BCHP looking for witnesses after a collision with a snowplow kills an 8-year-old boy
A collision between a snowplow dump truck and a green Kia SUV has killed an eight-year-old boy, and BC Highway Patrol is asking for witnesses and dash camera video to help learn exactly what happened. The collision happened on Dec. 7, 2024, just after 8 a.m. on Hwy 3 just outside of Castlegar. Road conditions […]
New wind projects will boost B.C.’s affordable clean-energy supply
BC Hydro has selected nine energy projects through its 2024 call for power that will supply clean, affordable electricity to serve B.C.’s growing communities and housing needs, as people and businesses choose clean energy in their lives, homes, vehicles and businesses. “Clean and affordable electricity is key to powering economic growth and unlocking private-sector investment that […]
Salvation Army Deeply Concerned About Dramatic Shortfall in Donations During its Largest Fundraising Campaign of the Year
As Canada Post strike continues, Salvation Army asks donours to give online, by phone or at our kettles to support those in need this Christmas The now four-week-old strike by Canada Post is hurting The Salvation Army, which relies heavily on the holiday season for donations. With the disruption in mail delivery, a dramatic shortfall […]
DriveSmartBC: Care and Control of a Motor Vehicle While Impaired
You don’t have to be actually driving a motor vehicle when your ability to drive is impaired by alcohol or a drug to be convicted for impaired driving or receiving an Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP). Simply being able to set the vehicle in motion, engine running or not, may be enough because you have care […]
DriveSmartBC: Care and Control of a Motor Vehicle While Impaired
You don’t have to be actually driving a motor vehicle when your ability to drive is impaired by alcohol or a drug to be convicted for impaired driving or receiving an Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP). Simply being able to set the vehicle in motion, engine running or not, may be enough because you have care […]
Whirling disease detected in Kootenay Lake trout
Three trout samples taken from the southern arm of Kootenay Lake have tested positive for the parasite that causes whirling disease in juvenile fish. Damage to the brain stem and spinal cord results in an erratic “whirling” swimming pattern. These detections are the outcomes of enhanced whirling disease monitoring that the Province began earlier this year. […]
Food Security Fuels Outcomes at Selkirk College
Reliable access to affordable and nutritious food is a pillar of success for post-secondary students. To alleviate stress and ensure equity, Selkirk College uses a multi-pronged community approach to food security that assists learners who need a boost. The cost of an education that leads to career-ready outcomes and steps to further learning is significant. […]
OP/ED: We eagerly await the opportunity to participate in E-Comm 9-1-1 review
CUPE 8911 applauds the B.C. government’s move to launch a comprehensive review of E-Comm, the corporation that provides emergency communication services across B.C. As the union representing more than seven hundred 9-1-1 operators, dispatchers, and support staff at E-Comm, we are ready and willing to share our insights and frontline experience. “Communities across B.C. have […]
Celebrate the season and support the community at the Rotary Christmas Carol Concert
Get into the festive spirit at the annual Rotary Christmas Carol Concert on Wednesday, December 11 at the earlier time of 7 pm in The Bailey Theatre. Talented local groups will perform beautiful music celebrating the holiday season to entertain us. The five choirs participating this year are: St. Michael’s School, Trail Harmony, Kootenay Women’s […]
Canada Music Week Celebrations & Student Achievements
The music teachers of the Trail/Castlegar Branch BCRMTA held two very successful events in celebration of Canada Music Week in the Muriel Griffiths Room of the Bailey Theatre in Trail. On Saturday, Nov. 23, a composition workshop with Dean Burry of Queens University was attended by nine student composers, five teachers, and several auditors. He […]