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Greenwood launches Town Hall meetings - Grand Forks Gazette
5 小时之前 · Better community engagement is one of several key priorities Greenwood’s city administration will be implementing as it rolls out its strategic plan. Residents were invited to the first of a series of Town Hall Meetings on Wednesday evening at the McArthur Centre to start talking and planning for the city’s immediate and long-term future. To help develop a strategy, city council reached ...
Grand Forks flood mitigation turning attention to South Ruckle
3 天之前 · Flood mitigation in Grand Forks is entering a new phase as efforts turn to protecting South Ruckle. Plans for the long-awaited dike and drainage system were discussed during the Jan. 13 Committee of the Whole, along with a general progress and completion of other flood mitigation projects. Project Manager Peter Novokshonoff along with Ben Stevens, the city’s Manager for Flood Mitigation and ...
Wildfire that prompted Grand Forks evacuation order now under …
2024年9月27日 · A wildfire that had prompted brief evacuations of homes outside the southern Interior city of Grand Forks, B.C., is now classified as under control. The BC Wildfire Service says the Goosmus wildfire that spread north from Washington state this week has grown to nearly seven square kilometres in size, but it’s no longer projected to spread beyond its current perimeter. An update from the ...
7 people killed by toxic drugs in Grand Forks in first 8 months of …
2024年10月25日 · Grand Forks is among one of B.C.'s local health authorities with the highest rates of unregulated drug deaths, according to the latest data released by the BC Coroners Service. Seven people in Grand Forks died of toxic drug poisoning in the first eight months of 2024, BC Coroners Service's data released Oct. 24 shows. That tops Grand Forks’ total of six for all of 2023, and is the most in ...
Valley Heights electrical replacement approved by Grand Forks …
3 天之前 · Replacing the electrical infrastructure in Valley Heights is taking on greater priority in the aftermath of a New Year’s Day outage that saw 20 homes without power for nearly two full days. Grand Forks City Council first heard the plans to replace the neighbourhood’s infrastructure during the Committee of the Whole meeting Jan. 13 as one of five Capital Projects Council had designated for ...
Man arrested, facing firearms and threats charges
2024年8月29日 · Grand Forks RCMP have made an arrest and laid several charges over reports of an armed man threatening people. Several Grand Forks residents reported to police and on social media of a man driving a black truck allegedly in possession of a shotgun, stated a news release. After multiple investigations officers arrested a 43-year-old man early at 7:50 a.m. on Aug. 27. The man is facing a ...
UPDATE: State of local emergency issued for cross-border Grand …
2024年9月26日 · The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has declared a state of local emergency amid evacuations from the fast-moving Goosmus Wildfire that crossed the border late on Sept. 25. The district issued evacuation orders for 156 properties which are home to about 359 people, but as of 8 p.m., those orders were reduced to evacuation alerts at the advice of the BC Wildfire Service. An additional ...
Rain helps to battle 400 hectare blaze near Grand Forks, Hwy 3 …
2024年9月26日 · High winds have whipped up a fast-growing fire that started south of the Canada-U.S. border near Grand Forks and quickly moved northwest into the city with evacuation orders in place for several neighbourhoods as it poses a threat to human life.
Kathleen Davidson - Obituary - Grand Forks - Grand Forks Gazette
October 25, 1966 - October 5, 2024 In loving memory ~ It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Kathleen (Duralia) Davidson after a short but courageous battle with cancer. She died peacefully at home with her family and devoted Sheltie dog Sam by her side. Kathy was born and raised in Grand Forks, B.C., the eldest of four girls. She …