The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary recently helds its monthly board meeting. Here is a capsule look at some of the decisions. Next RDKB meeting is January 12, 2022 at 1 p.m. on Zoom. Board hears from Forest Industry on Old Growth Deferral The Board welcomed representatives from the Interior Lumber Manufacturers'...

Send a photo of your holiday lights display, along with a short description and your address by Monday, December 20, 2021, and we will add it to the City of Trail Holiday Lights Map. Click on the markers and addresses to see the photos. We welcome entries from all communities in the Greater Trail Area. Details are available...

Kootenay Savings Credit Union is helping the holiday season come a little early this year for seventeen diverse and dedicated community groups and service clubs. In keeping with the credit union’s proud tradition of investing in the well-being of those living, working and playing in the Kootenays, the Kootenay Savings Community...

A new golf bag and club – and a new SUV to haul them in – are in the plans for Salmo’s Lydia Verigin after winning $75,000 in the BC/49 draw on October 2, 2021. “I was sitting at my kitchen table when I found out and I couldn’t believe it, I was shaking,” says Verigin, who has played B/49 for many years. “I’ve been playing ...

An elderly Trail woman was grateful for police intervention last week after a doorknob malfunction left her trapped in her own bathroom, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Friday, Nov. 26, at 10:32 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP responded to a call for help at a residence in the 2000 block of ...

RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance to help identify the remains of a man whose body was discovered near Merritt B.C. in late September 2019. The unidentified human remains of an adult male were located in an outdoor area outside of Merritt. The BC Coroners Service was notified of the discovery and is also investigating...

With coastal and southwestern B.C. facing heavy rainfall while recovering from severe flooding, the Province is extending the temporary measure to prioritize fuel for essential vehicles and the provincial state of emergency. The Province is extending a temporary measure to limit non-essential vehicles to 30 litres of fuel...

Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to welcome Betty Anne Marino to its Board of Directors. Marino, a nominee of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, joins the Board effective January 1, 2022 and will succeed Murray McConnachie whose term comes to an end on December 31, 2021.   “Betty Anne has a solid background of aiding...

Local governments will have the opportunity to apply for the third round of the Province’s Poverty Reduction Planning and Action Program grants to help develop local strategies and solutions to address poverty. As part of TogetherBC, British Columbia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, the Province provided $5 million to the Union...

Accepting the challenge of complex problem solving through an intimate community partnership approach has propelled Selkirk College onto the national research and innovation stage. A fundamental commitment in the college’s Strategic Plan 2019-2024, Selkirk Innovates has grown exponentially over the last four years. With an ...