Christian? Does a strong economy make weak disciples of Jesus Christ?

Well, I might be able to talk my way out of this, tuck my conscience behind my comfortable life, or sim-ply believe all the excuses I hear others make, but I know there is one major challenge to any of these ex-cuses—the judgement.

For the Judge, himself, says: Then He will also say to those on His left, “Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his an-gels; for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat....”

Do I think my two cans of beans and a package of mac-n-cheese is go-ing to cut it? No, I think I can smell roasting goat, and I say that very sheepishly.

So, now that I have been cor-nered, what do I do?

z View From The Pulpit

MARTIN FROMME,Executive Elder,Greenwood Evangel Chapel


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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF GRAND FORKS

In accordance with Section 127 of the Community Charter, please take notice that the following is a listing of scheduled Regular Meetings of Council for the City of Grand Forks for the Year 2016:

Monday, January 25, 2016 Monday, February 15, 2016Monday, March 14, 2016Monday, April 11, 2016 Monday, May 9, 2016 Monday, June 13, 2016

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Dated this 1st day of December, 2015Diane HeinrichCorporate Of cer

Please note there is only one Regular Meeting in the months of July, August, & Decem-ber. All Regular Meetings of Council are held at City Hall – 7217 - 4th Street upstairs Council Chambers, beginning at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise advertised.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51 (BOUNDARY)

TEMPORARY MECHANICSchool District No. 51 (Boundary) is accepting applications for the position of temporary Mechanic for the School District. This is a temporary full-time position, working eight (8) hours per day, ve (5) days per week, until June 29, 2016 or the return of the incumbent, whichever occurs rst. The District is seeking an individual who is highly motivated with strong inter-personal skills as this position re uires daily contact with bus drivers, other School District personnel and the public. The successful candidate will report directly to the Operations Manager.

lease forward resume and supporting documents, including references by 3:00 p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2015, to:Jeanette Hanlon, Secretary-TreasurerSchool District No. 51 (Boundary)Bo 640, Grand Forks, BC 0H 1H0

The salary for this position will be in accordance with the Collective Agreement presently in effect between the Board and C E Local 2098. lease note that in accordance with the Criminal Records Review Act, selected candidates not currently employed by School District No. 51 (Boundary) must pay a 28 fee and sign a release to permit a criminal record review. Employment with School District No. 51 (Boundary) is sub ect to passing this criminal record review.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

POSITION: Regular maintenance and repairs of school buses and District eet vehicles Maintain established preventative maintenance program Re uired to use diagnostic testing e uipment, welding, repair of electrical controls

and other related duties Read and interpret drawings and speci cations and reports on work in progress as

re uired se power e uipment and hand tools Travel and work in the Midway Bus Garage as re uired • Willingness to do general labour duties assigned by the School District and bus

driving duties as re uired

QUALIFICATIONS:Applicants must have the following uali cations: • Grade 12 or e uivalent • Must possess a valid B.C. Trade Certi cation as a Heavy Duty Mechanic • Class 2 B.C. Driver s License or complete within 3 months of appointment • Air Brake Endorsement • Inspector s Authorization Certi cate • Gas Safety Certi cate for pressure fuels • ropane Conversion Ticket • Demonstrated knowledge of B.C. Commercial ehicle Inspection rogram regulations

and safety standards • Two years minimum recent demonstrated successful experience as a Mechanic in a

School District or similar heavy duty environment • Demonstrated physical capability to perform the ob duties (medical certi cate

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Toll free 1.844.428.0522FREE Estimates

PlumbingFULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

Merchandise for Sale

Free ItemsOne year old spade female cat, with shots, to a good home. 250-442-8466

Firewood/Fuel

Firewood $200 cord, split & delivered

OR Have portable wood splitter,

will split your wood. Reasonable rates Grand Forks area

250-442-0003 / 250-442-7579


USED 5 STAR HOTEL FURNI-TURE - BY THE PIECE..One of Vancouvers 5 Star Hotels is reno-vating their rooms making available a great selection of high end fur-nishings. By 1 piece or buy multi-ples: Queen Headboard & Frame $50 / King Headboard & Frame $60 / Upholstered Arm Chair(multiple colors) $49 / Desk $99 / Dresser $79 / Bedside Table $69 / Pedestal Table $69/ Ottoman $29 / Benches $29 / Brass Lamp $19 / Vanity Mir-ror $39 / Framed Picture $9 . Call 604-371-1190, email [email protected] or www.acti-veauctionmart.com

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated con-tainers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200DMG. Huge freezers. Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. De-livery BC and AB www.rtccon-tainer.com

Misc. for Sale50 meters, No 3, 4 AWG teck cable (95 AMP) $800. 250-442-2050.

