CBC News:
- Tues. October 8th 2019 – Grand Forks BC wont approve request to use city park for homeless camp this winter
- Fri. August 23rd 2019 – Pot magnate takes Grand Forks to court for refusing retail license
- Sun. July 29th 2018 – Non-profit struggles to find space to serve soup in Grand Forks BC
- Mon. November 20th 2017 – Grand Forks, B.C., considers year-round homeless shelter
- Thurs. August 10th 2017 – City of Grand Forks delays eviction of charities after ‘haphazard’ decision
- Tues. August 8th 2017 – Charity serving homeless in Grand Forks, B.C., defies city-ordered closure
Give Me Space [Podcast]:
GFTV (YouTube Videos):
- Weds. November 18th 2020 – Whispers of Hope AGM
- Mon. August 12th 2019 – City Council Meeting
- Mon. July 15th 2019 – City Council Meeting
- Weds. May 15th 2019 – Whispers of Hope AGM
- Weds. May 1st 2019 – Community/Public Meeting
- Mon. July 24th 2018 – City Council Meeting
- Mon. January 29th 2018 – City Council Meeting
- Mon. January 15th 2018 – City Council Meeting
- Thurs. December 14th 2017 – Building a Safe and Secure Grand Forks
- Fri. August 4th 2017 – Rally to Support Whispers of Hope
Grand Forks Gazette:
- Sun. December 27th 2020 – Gallery 2 hosts 2020’s Festival of Trees
- Sat. November 28th 2020 – GF Christmas hamper program collection donations until Nov. 30th
- Thurs. August 27th 2020 – GFCAT to host vigil for International Overdose Day
- Tues. May 5th 2020 – Community donations rise for Boundary food bank
- Weds. November 20th 2019 – Interior Health building near hospital eyed for shelter
- Mon. October 21st 2019 – Grand Forks Advisory Group seeks shelter options for winter
- Fri. August 30th 2019 – Boundary food bank grows with demand and support
- Weds. August 14th 2019 – Housing incentives, shelter questions presented to council
- Thurs. August 1st 2019 – Warming Centre lease expires end of August, Whispers of Hope confirms
- Fri. July 19th 2019 – Warming Centre has until July 31 to vacate Donaldson Drive
- Weds. July 3rd 2019 – COLUMN: Seeking clear communications from BC Housing
- Tues. June 25th – Council levels zoning infraction at warming centre
- Thurs. June 13th 2019 – Warming centre overshadows cannabis store at Monday council session
- Weds. May 22nd 2019 – Whispers of Hope AGM hears concerns about transparency
- Weds. May 8th 2019 – Large crowd gathers to talk housing, homelessness, and crime
- Fri. March 15th 2019 – RCMP look into broken window at new Whispers of Hope
- Thurs. March 14th 2019 – Grand Forks city councillors debate proposed Whispers of Hope location
- Fri. March 8th 2019 – Whispers of Hope leases new kitchen location, residents petition
- Fri. January 4th 2019 – LETTER: Why I stepped down from the warming centre project
- Sun. December 16th 2018 – Cold weather centre to open in Grand Forks
- Fri. April 27th 2018 – Whispers settling into new store location
- Thurs. March 22nd 2018 – LETTER: This problem affects us all
- Thurs. February 22nd 2018 – Whispers finds new home for Thrift Store
- Thurs. February 22nd 2018 – LETTER: City is evicting non-profits
- Fri. Feb 2nd 2018 – GAZETTE VIEW: The decision making process should have been public
- Fri. January 19th 2018 – Whispers and BETHS receive extension
- Thurs. January 11th 2018 – Whispers, BETHs, ask council to reconsider eviction
- Fri. December 1st 2017 – BETHS working to develop shelter/hub
- Thurs. November 30th 2017 – Whispers of Hope names new coordinator
- Thurs. November 2nd 2017 – LETTER: Please engage with us at Whispers
- Weds. September 20th 2017 – LETTER: Be proactive, support Whispers
- Fri. August 18th 2017 – LETTER: Why is Whispers being blamed?
