UPDATE: Police seek info after region-wide vehicle theft spree
The Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP continue their investigation into the below incident that occurred over the weekend with assistance from the Nelson Forensic Identification Section. Nelson FIS will conduct forensic examinations of both stolen vehicles. The Trail RCMP will be speaking to witnesses and seeking ...
New ticketing measures to enforce Emergency Program Act orders
Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has given police and other enforcement officers the ability to issue $2,000 violation tickets for price gouging and the reselling of medical supplies and other essential goods during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Effective immediately, these new measures are...
April 18 BC COVID-19 update - 29 new cases, three new deaths, 987 total recovered
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “We are announcing 29 new cases for a total of 1,647 cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia. “Every health region...
Selkirk College Offers Online Spring Semester Learning Options
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the temporary brakes on normal post-secondary schedules, but the learning has not stopped and Selkirk College is inviting students to explore pathways in the upcoming Spring Semester. New and returning students can now choose from an array of courses in the School of University Arts & Sciences...
April 17 BC COVID-19 update
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “We are announcing 43 new cases, for a total of 1,618 cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia. “Every health region...
Success! BC measures are flattening curve, continued vigilance required for 'new normal'
British Columbians are succeeding in 'flattening the curve', but need to remain 100-per-cent all-in, in regard to virus transmission, according to Friday morning's press conference with Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer. Both also stressed that residents need to adapt to ...
Police search for repeat vehicle thief
Police are asking the public for help in looking for a culprit who has stolen at least two vehicles, according to a press release issued today by Trail RCMP Cpl. Devon Reid. "On April 16, 2020, at 7:40 p.m., the Trail and Greater District Detachment received a report that a possible stolen vehicle was parked in the Safeway ...
April 16 BC COVID-19 update, 14 new cases
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “We are announcing 14 new cases, for a total of 1,575 cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia. “Every health region...
Kootenay Savings donates $50,000 to local food banks
As a credit union, Kootenay Savings has seen first-hand the many ways the global COVID-19 pandemic is impacting Kootenay residents - including their finances - and the immense strain that puts on households. With more and more people struggling through uncertain economic times due to illness, job loss and childcare disruptions,...
LETTER: Pandemic an opportunity to retool climate goals
Dear editor, The tragedy of this pandemic has inadvertently become a important opportunity for our society to slow down and think carefully about how we live. Before this event we were struggling with another deadly situation albeit one that is occuring much more slowly and is not as obvious or immediate in our perception but...