Affordable Steel Shipping Containers for sale/rent

20’ & 40’ Kootenay Containers Castlegar 250-365-3014

Oak china cabinet - 2 piece, excellent condition. 57in wide x 18in deep x 78in high, $400. 250-442-6648.

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Kitchen suite, table w/leaf & 6 chairs, excellent condition, $200. Antiques; Solid oak bar-ley twist Canadiana buffet w/ beveled mirror in great condi-tion,$500. 2 oak adjustable back easy chairs, Cast iron tractor seat, 2 fl oor lamps, rea-sonable offers accepted. 250-442-2392

One small electric Yamaha organ, like new, $100. One large electric organ, full petals, $300. 250-442-8569.

Patriot wheelchair with seat-belt, tippers, foot rests, ad-justable padded back. $400.00 Vicair cushion 18” x 18” x 4” $450.00. Commode on locking wheels - back rest, & arm sup-ports $100.00. Two 4” toilet seat risers with arms $35.00 each. One bedrails - $40. Two support poles with sup-port bar $50.00 each. One fridge 33” wide s/s.Phone 250-442-2445

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Shop Online Now & Receive 25% OFF! www.shagg.ca

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw-mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

Misc. WantedMoldy or rotten hay wanted. Call 250-443-5049.

Private Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Olympic Gold &Silver Coins, Estates Jewelry+Chad: 1-250-499-0251 Local.

WARM WINTER Jackets. I am going to Vancouver (east end) and will be handing out as many as I can take with me. Please drop off your donations in my car port at #3010 1st Rd. off North Fork Rd. Leaving Sat Dec 19th. Thank you

We buy gold! Rings, chains, bracelets, etc. Cash paid by value (weight and karat). Even broken jewelry and scrap gold. Picture ID required. Grand Forks Pawnshop, 225 Central. 250-442-5552.

Real Estate

Houses For SaleGrand Forks: across from hospital, fi xer upper. On treed & serviced lot. 250-442-2804

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentGrand Forks: 1 and 2bdrm apt., N/P, RR. 250-442-2276 / 250-442-6800.

Commercial/Industrial

Commercial &/or Retailspace in downtown area of

Grand Forks250-442-2276 / 250-442-6800

Homes for RentChristina Lake: 1bdrm, no dogs. New bathroom. $450 + utilities. 250-447-9270

Grand Forks: 1 bdrm with basement, recently remod-eled, close to schools, walking distance to town, No parties, NS, RR, seeking mature ten-ant. $600/+utils. 250-442-3303

Grand Forks: 3 bdrm town-house behind the High school, fenced back yard, NS, NP, $750/m + utils, available Jan 1st, 250-666-0088

Rentals

Help Wanted Help Wanted Help Wanted Financial Services Furniture Misc. for Sale Property Management

RentalsGrand Forks

Unique offi ce space down-town $275 utilities inc.1 bdrm plus den 4 appl’s close to downtown $600

Greenwood1 bdrm home 4 appl’s $5502 bdrm home 5 appl’s $700

Christina Lake2 bdrm 5 appl’s mostly furnished 55 plus $850

TERM NEGOTIABLE ON PRIME INDUSTRIAL

COMMERCIAL or OFFICE SPACE IN GRAND FORKS

N/S, N/P, References.Ken: 250-442-2632

[email protected] Forks Realty Ltd.

Rooms for RentGrand Forks, Bed sittingroom, $375/mo includes H/L, 250-442-2300 evenings

Shared Accommodation

GRAND FORKS: Shared ac-commodation: walking dis-tance to downtown. Must be a responsible, employed person, RR, NP, NS., bedroom furni-ture required. Laundry/utils in-clud. $450/m. [email protected]

TownhousesGrand Forks: The Gables Housing Society is replen-ishing it’s waiting list. Apply by googling “BC Housing on line application”.

