Yesterday afternoon saw Highway 3 near the Paulson Summit shut down for several hours after road conditions made it near-impassable for large trucks. Trail RCMP Cpl. Mike Wilson said, “The weather up there was horrendous. I spoke to the (lead investigator on the scene) and he said the road conditions were appalling. “There ...

My name is Jennifer Williams and I live in Trail, B.C., Canada, and on our Canadian Thanksgiving weekend (Oct. 12-14) I decided that I would take my kids (10 and 7) to do some grocery shopping and visit the Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze I have heard so much about in Colville and not to mention visit my father, who lives there...

There are two very important things I would ask my readers to do today. First, head on over to this page.  There, you will find detailed and easy to understand instructions on how to register your comments with the sadly flawed, final environmental assessment for the Canada China FIPA that must be stopped. Please do so,because...

What to do about the Senate? Abolishing it would put a merciful end to this remnant of royal trappings. Judging by the experience of the past few years, however, abolishing the Senate would bring us closer to a Vladimir Putin style democracy. I do not want to abolish the Senate, I want to see it restructured with a new focus...

A new report released today reveals British Columbia's natural gas reserves are more than double previous estimates. British Columbia's resource potential is a competitive advantage the province holds over many other areas of the globe competing for growth and investment in liquefied natural gas (LNG). "The global demand for...

The BC RCMP Major Crimes Section would like to thank the public for the tips that are pouring in relating to the sexual assaults on the UBC, Vancouver campus. Since the release of the suspect composite sketch on Tuesday, Nov. 5 shortly after 12 p.m., there have been 57 additional tips of varying reliability that have been...

A new partnership between Selkirk College and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) will help students with hands-on application of their skills and knowledge. The two post-secondary institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at collaboration and building on success at both schools. “We are...

Christina Lake’s Margaret Maximenko is putting her name forward as a New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate to replace Alex Atamanenko in the next federal election. Atamanenko announced last week that after three terms he will no longer be running for Member of Parliament (MP) in the next election, which is expected to be in ...

School District 51 is getting three new buses to serve the Boundary next year. The provincial government has set aside $416,974 to fund the three news buses, which will seat at least 80 people. The buses will replace three older models. Two have been in use for 15 years and the other one is 12-years-old. The government has ...

Teck Trail Operations has been assessed a penalty of $210,000 under the Fisheries Act and the Environmental Management Act. $200,000 of the penalty will be split evenly between the provincial Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and the federal Environmental Damages Fund. The funds will be used to support habitat conservation...