Kelton is one of the 73 per cent of youth who found regular employment after completing their training plan. Jenn is one of the 97% of mature workers who completed a short term occupational certificate. Damaris is one of the clients who accessed training services in Spanish. All three were clients of the Skills Centre in the...

As of Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, 90.3% (4,184,112) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 86.0% (3,986,497) have received their second dose. In addition, 90.7% (3,922,224) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 86.6% (3,744,474) have received their...

Over the past several months, the City of Trail has been working to improve our website’s content, navigation, design and technology, with the ultimate goal of creating an online presence that better reflects our organization while providing the public with improved access to everything we have to offer. The new website will...

The City has 76 kilometers (152 lane kilometers) of roads to maintain throughout the City and has 14 pieces of equipment including loaders, sand spreaders, snow plows, and a grader. From mid-November to March, the City has at least one employee on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The number of employees involved in snow ...

Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement marking Indigenous Veterans Day: “Today, on Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour those Indigenous people who have served and continue to serve in the Canadian Armed Forces. The flag at the British Columbia Parliament Buildings has been lowered to half-mast to mark this...

Beginning on Monday, November 8, 2021 Selkirk Paving Ltd. will be milling and paving various sections of roadway throughout the City, pending favourable weather. The work is expected to conclude on Friday, November 12, 2021. Selkirk will begin on the 900 Block of Nelson Avenue, followed by the intersection of Binns Street and...

Premier John Horgan has released the following statement regarding the latest state of his health: “The surgery and biopsy that were done last week were successful and I am grateful to the amazing health-care team for all the support I’ve received. The pathology confirmed that the growth in my throat was cancerous. “My prognosis...

The gap is closing between the minimum wage and the living wage in the Greater Trail area. A new report from the Skills Centre and Living Wage for Families BC has found that the 2021 living wage for Trail and its surrounding communities is $18.15 per hour. This is a slight decrease from the living wage calculation of two years...

The BC SPCA is urging Canadians to sign a petition calling on the federal government to protect animals from the dangers of fireworks.  “For many, Halloween is a fun time for candy, costumes and fireworks,” says Meghann Cant, BC SPCA manager of companion animal welfare science & policy. “But, for animals, it’s one of the...

Starting Nov. 1, world leaders — along with scientists, policy-makers, journalists and activists — are gathering in Glasgow, Scotland for the UN international climate conference COP26. Over the next 12 days, they’ll have an opportunity to make crucial decisions about tackling the climate emergency globally. With the most...