For questions, Jackie at 250-443-0013 or [email protected]

Transportation

Cars - Domestic2000 Acura EL, 1.6 5 sp std, PS, power sun roof, cruise, PW, 203Km, $2,600. 2000Nissan Altima, 4cy auto, fullyloaded, $1,900. 250-442-0122

2003 Subaru Legacy wagon, 177km, AWD, well maintained. $7,000/obo. 250-442-3897

4 tires on GM Mags, M&S,235x60x15, 80% wear left. $300. 250-442-6201

Recreational/Sale1998 10.5ft Okanagan camp-er, in great shape, $8,900. Electric jacks with cordless controller, lg fridge & freezer, inside & out shower, four burn-er stove w/oven, electric hot water tank, electronic forced air furnace, cool fan,north south bed, 8ft awning. 250-442-2050.

2004 30ft 5th Wheel, model RLSS. Newer tires, w/reese 16k super slider hitch, senior owned, clean unit. Will trade on a class A motor home, ask-ing $12,000/obo. For more info call Harvey 250-442-8078

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Property Management Services

Owners and Prospective

Tenants Call Ken Dodds 250-442-2632

5 FLAT FENCED ACRES just minutes to Grand Forks. 3 BR home, 16x24 1 room guest cabin, 20x22 garage,

and 4 other out buildings in various states of repair. In very popular west end of the valley. Presently in hay, suitable for

animals. Make an offer! $249,000. MLS® 2403882

CUSTOM BUILT walk-in rancher with fabulous Christina lake views. Lots of lake view windows. 500 sq. ft. lake

view deck. Private, cedar lined lot is over ½ acre. Large 2 car attached garage and a large metal storage building. New roof. New gas fi replace. One-level living at it's fi n-

est! Don't miss this! $339,000. MLS® 2409157

SECURE YOUR SPOT AT CHRISTINA LAKE! Enjoy the home for full time living or summer recreation. Over 1,400 sq. ft. of well maintained 3 BR, 2 bath home

close to beach, school, shopping & golf. Asking only $249,000. MLS® 2403823

WONDERFUL 3 BR, 2 bath home on secluded lot above McRae Creek. Open Concept, custom kitchen. Large two-level deck for enjoying the out-of-doors. Covered parking for two vehicles, and lots of inclusions. Wood

burning stove makes the winters cozy. Don't pass this by. $259,000. MLS® 2405547

HUGE PRIVATE BEACH! This beautiful 5 acre riverfront property has a cute 2 BR, 1 bath home and

24X32 Shop! Call to view today! $289,000. MLS® 2408955

GREAT INVESTMENT! Lots of offi ce/retail space available in this prime downtown location with wheelchair access. $225,000. MLS® 2403367

RENOVATED AND MOVE-IN-READY! 3 BR, 2 bath, 1,000 sq. ft. per fl oor, access from front and rear, fenced, single garage. $169,000.

MLS® 2406426

OWN A PIECE OF GREENWOOD HISTORY! 4,000 sq. ft. brick building on a corner location. 1,600 sq. ft., 2 BR apartment with balance in retail space. C1 zoning. Live and work from the same location. Large private patio at

back. Bring your offer! $239,900. MLS® 2408290

LOOKING FOR AN AFFORDABLE SUMMER HOME at the lake .Come take a look at this one.

$215,000. MLS® 2407331

GRAND FORKS LOTS FOR SALE

Lot B 81st. $65,000. MLS® 2405290

Lot 10 Prospect. $60,000.MLS® 2390808

Lot 2 Hwy 4. $85,000. MLS® 2404442

IMMACULATE 3 BR HOME in move in condition. Close to all schools and the rec. centre. Ideal for fi rst

time home buyer, or retirement home. Easy care yard with alley access, fenced garden area.“A must see”. $189,900. MLS® 2408141

