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Daily Watch · July 30

Smoke warning renewed; new nearby wildfire watch point appears

Official-source morning brief: Grand Forks/Rock Creek air-quality warning renewed, widespread smoke and southwest gusts continue, N61319 appears about 42 km away as an out-of-control map-layer point, several older entries improved, and no Boundary evacuation notice was found.

Checked 6:32 a.m. PDT

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Greenwood Votes 2026

Ledge launches public mayor and council election tracker

Candidate profiles, public questions, current officeholder records, open letters and key voter dates are now in one place ahead of Greenwood’s October 17 election.

New civic project · launched July 29

Open Greenwood Votes 2026 →
Greenwood Votes

Start Here voter guide is live

A plain-English guide explains what council controls, how to compare candidates, how to submit questions and how corrections are handled.

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Greenwood Votes

Council Record Ledger is open

Ledge will track attendance, motions, recorded votes, public explanations and project links from official Greenwood council records.

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Growth Desk · Families and founders

Target working families and founders, not just cheap houses

A new Growth Desk brief argues Greenwood’s relocation pitch should focus on remote earners, founders, business buyers and families who can bring outside income, local spending and business activity.

Published July 29

Read the relocation brief →
Growth Desk · Funding guide

The money is there: grants and loans for Greenwood businesses

A practical guide to Community Futures Boundary loans, Basin Business Advisors, the B.C. Employer Training Grant, Futurpreneur and community funding streams that can help open more doors in Greenwood.

Published July 29

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Finance Desk · Global money

Japan’s money stress test

What a weak yen, rising Japanese yields and the yen carry trade could mean for global liquidity, U.S. rates and household borrowing costs.

Published July 28

Read the in-depth explainer →
Fire season · July 30

Southeast Fire Centre restrictions remain in force

The July 28 Southeast Fire Centre restrictions remain posted: campfires and Category 2/3 open fires are prohibited, alongside Greenwood’s all-open-burning ban.

Official source: B.C. Wildfire Service / City of Greenwood

See today’s fire-rule notes →
City desk

Burning ban, Stage 2 water rules and election dates remain active

Greenwood’s all-open-burning prohibition and Stage 2 watering schedule remain visible. The City elections page lists advance registration before August 18, nomination September 1-11 and voting days in October.

Official source: City of Greenwood

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Community follow-up

Founders Day wrap and fire-service questions still need named sources

Ledge welcomes organizer photos, volunteer names and street-level notes from Founders Day. Fire-department leadership questions remain a developing community lead until an official or named source confirms details.

Reader/source submissions welcome

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Growth Desk · Light industry

Greenwood should shortlist clean light industry before chasing a big employer

A practical proposal for a small, selective business-attraction screen around food, wood, repair, film support, micro-warehousing and small manufacturing that fit local capacity.

Read the Growth Desk brief →
Community desk

School, youth, volunteers and local builders belong on the front page

The Ledge is expanding beyond City Hall: school projects, community groups, events, local business people, volunteers, recreation, culture and everyday Greenwood stories.

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Daily service · Updated July 28, 2026 06:30 AM PDT

Greenwood & Boundary Daily Watch is active.

Daily Watch · July 30

Air-quality warning renewed; widespread smoke and southwest gusts continue

Grand Forks and Rock Creek remain under a yellow air-quality warning. Today’s forecast says widespread smoke, high 30 C, UV index 7 or high and southwest gusts to 40 km/h.

See today’s watch list →
Wildfire map

N61319 appears as a new nearby out-of-control watch point

N61067, N61179 and N61216 remain Under Control. N61319 appears about 41.7 km from Greenwood and is marked Out of Control, while N61218 and K51313 improved in status.

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Community follow-up

Founders Day wrap and fire-service questions still need named sources

Ledge needs organizer photos, volunteer names and street-level notes from Founders Day. Fire-department leadership questions remain an unconfirmed community lead until an official or named source confirms details.

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New series

Greenwood Growth Desk: ideas to grow revenue beyond the residential tax base.

Growth Desk · Light industry

Greenwood should shortlist clean light industry

A new Growth Desk brief proposes a practical sector screen for food, wood, repair, film-support, micro-warehousing and maker-space uses that could broaden the tax base without overloading a small city.

Read the clean-light-industry brief →
Tax base

Reduce pressure on residents

The focus is practical: ideas that can bring outside dollars, broaden non-residential assessment, create jobs or services, and lower long-term pressure on a small residential base.

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Recreation & families

Make the case for living and visiting here

Greenwood’s school, lower real estate costs, water, heritage, trails, wildlife, nearby skiing and Highway 3 access can be packaged more deliberately.

Send an idea →

Historic Greenwood

Canada’s smallest city, built on a big story.

1891

Greenwood began as a mining camp after gold, silver and copper discoveries.

1897

Incorporated as a city during the Boundary mining boom.

1901

The BC Copper Company smelter helped make Greenwood a regional hub.

60+

Heritage buildings still give the city its streetscape and memory.

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Public safety / water

Stage 2 water restrictions are in effect in Greenwood

Official city notice lists watering days, permitted hours and restrictions on filling pools/hot tubs, washing vehicles, and washing driveways or sidewalks.

Source: City of Greenwood alert · Updated as official notices change

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Fire season

All open burning is prohibited in Greenwood

The City of Greenwood says all open burning — including campfires of any size, burn barrels, fireworks and Category 2/3 open fires — is prohibited while the current ban is in effect.

Read today’s fire-rule update →
City Hall

Greenwood council agendas and minutes deserve regular coverage

The city says agendas are posted at least 24 hours in advance and minutes/reports are attached to meeting dates. Ledge turns that into agenda previews, meeting recaps and follow-up questions.

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How we cover council

Every council meeting becomes useful to residents.

Agenda preview before the meeting. Plain-English recap after. Follow-up tracker for bylaws, budgets, public works, fire service, tourism, water, roads, grants and community concerns.

Agenda → meeting → follow-up

Coverage workflow

Before each meeting, publish what matters. After each meeting, explain what changed. Between meetings, keep a public follow-up file so residents can see whether promises turned into action.

Agenda watchMeeting notesVote trackerFollow-up questionsNewsletter digest

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Top Stories
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Greenwood City Hall
Agendas, minutes, meeting previews, recaps and question tracker.
Heritage & History
Greenwood’s mining-era, internment, courthouse, smelter and heritage-building story as context for today.
Activities & Events
Calendar picks, town halls, non-profit events, business openings.
Tip Line / Submit Event
Structured intake for reader tips, photos, documents and event notices.