Kootenay youth join inaugural provincial leadership council
Two young local leaders have been named to the StrongerBC Young Leaders Council and will provide direct and ongoing feedback to government on priorities and policies that matter to youth. Aur Hager, 18, from Castlegar, and Maya Provencal, 23, from Rossland, were appointed to the 18-member council. The inaugural council received...
BC Hydro Issues Arrow Flow Change Notification
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will increase noticeably on Saturday, December 11: *At 7 a.m., flows will increase from 1,444 m3/s to 1,586 m3/s. *At 8 a.m., flows will increase from 1,586 m3/s to 1,727 m3/s. *At 9 a.m. flows will increase from 1,727 m3/s to 1,801...
Trail and Rossland selected to co-host the 2026 BC Winter Games
The BC Games Society announced today that Trail-Rossland will co-host the 2026 BC Winter Games. These cities have a long history of hosting major sport events. The region has successfully hosted the 1982 and 2006 BC Winter Games and the 1996 BC Summer Games as well as the 2011 BC Seniors Games. Numerous Alpine Skiing and...
MLA Conroy assaulted, police requesting public information
Authorities are still unclear as to whether an attack on local MLA and BC Forests Minister Katrine Conroy Tuesday evening was random or politically motivated, a source close to the minister says. Conroy was walking home from the Legislature Tuesday between 8 and 8:30 p.m. when she was assaulted, thrown to the ground and...
B.C. experiences record loss of life due to drug toxicity
An increasingly toxic and volatile illicit drug supply has claimed at least 201 lives in October and 1,782 lives in the first 10 months of 2021, according to the latest preliminary data released by the BC Coroners Service. “Today is a heart-rending milestone for our province,” said Lisa Lapointe, B.C.’s chief coroner. “The ...
Trail residents: Add your photos to the holiday lights map!
Send a photo of your holiday lights display, along with a short description and your address by Monday, December 20, 2021, and we will add it to the City of Trail Holiday Lights Map. Click on the markers and addresses to see the photos. We welcome entries from all communities in the Greater Trail Area. Details are available...
Kootenay Savings helps grant holiday wishes
Kootenay Savings Credit Union is helping the holiday season come a little early this year for seventeen diverse and dedicated community groups and service clubs. In keeping with the credit union’s proud tradition of investing in the well-being of those living, working and playing in the Kootenays, the Kootenay Savings Community...
A Foundation of Respect; Forging Employee and Company Relationships
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...
Police protect senior from potty problems
An elderly Trail woman was grateful for police intervention last week after a doorknob malfunction left her trapped in her own bathroom, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Friday, Nov. 26, at 10:32 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP responded to a call for help at a residence in the 2000 block of ...
LETTER: Adopt a local senior this Christmas
Dear Editor The Adopt A Senior Program that I run is for Trail. I have three homes in total as of right now, but I am looking for other individuals who would be willing to take on other senior homes as well. What we do is provide gifts to seniors in care. Most do not have families around, some have no family at all. The...