BUILD YOUR OWN DREAM HOME or place a modu-lar on this centrally located lot. You won't even need a

car!! Open to offers!!! $39,900. MLS® 2407251

CUSTOM BUILT HOME on 5 acres with River frontage.Floor to ceiling windows and a wrap around deck to

enjoy the wonderful scenery of the area! $499,000. MLS® 2406699

LindaLaktin

250-442-9403

LoganMelville

250-666-0185

Natalie Sweeney

250-443-4014

Lynn McCoy

250-442-9690

CindyAnthony

250-442-7379

GarySmith

250-443-1256

Ron Woods

250-442-7636

Tammy Schembri

250-442-9866

PeteVanjoff

250-442-7415

Ken Dodds

250-442-2632

GayleHolmes

250-442-7516

AaronAnthony

250-584-4663

HarryDavy

250-442-0466

BarryPoppenheim250-449-8276

MOVE IN READY! Charming 2 BR home, fully fenced yard, close to all amenities. Great price!

$159,000. MLS® 2408467

ENCHANTING LOG HOME privately situated on 25 acres 14 km up the beautiful North Fork Valley. Toronto Creek runs along the southern property line. Fenced for horses

and pole barns. $397,000. MLS® 2408481

PREMIER 2.5 ACRE LOT in exclusive English Ridge Estates. Fully serviced with a great view.

$239,000. MLS® 2396715

GREAT CHARACTER HOME with a nice shop. Fully serviced lot to the south included. A steal

at $220,000! MLS® 2402640

5 BR, 3 BATH LOG HOME with 1100 square foot shop on 98 acres. This is a must see property. Portion of the property is riverfront. $875,000. MLS® 2507531

YOUR AD BELONGS HERE!

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KEMP HARVEY BURCHKIENTZ INC.

Chartered Professional Accountants619 Central Ave., Grand Forks, B.C.

Ph: 250-442-2121

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

B Wilkie Sales Ltd.B o o k k e e p i n gLet me help you turn your chaos into cash! General bookkeeping, GST, PST, payroll, T-4’s, tax returns etc. New to business or does your business need renewal? Business coaching provided.

DON’T WAIT – CALL NOW! 250-584-4840

Chartered Professional Accountant

250-442-01417157 - 3rd Street

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REALTY

250-442-2124

2 BED, 2 BATH 1391 SQ. FT. HOME all on one level. Unique high end finishes throughout. Screened in

porch. Double garage. MLS® 2408980. $279,000. Call Bob

COMMERCIAL SPACE with almost 2000 sq. ft., with movable walls. $239,000. MLS® 2404688.

Call Jazz

OPEN CONCEPT, 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom, well kept home in Greenwood. Call Bob

IMMACULATE 4 BEDROOM HOME on 39.4 acres. 32x22 heated & insulated shop for the handyman.

Fenced off garden area, fully landscaped yard. MLS® 2408300. $480,000. Call Val

NEW PRICE! A fantastic investment in Greenwood, BC. 8 lots in total. $65,000. MLS® 2405979.

Call Jazz

4 BED, 2 BATH, 1750 sq. ft. of living, fruit trees, steps away from the sandy beach of Granby River.

MLS® 2408641. $289,000. Call Val

TRANQUIL, PRIVATE 48.9 ACRES. Amazing views $135,000. MLS® 2402477. Call Jazz

GREAT BUILDING in the downtown core of Grand Forks, over 2300 sq. ft., $150,000. Nicely updated with large area in the back to expand the retail area, put in offices or even

living quarters. MLS® 2405662. Call Val

GREAT BUY! Updated 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in Midway. MLS® 2409589. $189,000.

Call Bob

YOUR CHRISTMAS PRESENT! MUST BE SOLD! TRY YOUR OFFER ON THIS 2008 MODULAR IN TRIANGLE

GARDENS! Comes w/appliances & still under warranty. $84,900. MLS® 2405928. Call Sharon

2016 WILL BE THE BEST EVER FOR YOUR FAMILY! LOOK AT THIS WELL PRICED 1485 SQ. FT. FAMILY HOME WITH FULL FINISHED BASEMENT – loaded with extras and great loca-tion in Valmar subdivision close to schools and services!

$330,000. MLS® 2409276. Call Sharon

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME IN DESIRABLE VALLEY HEIGHTS ON THIS LOT! BRING YOUR OFFERS!

$69,000. Call Edan (model shown for promotional purposes only). MLS® 2404530.

Serving the Boundary Country with Award Winning Service

for over 36 years.