- Fri. August 18th 2017 – LETTER: Reconsider closing Whispers
- Weds. August 9th 2017 – City postpones Whispers of Hope closure
- Fri. August 4th 2017 – Whispers defies cease notice
- Thurs. June 8th 2017 – Column: If there’s one guarantee in life, it’s change
- Fri. July 29th 2016 – City decides on UBCM topics
- Mon. April 6th 2016 – Habitat pulls out of MAAP
- Thurs. October 30th 2014 – Whispers of Hope hosts open house
- Thurs. October 23rd 2014 – Business and service awards presented
- Fri. September 5th 2014 – Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore opens in temporary location
- Mon. November 25th 2013 – MAAP building officially opened with ribbon cutting for BETHS and Whispers
- Weds. November 20th 2013 – Soup and Thrift bring Whispers of Hope to MAAP
- Thurs. May 16th 2013 – OUR VIEW MAY 15: Teaming of BETHS, Habitat for Humanity Boundary and Whispers of Hope a good thing
- Fri. January 4th 2013 – BETHS, Habitat for Humanity Boundary and Whispers of Hope team up
- Weds. April 11th 2012 – Whispers of Hope in Grand Forks, B.C. facing closure
My Grand Forks Now:
- Tues. Dec 29th 2020 – Xmas meals make many smiles
- Weds. April 22nd 2020 – GF Courtesy Kitchen Now Open
- Weds. August 28th 2019 – Whispers in suspense following Warming Centre closure
- Weds. August 14th 2019 – Social Services Advisory Group puts forward motion regarding Warming Centre
- Tues. July 30th 2019 – Impending 7500 Donaldson Drive departure draws near for Warming Centre
- Tues. June 25th 2019 – 2nd Street Project, Warming Centre, enforcing bylaws, discussed in council chambers
- Thurs. May 2nd 2019 – Community meeting sees packed crowd
- Tues. April 9th 2019 – Citizens for a Better Grand Forks to Host Community Meeting
- Thurs. March 14th 2019 – New kitchen location addressed in council chambers
- Fri. March 1st 2019 – Whispers continues plans for Community Kitchen
- Fri. January 18th 2019 – Warming Center Discussed in Council Chambers
- Tues. July 24th 2018 – Whispers requests utilization of park
- Thurs. February 22nd 2018 – Whispers of Hope lands possible new location
- Weds. January 31st 2018 – Whispers Chimes in on Their Extension
- Tues. January 30th 2018 – Whispers of Hope and BETHS Staying Put Until March 31
- Tues. January 16th 2018 – Grand Forks Presents Deadline to Whispers of Hope
- Weds. January 10th 2018 – Whispers of Hope Struggles in Their Search for a New Location
- Fri. November 24th 2017 – Whispers of Hope Ponders Future
- Thurs. August 10th 2017 – Protests Didn’t Influence Council, Mayor Says
- Tues. August 8th 2017 – City Gives Whispers of Hope More Time to Leave
- Sat. August 5th 2017 – Whispers of Hope to Fight Eviction Notice
- Fri. August 4th 2017 – Citizens Protest Decision to Close Whispers of Hope
- Thurs. August 3rd 2017 – City Orders Whisper of Hope, BETHS to Close
The Boundary Sentinel:
- Sun. August 13th 2017 – Whispers shouts loud and receives six-month reprieve on eviction notice
- Tues. August 8th 2017 – Grand Forks Council re-visits notice to Whispers of Hope and BETHS
- Thurs. August 3rd 2017 – City of Grand Forks issues notice of lease termination to Whispers of Hope Benevolence Society and Boundary Emergency and Transitional Housing Society
- Thurs. July 27th 2017 – City ponders problem of transient camps and dangerous campfires
- Fri. March 20th 2015 – LETTERS in support of MAAP
- Thurs. April 2nd 2015 – BETHS saddened by delays
- Mon. October 20th 2014 – A full house at CFB, BCRCC and GF small business awards
- Fri. June 13th 2014 – CRIME CLIPS: Cards, Cookies and Balloons—Local RCMP Grateful for Community Thoughtfulness
- Tues. November 26th 2013 – MAAP is officially on the map
- Fri. May 17th 2013 – Local non-profits put themselves on the MAAP
- Thurs. April 12th 2012 – SUMMING IT UP: Grand Forks Council rocks, talks and saves the birds?
- Thurs. March 15th 2012 – Donations welcome to aid victims of last week’s fires
- Thurs. December 22nd 2011 – Hope is always present with the Christmas spirit of giving
Whispers of Hope Benevolence Association 