Hospice: Helping people live as independently as possible, with the best quality of life, for as long as possible.  The Greater Trail Hospice Society invites you to participate in our Fall Volunteer Training. While hospice is often associated only with end-of-life care, local volunteers support much more. Through programs like Nav-CARE, Grief Support, and Friendly Visitor, hospice volunteers […]

BC Ombudsperson Jay Chalke today released four reports to support the Legislative Assembly’s mandatory five-year review of the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA). The reports give legislators real case examples, lessons learned, and proposed amendments to strengthen the Act, based on the Ombudsperson’s experience investigating disclosures of public wrongdoing. “PIDA has worked well in many respects. Employees […]

Dr. Martin Lavoie, British Columbia’s deputy provincial health officer, has issued the following statement to make sure children in B.C. are up to date on all their vaccines as part of back-to-school preparations: “As families start their preparations for back-to-school, I encourage parents and guardians to ensure their children are up to date on routine […]

By Sue Wrigley and Kathy Moore People often ask, why should we help black bears, when they aren’t endangered? Think about it: Human impact on our wildlife species is growing at an alarming rate and what is common today can easily be endangered or gone tomorrow. Re-wilding bears offers unique study opportunities. We have much […]

Me and some of my friends we were gonna save the world we were trying to make it better we were ready to save the world but then the weather changed… We were pulling in the spiritual Riding on the desert wind We could see it in the distance Getting closer every minute We saw […]

The Province and the Nelson Police Department have launched HealthIM, a digital public-safety tool designed to improve officer response to people in crisis. “When people are in distress because of a mental-health or substance-use emergency and they call the police, we need a rapid risk-screening tool to make sure they are safe and connected to […]

The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services has released its Budget 2026 Consultation Report, reflecting the voices of British Columbians from every corner of the province. After hearing 350 presentations and reviewing 406 written submissions, the committee has put forward 86 thoughtful recommendations to help shape the next provincial budget. Between May 30 and […]

The Castlegar RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying a potential vehicle of interest related to a damaged vehicle and theft of fuel. On Aug. 11, 2025, the Castlegar RCMP received a report of theft of fuel from a panel truck parked at 132 Hall Road, Castlegar. The panel truck had its fuel tank […]

On Aug. 7, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Kaslo RCMP responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision in which an SUV left the roadway and rolled down a steep embankment several km up an old mining road off Hwy 31. Emergency crews attended. It was learned that a couple were navigating a narrow section […]

On Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 8:44 p.m., frontline Trail and Greater District Officers received a report from Nelson City Police that an improvised explosive device located on a rural property on Hanna Drive, in Oasis, according to police. A person had located the IED while looking at a camper trailer that was for sale on […]