Alleged assault leaves Fruitvale man in serious condition
RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich said today that on Thursday, March 20, at 1:33 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report about a 47-year-old Fruitvale man who was allegedly assaulted during a hockey game at the Beaver Valley Arena located at 1777 Green Road, in Fruitvale. He said the alleged assault […]
Trail identifies priorities for poverty reduction
A healthy, thriving, family friendly community. That’s the vision many Trail residents have for the city, and more than 140 residents recently helped create a plan to make it happen. It’s called Thriving for All: A Plan for Healthy Communities in Our Rural City, and it focuses on reducing or eliminating poverty as the key to […]
RCMP warn of rental scam in Trail
On Monday, March 17, at 3:45 p.m., a frontline Trail and District RCMP officer received a report about a rental scam that occurred in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “A 24-year-old Surrey man was relocating to Trail and he found a rental house advertised on a social media platform. The man contacted the […]
Sudden death at Rossland ski resort
On Friday, March 7, at 4:08 p.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a report of the sudden death of a 20-year-old Port Coquitlam man at a local ski resort, in Rossland, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said the man had been skiing with his family when he took a […]
Column: What drives humans?
Homo sapiens: freely-willed choices, or inherent immutable natural drives? “We haven’t changed, since ancient times.” Mark Knopfler, Iron Hand “every soul — is like a minnow, every mind — is like a shark.” Leonard Cohen Five “A’s” bedevilling our species Humans have never resolved the puzzle of their freedom and their necessities, the things we […]
BC says bye bye to carbon tax: Eby
Premier David Eby has issued the following statement about the future of the carbon tax in British Columbia: “People in B.C. are doing everything they can to fight climate change. But we don’t want people to have to choose between affordability and climate action. That’s why we made the commitment last year to get rid […]
Columbia River Treaty negotiations paused, information session will answer questions
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions, and Minister responsible for the Columbia River Treaty, will host a virtual information session to provide an update about the status of the Columbia River Treaty modernization process and answer questions in light of new developments from the U.S. The U.S. has […]
OP/ED: Canada must resist anti-democratic crusaders
This beautiful blue planet, spinning around the sun in a vast cosmos, offers everything we need to survive and thrive. There’s no reason for hunger or the pain and misery we inflict on each other in our senseless rush for… what, exactly? We have much to learn about ourselves and our place in existence, but […]
A Powerful Exhibition About the War in Ukraine Comes to Castlegar
On March 21st and 22nd a virtual reality exhibition War Up Close & Arts will take place in Castlegar. The exhibition has already been showcased at renowned educational institutions across North America and Europe and is now coming to Selkirk College and Castlegar
Community Complex. War Up Close is a unique digital project that combines an […]
Woman found on Blackcomb Mountain dies of undisclosed causes
On Thursday, March 13, just after 10 a.m., the Sea to Sky Whistler RCMP became aware of an unfolding incident on Blackcomb Mountain, according to RCMP Cpl. Katrina Boehmer. She said information was received from Whistler Blackcomb ski patrol that an unresponsive female had been located on Blackcomb Mountain. Whistler Blackcomb patrollers were initially notified […]
