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Recorded Council Meetings Available Online

Recordings of the City of Trail Regular Council and Governance and Operations Committee Meetings are now available online at www.trail.ca/YouTube. Users can find the videos on the City’s YouTube home page and under the “Council Meetings” playlist.  Meeting minutes are available at www.trail.ca/minutes and agendas can be viewed...

Trail Parks & Recreation February Swim and Skate Times

Swimming The pool at the Trail Aquatic & Leisure Centre is ready for February with plenty of swim times including family, lane, and swim lessons for ages 4 to 36 months. Private lessons are also available for ages 7 or older who can already swim.  All the details are available at trail.ca/SwimSchedule.   Family Skating ...

DriveSmartBC: The Motor Vehicle Act Needs an Update

Imagine how difficult the job must be to keep the 494 chapters of the provincial statutes of British Columbia in order. The legislation that they contain must be added to in order to reflect what we need today, amended as circumstances change and the courts rule on their use and finally repealed as they no longer reflect our...

BC SPCA counsels parents/pet owners on handling coyote encounters

Coyotes have become common sights in cities, towns and farms across North America. The Lower Mainland is home to an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 urban coyotes, which moved into the area in the 1980s. There are no coyotes on Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islands. Coyotes are related to wolves, foxes and dogs. Just like our pet dogs,...

Do You Know Someone Who Should Not be Driving?

I often hear comments that a friend or family member should not be driving. This person is usually either an older driver or a person suffering from health issues known to the person making the comment. These people also express the wish that someone would do something about it. According to RoadSafetyBC, the provincial agency...

Column: U.S. crisis shows need to speak truth to power

 As was demonstrated in the U.S. last week, many who are motivated by fear and ignorance are feeling emboldened — and desperate. It’s not just in the United States. Irrational, authoritarian, anti-science rhetoric and action has been heating up from Brazil to India to Hungary, and is fully entrenched in places like Russia and China.  […]

Hard work pays dividends with new ladder truck for Big White Fire Department

Christmas may be over, but the Big White Fire Department is still celebrating. The January arrival of their one-of-a-kind, 78-foot long Rosenbauer Viper Aerial ladder truck marks the end of a five-year project that started in April 2016. Crews have now ceremonially pushed Ladder 311 into its own bay in the Big White Fire...

Cougar 'dispatched' after killing Trail family's dog

A Trail family has lost their pet to a cougar attack, according to Trail rop cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Jan. 10, 2021 at 5:45 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP and the BC Conservation Officer Service responded to a complaint of a young cougar who had attacked and killed a dog in backyard of a residence in the...

Hinton RCMP request BC residents to look for missing man

RCMP continue to seek the public’s assistance in the disappearance of 40-year-old Robert Allen Wetsch.  Robert was last seen in Hinton on May 19, 2019. Updated information in December 2019 indicated he may potentially be in British Columbia. The Hinton RCMP, along with Robert’s family, are requesting anyone who may have been...

Letter: We must be vigilant

Dear Editor. We fought global wars, and millions of people died to defend and protect our human rights, including our right to have democratic governments. Last week’s invasion of the Capital Hill in DC was nothing but a stunning attack on democracy, perpetrated by none other than the President of the United States. It was ...

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