COLUMN: Paradigm shift needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss
Despite Canada’s important commitments at the December UN COP15 in Montreal, we’re not halting, let alone reversing, biodiversity loss. More than 5,000 wild species face some risk of extinction, according to the recently released report “The Wild Species 2020: The General Status of Species in Canada.”...
Hybrid and Electric vehicles explained
By Gaoliang Fang, Postdoctoral Fellow, McMaster Automotive Resource Centre, McMaster University As part of its goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, Canada has introduced new regulations to mandate one-fifth of all vehicles sold in Canada be electric by 2026. With the price of gasoline being projected to rise again, and...
Out-of-bounds skier found safe after overnight ordeal
Police are offering high praise to Red Mountain staff and local Search and Rescue teams after a mountainous search saw an Ontario man found safe. "On Thursday, Dec. 29 at 4:40 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report that a 20-year-old Thunder Bay man went missing while skiing while out-of-bounds...
Trail's 2023 Christmas Tree Pick Up Jan. 22
On Sunday, Jan. 22, students from J.L. Crowe will pick up Christmas trees where you normally put your garbage out for collection, and at designated locations within each neighbourhood. See the locations listed below or shown on the map at www.trail.ca/TreePickUp. Students will pass through your area only once, so please...
Trail Snow Removal, Jan. 3 – 6
The following snow removal schedule is weather dependent. If delayed due to another snowfall, a revised schedule will be posted. Tuesday, January 3 - 1100 and 1200 blocks of Second Avenue Wednesday, January 4 - Daniel Street Thursday, January 5 - Nelson Avenue & Dockerill Street Friday, January 6 - Binns Street Hill and...
Five ways to avoid pain and injury when starting a new exercise regime
By Lewis Macgregor, Lecturer in Sport, Health & exercise Science, University of Stirling (UK) Getting in the habit of exercising isn’t easy. Not only is finding the time to exercise a major deterrent for people, the fear of aches, pain and injuries is also a reason that people put off starting a new exercise regime. But...
Arrow Flow Change Notification Dec. 30 - 31
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will decrease noticeably on Friday, December 30 and Saturday, December 31. When combined with the outflows from the Kootenay River, Columbia River levels at Birchbank are expected to decrease by 1.04 metres (3.4 feet) over the two...
Dec. 27 update on Highway 97C bus crash Christmas Eve
On Dec. 24, 2022 at approximately 18:14 hours the BC Highway Patrol and Merritt RCMP were advised of a single vehicle collision around Loon Lake on Hwy 97c east of Merritt BC. Police and emergency services responded and located a commercial E-bus that had gone off road to the left and rolled onto its passenger side coming to...
Arrow Flow Change Notification
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will increase noticeably on Friday, December 23 and Saturday, December 24. When combined with the outflows from the Kootenay River, Columbia River levels at Birchbank are expected to increase by 0.7 metres (2 feet) over the two days....
City of Trail 2022 utility bill deadline reminder
The deadline for City of Trail 2022 utility bills is 3:30 PM on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. If unpaid as of January 3, 2023, a 10 percent penalty will be applied. Pay online through your banking institution - you will need your City of Trail Utilities Invoice Account Number, included on the invoice received in early 2022 (do...
