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Former premier Gordon Campbell is among the recipients of the Order of B.C., prompting protests and petitions against the move as well as congratulations for his long career in politics.

Fewer than 500 police officers found themselves dealing with a crowd of 155,000 hockey fans and troublemakers much more quickly than they expected, a review of the Stanley Cup riot has found.

The 2011 Grand Forks International (GFI) baseball tournament has begun. Teams from Canada, the United States and Australia are taking part.

The B.C. NDP has nominated Marji Basso as the party’s candidate in Boundary-Similkameen region for a possible fall provincial election.

With negotiations between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the province taking place, the Boundary District Teachers’ Association (BDTA) says there could be job action on the first day of school.

A work-to-rule campaign by public school teachers, set to begin on the first day of school, is only one dispute expected in education in the coming year.

A pipe damaged during high waters in late-May has been de-commissioned by the City of Grand Forks.

With a deadline for a $1-million mortgage payment on the Midway mill looming, Boundary Sawmills Inc. (BSI) has secured the money and the payment will be made.

The B.C. government's carbon neutrality program is working, but it needs changes, Environment Minister Terry Lake says. School and hospital funds are being diverted to carbon reduction projects at energy, cement and forest companies.

The B.C. government is getting to work dismantling the harmonized sales tax, a job that may take more than a year and add billions to the province's deficit.