Trail airport to host emergency exercise
On Thursday, June 22, the City of Trail’s Regional Airport, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Fire Rescue, Trail RCMP, BC Ambulance Service, and Pacific Coastal Airlines will be conducting an emergency response exercise. The purpose of the exercise is to provide a training opportunity in the event of an actual emergency. The exercise will […]
No one injured in early-morning fire in Montrose
No one was injured in a structure fire in Montrose during the wee hours Saturday morning that saw 16 firefighters from Trail, Montrose and Fruitvale respond, according to Regional Fire Rescue Cpt. Ryan Smyth. The fire was called in at 3:13 a.m., and crews arrived at 3:25 a.m. to find a blaze in the attic of a single family ...
Category 3 fires to be prohibited in southeast B.C.
Effective at noon (Pacific Time) on Thursday, June 15, Category 3 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre's jurisdiction to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. Anyone conducting a Category 3 open fire anywhere in the Southeast Fire Centre must extinguish any such fire by...
Multi Vehicle collision on Highway 1 results in one fatality
RCMP say man died in a five-vehicle MVA Thursday (June 8) on the Trans Canada Highway near the east entrance to the Glacier National Park gate. RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said the 40-year-old male driver operating the white Mazda 5 from Coquitlam had succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. "Witnesses of ...
Vigil draws hundreds; Archibald family addresses community
As many as 400 people attended a peace and healing vigil at Millennium Park Sunday evening. The event was held in the wake of the tragic and untimely deaths of Christine Archibald, Matt Beaudet , Nikki Hackett, Ryan Babakaioff, Brandon Adams Tasha Bates, Richard Askew, Christy Stroes, and Sydney Jensen. It was also intended...
Peace and Healing Vigil tonight for city reeling from recent tragedy
A peace and healing vigil is slated to begin at Millennium Park at 6 p.m. today (Sunday), with several local religious leaders scheduled to speak. This, after the community was rocked by several heartbreaking losses: Chrissy Archibald, Matt Beaudet , Nikki Hackett, Ryan Babakaioff, Brandon Adams Tasha Bates, Richard Askew, ...
CH-149 Cormorant helicopter searches over Nelson Sunday for missing plane
The Nelson area witnessed Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) search and rescue (SAR) helicopter CH-149 Cormorant flying over the region Sunday as the search for missing plane with a B.C. man and Alberta woman continues. Pilot Alex Simons, 21, of Kamloops, and Sydney Robillard, 24, of Lethbridge, were travelling from Lethbridge...
Colonel Chris Hadfield to Speak at CBT Symposium
Canadian astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield thrives in change. He became an astronaut in 1992 and went on to become the first Canadian to walk in space, operate the Canadarm in orbit and command the International Space Station. He has since become a bestselling author and sought-after public speaker, sharing his experiences...
Several Slocan Valley homes remain on Evacuation Alert
A reduction in water levels on the Slocan River has allowed the Regional District of Central Kootenay to rescind Evacuation Orders for the last home on Voykin Road.
However, the RDCK said the area will remain on Evacuation Alert with residents prepared to evacuate, if necessary.
The properties that remain on Evacuation Alert are:
