Weekend sees 6,288 new cases, 713 in IHA
Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 6,288 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 241,946 cases in the province: Dec. 24-25: 2,552 new cases Dec. 25-26: 2,023 new cases Dec. 26-27: 1,713 new cases Note: case counts provided on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, are preliminary. The new cases include: 3,181 new cases in Fraser Health...
From The Hill: MP takes stock
This is traditionally a time to look back on the year that was and forward to the year to come. Since 2021 wasn’t anyone’s favourite year with a pandemic, climate disasters, an opioid crisis, housing challenges and more, I won’t dwell on its shortcomings but instead concentrate on my hopes and plans for the future. I hope the...
Innovation Today and in the Future: Challenging the Status Quo
Teck Trail Operations is proud to commemorate 125 years of continuous smelting with an eight-part series that explores the company’s significant role in the region and industry, from the gold rush to becoming one of the world’s largest fully integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complexes. Since 1896, visionary...
City of Trail responds to changing health orders
The Provincial Health Officer (PHO) has enforced additional health orders aimed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. As of December 22, 2021 at midnight, until at least January 18, 2022, the following orders will come into effect: No indoor organized gatherings of any size - this includes third-party bookings of meeting and ...
Province introduces new COVID-19 measures for safer holiday season
To address rising COVID-19 case counts and keep people safe, the provincial health officer in a media release Friday is issuing revised orders, which take effect on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Measures will extend to Jan. 31, 2022, at 11:59 p.m., and include: limiting indoor, personal gatherings, including in rental and vacation properties to the […]
Toxic illicit drug supply takes another Trail life, prompts RCMP plea for precautions
Yet another local tragedy has police once again warning of a murderously toxic area drug supply, according to Trail RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Dec. 7, at 6:04 p.m. Trail and Greater District RCMP investigated the sudden death of a 42-year-old Trail man which occurred inside his residence located in the 600 block ...
Scammers target Charles Bailey Theatre Facebook page/followers
Dear Patrons,I am writing to notify you of a breach on our Charles Bailey Theatre Facebook Page last week.Someone created a fake Facebook profile using our logo and our name (with a hyphen in it) and replying to comments on our page. They were also sending our Facebook followers private messages notifying them that they won...
Trail Christmas tree pick up – Sat. Jan. 15, 2022
On Saturday, January 15, 2022, the J.L Crowe Grad class and the Trail Smoke Eaters will be working with the City of Trail to pick up Christmas trees at the following locations: where you normally put your garbage out for curbside collection, and at designated drop off areas within each neighbourhood (see the highlighted locations...
NDP MLA Conroy says new recovery funding will help local fairs, festivals and events resume in the Kootenays
New Democrat MLA Katrine Conroy says new support from the BC New Democrat government will help local fairs, festivals and community events resume in the Kootenays. “Sports and arts events in the Kootenays give us all something to look forward to every year,” said MLA Conroy. “COVID-19 has been incredibly difficult for the...
Local students learn at the landfill - Waste out of sight but not out of mind for local students
When most people throw something away, that's usually the last thought they give to the piece of garbage now in the trash. But students in Warfield's J.L. Webster Elementary will likely think twice after a field trip to the local landfill, where they learned the valuable lesson that just because it is not out of sight, it...