Val250-442-7655

Bob250-449-1982

Edan250-584-4451

Sharon250-442-6396

Jazz250-443-9088

Adopt a Shelter Cat!The BC SPCA cares for thousands oforphaned and abandoned cats each year.If you can give a homeless cat a secondchance at happiness, please visit yourlocal shelter today.

www.spca.bc.ca

YOUR AD BELONGS HERE!

ACCOUNTANTS ACCOUNTANTS

KEMP HARVEY BURCHKIENTZ INC.

Chartered Professional Accountants619 Central Ave., Grand Forks, B.C.

Ph: 250-442-2121

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

B Wilkie Sales Ltd.B o o k k e e p i n gLet me help you turn your chaos into cash! General bookkeeping, GST, PST, payroll, T-4’s, tax returns etc. New to business or does your business need renewal? Business coaching provided.

DON’T WAIT – CALL NOW! 250-584-4840

Chartered Professional Accountant

250-442-01417157 - 3rd Street

Lia Azhure Inc.

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CLASSIFIEDS

250-442-2711 Toll free: 1-800-567-3199www.grandforksrealestate.ca

Property Management Services

Owners and Prospective

Tenants Call Ken Dodds 250-442-2632

5 FLAT FENCED ACRES just minutes to Grand Forks. 3 BR home, 16x24 1 room guest cabin, 20x22 garage,

and 4 other out buildings in various states of repair. In very popular west end of the valley. Presently in hay, suitable for

animals. Make an offer! $249,000. MLS® 2403882

CUSTOM BUILT walk-in rancher with fabulous Christina lake views. Lots of lake view windows. 500 sq. ft. lake

view deck. Private, cedar lined lot is over ½ acre. Large 2 car attached garage and a large metal storage building. New roof. New gas fi replace. One-level living at it's fi n-

est! Don't miss this! $339,000. MLS® 2409157

SECURE YOUR SPOT AT CHRISTINA LAKE! Enjoy the home for full time living or summer recreation. Over 1,400 sq. ft. of well maintained 3 BR, 2 bath home

close to beach, school, shopping & golf. Asking only $249,000. MLS® 2403823

WONDERFUL 3 BR, 2 bath home on secluded lot above McRae Creek. Open Concept, custom kitchen. Large two-level deck for enjoying the out-of-doors. Covered parking for two vehicles, and lots of inclusions. Wood

burning stove makes the winters cozy. Don't pass this by. $259,000. MLS® 2405547

HUGE PRIVATE BEACH! This beautiful 5 acre riverfront property has a cute 2 BR, 1 bath home and

24X32 Shop! Call to view today! $289,000. MLS® 2408955

GREAT INVESTMENT! Lots of offi ce/retail space available in this prime downtown location with wheelchair access. $225,000. MLS® 2403367

RENOVATED! MOVE-IN-READY MID-JANUARY! 3 BR, 2 bath, 1,000 sq. ft. per fl oor, access from front and rear, fenced, single

garage. $169,000. MLS® 2406426

OWN A PIECE OF GREENWOOD HISTORY! 4,000 sq. ft. brick building on a corner location. 1,600 sq. ft., 2 BR apartment with balance in retail space. C1 zoning. Live and work from the same location. Large private patio at

back. Bring your offer! $239,900. MLS® 2408290

LOOKING FOR AN AFFORDABLE SUMMER HOME at the lake .Come take a look at this one.

$215,000. MLS® 2407331

GRAND FORKS LOTS FOR SALE

Lot B 81st. $65,000. MLS® 2405290

Lot 10 Prospect. $60,000.MLS® 2390808

Lot 2 Hwy 4. $85,000. MLS® 2404442

IMMACULATE 3 BR HOME in move in condition. Close to all schools and the rec. centre. Ideal for fi rst

time home buyer, or retirement home. Easy care yard with alley access, fenced garden area.“A must see”. $189,900. MLS® 2408141

