The Boundary Expo Recreation Centre is ready for the 2023/2024 winter season of hockey, public skating, and more. “We are…
Cannabis Dispensary Opens in Rock Creek
The Boundary now has another source of cannabis. Over the summer, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary approved the opening of…
B.C. Company Upcycles Glass Bottles into Chic Home Decor
Glass is an under-recycled material that one BC-based startup is up-cycling toward a more sustainable economy. Mosa Technologies founders Prishita Agarwal…
Journalism at a Grand Fork in the Road
Last year, while researching for an essay, I clicked on the “Ethics” page of a journalist association. Immediately I was…
University of British Columbia Research Tilts Tech Toward Safety
Is it worth risking your life just to “save” a few minutes? Of course not—but to some degree, many folks…
Boundary Expo Recreation Centre Readies Rink for Hockey Season
It’s getting brisk inside the Boundary Expo Recreation Centre. That is because the hockey arena, situated within Midway, is preparing…
Downtown Brewery Tells Boundary Country to ‘Settle the Fork Down’
After more than three years in the making, passion project Grand Forks Beer Co. became reality in 2022 with an…
Marching Against Ideology in British Columbia Schools
The State has declared war on parents, and kids are caught in the crossfire. Let’s back up a bit. Over…
Simple Solution Helps Cafes in BC Recycle Coffee Waste
Vancouver’s ambitious aim to become “zero-waste” by 2040 necessitates innovative solutions to revamp the city’s lacklustre waste disposal system. Enter…
Grand Forks Denounces Vandal’s ‘Attack on Democracy’
A recent act of vandalism performed against the Grand Forks City Hall is not being taken lightly. A window near…
BC Startup Empowers Canadians Struggling with Fertility
A British Columbia-based entrepreneur has launched an online startup that sells at-home insemination kits. Alongside partner Kristine Wilson, Mandy Potter…
Government Neglect Creates BC ‘Firestorm’
In 2003, British Columbia suffered a season of severe wildfire. The provincial government thus commissioned an investigation, which resulted in…
Forest Tracker Keeps Watchful Eye Over Old-Growth Logging in BC
Working with computers since his earliest teenage years, Dax Dasilva seemed destined for a career in tech. The Vancouver-born entrepreneur…
Canadian Space Agency Developing Wildfire Detection System to Protect BC Forest
Wildfires have been known to devastate communities throughout BC. Recent smoky skies from Okanagan and Shuswap fires remind us that…
Rain Sweeps Away Smoke in Boundary Country
Wildfire smoke reached Boundary Country last week. The smoke impacted air quality in the region, a bulletin alert from the…
Lind Creek Dam Removal to Restore Fish Habitat in Greenwood
Say goodbye to a dam in Greenwood, and hello to a fish habitat. Residents of Canada’s Smallest City will have…
Smoky Skies Settle in Boundary Country
Smoke, originating from wildfires and arson in the Okanagan and elsewhere, reached Boundary Country this week. Wildfire and arson smoke…
Please, Mister Prime Minister, Plant Some Trees
If you read enough mainstream media, you might think anthropogenic changes to the climate are threatening civilization on Earth. This…
Cost of Fuel on Electric Highway at Risk of Rising
British Columbians are among the highest adopters of Zero Emission Vehicles in North America, with approximately 18% of new light-duty…
Do You Have Something to Say About BC?
The Midway Advance forever holds a place in Boundary Country history. It was the gold-rush settlement’s original journal of record. An issue…
