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Karen McKinley

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Journalist and Photographer at Freelance

Editor and Reporter at Grand Forks Gazette

Journalist, Photographer and Author

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  • Community Connect now available to Grand Forks residents

    5 days ago | grandforksgazette.ca | Karen McKinley

    A new service is now available for people in the event they have an emergency that needs firefighters. Grand Forks Fire/Rescue is now offering Community Connect, a free online service so people can get critical information to emergency personnel as an emergency is happening, stated a post on its Facebook page. People, whether they are private residents or businesses, can log on and create a profile and add any important information that would be helpful in an emergency.

  • Greenwood CAO asks for go-ahead to search for fire truck

    6 days ago | grandforksgazette.ca | Karen McKinley

    Greenwood’s Volunteer Fire Department is in need of another fire truck and the city has found funding sources. Greenwood is pooling funds from two “pots” of money to help procure a used fire truck for the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department. CAO Trumbley explained the Chief Financial Officer identified two sources of funds totalling around $400,000 that have to be spent before they expire by the end of this year.

  • Boundary Museum gets a splash of colour

    6 days ago | grandforksgazette.ca | Karen McKinley

    Home Local News Graffiti Day aims to add life to storage sea cans. Alexander Dabels, 12, left his mark on a storage sea can at Boundary Museum and Archives on Saturday with a little spay paint and game inspiration for the museum's Graffiti Day. People were invited to come try out the urban artform for free and decorate the sea cans with supplied spray paint and protective gear, leaving a little piece of their own history.

  • UPDATED: Commissionaires withdrawing from Boundary animal control services

    6 days ago | castlegarnews.com | Karen McKinley

    The Commissionaires have given notice they are withdrawing from animal control services in the Boundary Region.

  • Improving communication highlighted for invasive plant program in Greenwood

    1 week ago | grandforksgazette.ca | Karen McKinley

    Discussions over how Greenwood wants to move forward with invasive plant control was a highlight for the City Council, with questions over improving public communication to alleviate fears over spraying. Darrin McBee, Operations Co-ordinator with Boundary Invasive Species Society (BISS) gave a presentation for the May 26 Regular Council meeting, highlighting the work done in the city and surrounding region, as well as suggestions on how to move forward.

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Karen Leigh McKinley
Karen Leigh McKinley @karenleighmcki1
29 May 23

Getting back behind the camera. New trails to explore, with this one giving me a surprise. The Chutes. Cascade Falls. Christina Lake, B.C. May 28, 2023. https://t.co/49f6STs6mm

Karen Leigh McKinley
Karen Leigh McKinley @karenleighmcki1
20 Aug 22

This is what we live for. Comfort the afflicted, afflict the comforted. #brandonmb #Manitoba #healthandsafety https://t.co/36LVaGylpL

Karen Leigh McKinley
Karen Leigh McKinley @karenleighmcki1
8 Jun 22

Anytime I get paid to be around animals, I take it. Of course all that snuggling is for research. Lol! https://t.co/DBgLBDzcLq #bdnmb