BUILD YOUR OWN DREAM HOME or place a modu-lar on this centrally located lot. You won't even need a

car!! Open to offers!!! $39,900. MLS® 2407251

CUSTOM BUILT HOME on 5 acres with River frontage.Floor to ceiling windows and a wrap around deck to

enjoy the wonderful scenery of the area! $499,000. MLS® 2406699

LindaLaktin

250-442-9403

LoganMelville

250-666-0185

Natalie Sweeney

250-443-4014

Lynn McCoy

250-442-9690

CindyAnthony

250-442-7379

GarySmith

250-443-1256

Ron Woods

250-442-7636

Tammy Schembri

250-442-9866

PeteVanjoff

250-442-7415

Ken Dodds

250-442-2632

GayleHolmes

250-442-7516

AaronAnthony

250-584-4663

HarryDavy

250-442-0466

BarryPoppenheim250-449-8276

MOVE IN READY! Charming 2 BR home, fully fenced yard, close to all amenities. Great price!

$159,000. MLS® 2408467

ENCHANTING LOG HOME privately situated on 25 acres 14 km up the beautiful North Fork Valley. Toronto Creek runs along the southern property line. Fenced for horses

and pole barns. $397,000. MLS® 2408481

PREMIER 2.5 ACRE LOT in exclusive English Ridge Estates. Fully serviced with a great view.

$239,000. MLS® 2396715

GREAT CHARACTER HOME with a nice shop. Fully serviced lot to the south included. A steal

at $220,000! MLS® 2402640

5 BR, 3 BATH LOG HOME with 1100 square foot shop on 98 acres. This is a must see property. Portion of the property is riverfront. $875,000. MLS® 2507531

SOLD

1-800-949-4499www.bordercountryrealty.ca

DISCOVERBORDER COUNTRY

REALTY

250-442-2124

2 BED, 2 BATH 1391 SQ. FT. HOME all on one level. Unique high end finishes throughout. Screened in

porch. Double garage. MLS® 2408980. $279,000. Call Bob

COMMERCIAL SPACE with almost 2000 sq. ft., with movable walls. $239,000. MLS® 2404688.

Call Jazz

OPEN CONCEPT, 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom, well kept home in Greenwood. MLS® 2409512. $199,900.

Call Bob

IMMACULATE 4 BEDROOM HOME on 39.4 acres. 32x22 heated & insulated shop for the handyman.

Fenced off garden area, fully landscaped yard. MLS® 2408300. $480,000. Call Val

NEW PRICE! A fantastic investment in Greenwood, BC. 8 lots in total. $65,000. MLS® 2405979.

Call Jazz

4 BED, 2 BATH, 1750 sq. ft. of living, fruit trees, steps away from the sandy beach of Granby River.

MLS® 2408641. $289,000. Call Val

TRANQUIL, PRIVATE 48.9 ACRES. Amazing views $135,000. MLS® 2402477. Call Jazz

GREAT BUILDING in the downtown core of Grand Forks, over 2300 sq. ft., $150,000. Nicely updated with large area in the back to expand the retail area, put in offices or even

living quarters. MLS® 2405662. Call Val

GREAT BUY! Updated 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in Midway. MLS® 2409589. $189,000.

Call Bob

YOUR CHRISTMAS PRESENT! MUST BE SOLD! TRY YOUR OFFER ON THIS 2008 MODULAR IN TRIANGLE

GARDENS! Comes w/appliances & still under warranty. $84,900. MLS® 2405928. Call Sharon

SOLD

2016 WILL BE THE BEST EVER FOR YOUR FAMILY! LOOK AT THIS WELL PRICED 1485 SQ. FT. FAMILY HOME WITH FULL FINISHED BASEMENT – loaded with extras and great loca-tion in Valmar subdivision close to schools and services!

$330,000. MLS® 2409276. Call Sharon

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME IN DESIRABLE VALLEY HEIGHTS ON THIS LOT! BRING YOUR OFFERS!

$69,000. Call Edan (model shown for promotional purposes only). MLS® 2404530.

Serving the Boundary Country with Award Winning Service

for over 36 years.

