Canada, U.S. continue Columbia River Treaty talks
Canada and the U.S. met for the 12th round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Building on discussions during the previous round in December 2021, the one-day virtual session focused on evolving concepts for post-2024 flood risk management, Canada’s desire for more operational...
FortisBC encourages customers to manage their energy use and save money this winter
As British Columbia (B.C.) experiences a colder than average winter season and recent snowstorms hitting earlier than usual, FortisBC Energy Inc. and FortisBC Inc. (together, FortisBC) is reminding its customers to become aware of their energy use to reduce higher than average monthly bills. Customers often experience their...
Missing hydro pole from Interior travels down three rivers to Tsawwassen
A BC Hydro pole originally located next to the Nicola River has been found hundreds of kilometres away in Boundary Bay after being washed away in flooding along Highway 8 in November. On November 14 and 15, the region was impacted by a significant weather system that brought relentless rain and heavy flooding. The weather...
Tragic Sudden Death in Rossland
On Jan. 9 at 5:20 p.m. a Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to the sudden death of a 55-year-old man in the 2100 block of Cook Avenue in Rossland. The man and his wife had been shoveling snow from their property when the man began to feel ill and went inside to rest, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wcentowich. His...
Trail snow removal Jan 10 - 14, 2022
Snow removal is scheduled for the following dates and locations: Monday, January 10 - Daniel Street Tuesday, January 11 - Second Avenue 1400-1500 Block Wednesday, January 12 - Binns Street Thursday, January 13 - Second Avenue 1100-1300 Block Friday, January 14 - Nelson Avenue and Dockerill Street City crews thank you for...
Fatal multi-vehicle collision on Highway 1
On Jan. 8, at approximately 6 p.m., Sicamous RCMP responded to a collision involving several commercial tractor-trailer units, a cube van, and motor vehicles on the Trans-Canada Hiwy 1 between Sicamous and Salmon Arm. Early investigation determined that a chain reaction collision started when an eastbound flat deck tractor-trailer...
British Columbians urged to prepare for winter conditions
As heavy snowfall is forecast across southwestern B.C., now is the time for British Columbians to prepare for cold temperatures, power outages and slick streets. From this evening into Thursday morning, Environment Canada is calling for heavy snow across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, with freezing rain expected in...
Trail RCMP find Jesus on New Year's Day
On January 1, 2022, at 2:36 a.m. Trail and Greater District RCMP received a statue of Mary and Jesus located in the 800 block of Victoria Street, in Trail. Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich said a local security officer had located these two statues in a parking lot and turned them over to a Trail RCMP officer. Please...
City braces for another major snow event
On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, Environment Canada issued a winter storm warning for the West Kootenay region, and snow accumulations of 20 to 30 cm (8 to 10 inches) of snow can be expected overnight tonight before easing off to flurries Friday morning. Public Works crews are still cleaning up from earlier this week where the...
Bringing down costs for British Columbians in 2022
The Province is working to bring down costs for people in 2022. In the coming year, families will benefit from: expanded $10-a-day child care and reducing average fees by as much 50% by the end of 2022 for children under six free public transit for kids under 12 that will save them as much as $672 in 2022 the biggest rate...
