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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013
VOL 116 NO. 1
page 20
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From left: Aysia Morgan, Hannah Smuland and Paige Chursinoff prepare to show off their skating skills at the Grand Forks Arena during the Mountain FM Old Fashion Christmas on Dec. 20.
Tim Dueck, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary solid waste program co-ordinator, delivered green bins to Grand Forks’ Valmar area.
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Jan. 4, 2012 The City of Grand Forks sent in an application to the government funded recreation program for possible upgrades to Dick Bartlett Park. Options city staff provided included a green gym, a water park and a walking/bike path. The Community Recreation Program was aimed at increasing physical activity through providing greater access to recreation facilities, including trails, playgrounds and centres. *** The Christina Lake Watershed held its annual general meeting to discuss the lake’s riparian area. The Riparian Area Protection Plan looks to establish the development of guidelines for shoreline property and areas. Riparian zones are the areas that link water to land, such as streams, lakes and wetland.
Jan. 11, 2012 Grand Forks residents saw a rate increase of four per cent in the price of electricity on Jan. 1. Policy 1205 was adopted last April by city council because within the policy, it states that since the city buys electricity from FortisBC at a wholesale rate, whenever rates from FortisBC is adjusted, the city will amend its Electrical Utility Regulatory bylaw. The bylaw notes that rates have to be a minimum of 98 per cent of the rates charged by FortisBC for residential homes and that commercial rates are adjusted to maintain competitive rates compared to FortisBC Jan. 18, 2012 The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) has started up a pilot project in the Valmar area of Grand Forks that will see the collection of food scraps for composting. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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