Val250-442-7655

Bob250-449-1982

Edan250-584-4451

Sharon250-442-6396

Jazz250-443-9088

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21 years experience• Water softeners• Reverse osmosis• Ultra violet systems• Water cooler cleaning• Filters and fi lter Service

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Digital Video SurveillanceAccess 24 hrs/day – 7 days/week

Personal Keypad Entry5’x10’, 10’x10’, 10’x20’ & 10’x30’

148 Sagamore RoadGrand Forks, B.C. 250-442-2652

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OPTOMETRISTMon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

3rd St., Grand Forks

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• Electric Motor Sales & Repair• Pump sales & Service• Electric Parts & Sales Counter• Commercial, Residential & Industrial Electric Service Work

Electrical ContractReg. #1210

7990 Columbia Drive250-442-5561

• New Construction

BOUNDARY BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Your best buy is from a merchant

you know

SAW SHARPENING

Saw, Knife & Tool Sharpening Centre

• Carbide & Steel Saws • Planer & Jointer Knives • Handsaws-retooth, set & sharpen

• Carbide Router Bits • Drill Bits • Hole Saws • Dado Blades • Paper Cutters • Knives

• Scissors • All Garden & Yard Tools • Chainsaws & MoreGeorge Stooshinoff Certifi ed Sawfi ler

3845 Victoria Rd., Grand Forks, BCPhone: 250-442-8359 • Cell: 250-443-5025

Email: [email protected]

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UPHOLSTERY

250-442-2499 38 years experience!

Andy’sCUSTOMUPHOLSTERY

RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL / RECREATIONAL

236 – 72nd Ave • Grand Forks

For all your

Reupholstery, Repairs and Custom Builds

HOME INSPECTIONS

Phone: 250.442.8175 Cell: 250.443.1905Email: [email protected]

CONSUMER PROTECTION BC #58522

Blair’sHome Inspections

Brian Blair

Serving the Kootenay Boundary

Commercialand Residential

Certified ElectricalResidential ~ CommercialEmergency ServicePreventative Maintenance

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& FIRE PROTECTION

Andy Cell: 250-442-7120Office: 250-445-2234

Serving theBoundary

Elect. Contractor # 24118

Your best buy is from a merchant you know

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7920 Donaldson Dr. • 250-442-2082Honest Service – Quality Work

Pumps

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(Across from Fire Hall)

Ph: 250-442-0282

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Sales or Rentals$100/month

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• Heating & Air Conditioning

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MOBILE STORAGE

250-442-7066Your place or ours

7 days a week

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING

FINANCIAL SERVICES

NEW Plumber / Gasfi tter in Grand ForksJEDAL

Plumbing & Gasfi ttingProviding fast reliable service to Grand Forks and the surrounding area.

Call Jesse for a FREE es ate.

250-443-5198

Certified Septic Planner / Installer

Mini, Mid and Full Sized Excavators

Bobcat / Dump Truck / Hiab

CALL BARRY 250-442-4220Cell 250-442-7333

Serving the Boundary since 1996.

CONTRACTOR

Screened GravelPea, Drain Rock & More

Special Mix forDriveways & Road

Service AvailableDivision of Gofer Farms Ltd. –

10405 Granby Rd (9 km) • email: [email protected] OFFICE 250-442-0428

GRAVEL & SANDHay Sales

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250 - 442 - 5500Framing • Decks • Finishing

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Quality Craftsmanship:• Framing• Concrete Work• Finishing• Purgola Construction

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www.Carlylecontracting.com

250 328-9489

Profili Financial

By Appointment Only

Investment and Insurance Broker

[email protected]

Call Jimmy 250-442-9422COMPLETELY MOBILE – WE CAN GO ANYWHERE

~ Rock Retaining Walls~ Barge Services on Christina Lake

~ Bobcat, Excavating & Trucking Services~ Certified Planner & Installer

of Septic Systems

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You can help by ensuring that all Vehicles, RV’s, Boats and trailers are stored on your property and not on the side of the road; this keeps the boulevards clear providing easy access for snow removal equipment. As a reminder, under the City’s Traf� c Regulations Bylaw No. 1956, any vehicles, boats, trailers, RV’s or recreational vehicles that do not have a current valid licence should be stored on the owner’s property or at a storage facility.The City of Grand Forks would like to thank you in advance for helping keep the snow removal process simple and safe.

Winter is Here!The winter season is now upon us, the City of Grand Forks is asking residents to do their part in helping city crews make the snow removal process more ef� cient.

