A handful of rate and fee changes take effect April 1 in British Columbia, with BC Hydro leading the list. … More
Tag: Politics
Donegal Wilson Unhappy with Province’s Lack of Trail Stewardship
The Midway Advance recently reported on Japanese automaker Toyota deepening its support of the 29,000-kilometre Trans Canada Trail with a … More
B.C. Conservatives Win in Boundary Country
After seven years of rising homelessness, drug addiction, and cost of living in British Columbia, many took to the polls … More
Is Canada Being Invaded?
Since the 1970s, Statistics Canada has regularly published population projections for the country. At the turn of the century, Canada’s … More
As Provincial Politics Continue to Falter, British Columbians Demand Better
Ladies and gentlemen of British Columbia, let’s step back and take a moment to examine the curious state of our … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
For Canada, Defund CBC
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was founded in Ottawa in 1936 to mitigate the influence growing networks from the US expanding … More
Douglas McMynn Regains Seat as Mayor of Midway
Martin Fromme was elected Mayor of Midway in 2018, narrowly defeating Douglas McMynn by 15 votes. In an October 2022 … More
Remaining Covid-19 Travel Restrictions Lift in BC
Most of Canada’s remaining travel restrictions—including requirements for wearing masks on aircraft, testing and quarantine, and compulsory use of the … More
Free Transit in Boundary Country on Election Day This October
General local elections in B.C. are held every four years on the third Saturday in October. Thus this year the big … More
