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Castlegar/Trail dueling-airport rivalry takes wing

Cross-community competition continues, as Castlegar offers back-handed congratulations to neighbouring Trail's competing airport. A press release issued by the City of Castlegar was the latest salvo in a long-standing rivalry between the two cities, centering primarily around major infrastructure such as the airports and...

UPDATED: Missing Trail man located

A Trail man missing since Nov. 4 has been found, safe and sound, according to Trail top cop Sgt. Darren Oelke. He said the man was located by Regina City Police on Nov. 20. His family has been notified of his whereabouts. Previous coverage: A Trail man for whom police are looking, to ensure his well-being, was last seen Nov....

UPDATED: Search expands for missing Trail woman

The search continues for 70-year-old Ida Cragnolini, a Trail woman suffering from dementia who went missing Sunday afternoon, according to RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. “Last night, there were 176 registered volunteers out searching,” Oelke said, explaining Cragnolini was last seen at roughly 12:45 p.m., when she left her home near...

Floodgates could open on rural pot shops, councillor warns

Nelson’s debate over cannabis dispensaries spilled over into the monthly Regional District of Central Kootenay meeting last Thursday, when a director raised concerns that pot shops could soon spring up in the regional district. Area G Director Hans Cunningham noted the City had recently tried to pass zoning amendments to...

CBT staff grieving, but getting job done, says board member

The death of the Columbia Basin Trust’s CEO last week may mean a short delay in projects getting approved, the Regional District of the Central Kootenay’s representative on the Trust’s board told directors on Thursday. Area C Director Larry Binks said CBT staff were devastated by the sudden death last Wednesday of Neil Muth, the […]

Can Medical Marijuana Aid Recovery From Alcoholism and Drug Addiction?

A new study from UBC suggests that marijuana, long feared by some as a "gateway" to drug abuse generally, may  be able to act as a gateway in the other direction:  it could have a medical use in helping people recover from alcoholism and opioid addiction.  But more research is needed. “Research suggests that people may be...

Trail Rotary donates $10,000 for Riverfront Centre

The Rotary Club of Trail has made a generous donation of $10,000 to the Trail Riverfront Centre, the City’s soon-to-be new constructed integrated library and museum.  Rotary’s donation to the City of Trail will help offset the capital cost of construction for the building and will be acknowledged with a designated “Rotary...

Trail sea cadets hard at work for Canada`s 150th

The week before Remembrance Day, members of the 131 Kootenay, Royal Canadian Sea Cadets were hard at work on the Trail Cenotaph planting tulip bulbs. The cadets, working with Communities in Bloom, planted red and white tulip bulbs. These tulips will bloom around the Cenotaph with the colours of Canada’s Flag during the Canada’s 150th […]

LETTER: 'When they go low, we go high'

There’s been a flood of posts recently contrasting a naked or near-naked Melania Trump with Michelle Obama looking elegant. Alt-right criticism of Michelle, almost without exception, is abhorrent and racist. But is unfair criticism of one woman *in any way* addressed by inviting ridicule and mockery of another? Michelle is extraordinary. She would be a […]

Roller Derby comes to Castlegar Saturday

The Dam City Rollers are excited to get our seventh season rolling - We're starting it off with a home game. Two high caliber local teams, the Dam City Rollers of Castlegar will face off against the Nelson Killjoys.. This game will be full of big hits, fast, agile jamming and strategic blocking. "The game is changing; it's ...

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