The public works crew will follow Council’s policy on snow removal priorities. After normal work hours, weekends and statutory holidays the crews will clear Priority #1 streets once there has been two inches or more of accumulation. If there is an accumulation of 4” or more additional crews will be sent out for sidewalk, and airport snow removal. During normal working hours you may see priority #1, 2 and or 3 being cleared of snow at the same time, which is due to man power and equipment available.

Please note that the City piles snow in some cul-de-sacs until they can be removed. For your chil-dren’s safety, please instruct your children NOT play on these banks or make tunnels in them.

Downtown snow removal can be complex and will be cleared taking into consideration the amount of snow, temperature, time of day, day of week etc. The downtown core will be cleared when deemed nec-essary by the Manager of Operations. The removal of snow will be completed at night between the hours of 9pm and 6am to reduce the impact on local businesses during the day. To ensure the roads are cleared proper-ly please avoid parking vehicles in the downtown core during these hours.

Snow piles will be placed in strategic locations to fa-cilitate the clearing of the downtown alleys and storm drains free of snow. These may remain in place for up to 5 days after being piled depending on the weather and special circumstances.

Why does the snow plow leave a windrow in my driveway? Plow operator must plow snow to the curb or right hand side of the road, and has limited control over the amount and direction that comes off the blade. The plow blade is at a set position, and does not have the ability to swivel around driveways and crown of the road. When clearing your driveway, try to pile the snow on the right side (standing in your driveway and lookingt towards the street). This can help reduce the amount of snow that is pushed onto your driveway when a snow plow passes.

Can the snow plow operator lift the blade at every driveway? In order for our snow plow operators to provide the most ef� cient and cost-effective snow removal, continuous movement is required. With hundreds of driveways in the City, it is not practical or cost ef� cient for plow operators to lift their blades at every driveway. Since our main goal is to safely open roads as soon as possible, lifting the blade at each driveway would slow down the snow removal operation signi� cantly and would leave snow in the road that may in turn be a hazard to motorists.

Can the snow plow trucks plow all the snow to the other side of the street where there are no sidewalks or driveways? The snow plows are designed to plow snow to the right hand side of the road. In order to plow all the snow to one side, the equipment would have to drive on the wrong side of the road creating an unsafe traf� c situ-ation and this would take more time which means the streets not serviced yet would have to wait longer. It is not an effective cost method based on the current level of service the City of Grand Forks provides.

Can I place the snow from my driveway or parking area onto the traveled portion of the street? Residents are encouraged to avoid pushing or blowing snow from their sidewalk or driveway into the street because it is potentially creating a dangerous situation for motorists. By placing the snow back onto the roadway after a plow truck has gone by creates issues for our snow removal crews. The plow will need to make an additional run down your street to clean it up which increases City’s costs with additional staff time, fuel and equipment wear and tear, not to mention delays in getting to other areas of the City that also need to be plowed.

When will our street be plowed? After a snowfall the streets are prioritized based on our snow removal policy No. 1103 and 1104, which outline

the priority areas. Within the standard, the Priority 1 streets include such streets as main arteries, bus routes, hill areas and streets leading to schools and public buildings, and emergency services; once Priority 1 is complete, then the City will clear Priority 2 and Priority 3 streets. In such circumstances, some residential streets may not see a plow for an extended period. These situa-tions are the exception and we ask for your patience.

To view a copy of the Snow Removal Policy adopted by Council, please visit our website at www.grandforks.ca for further information.

Can the City’s snow plow operator plow my driveway?

The City of Grand Forks does not perform work on pri-vate property. Clearing snow is the responsibility of the City Public Works department and the community; help keep the community safe this winter! Here’s how you can help:• The City will ensure that all roads are passable as soon

as possible. This is our number one priority. • Park your vehicles in your driveway as opposed to the

street.• Stay back a safe distance from the rear of a plow truck

so the driver can see you. • Please avoid passing or driving beside plow trucks. • Please avoid placing snow from your driveway back

into the street. Less snow will be pushed into your driveway by passing plow trucks.

• If you can, help your neighbour with snow removal.

Thank you for your feedback regarding snow removal in the community.

Below are commonly asked questions we receive after a heavy snowfall.

FAQs

The City is committed to providing great service to our community and appreciates your feedback. Please visit our website to � ll out a feedback form about your concerns: [email protected]

grand forks gazette, december 16, 2015

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