No public attendance at Trail council meetings as per PHO
The Provincial Health Order dated December 4, 2020 states that Council meetings and public hearings can continue to take place, but with no public attendance. The Governance and Operations Committee Meeting and Regular Council Meeting scheduled for December 14, 2020 will be held electronically as scheduled; however, no public...
Minks test positive for COVID-19 virus in BC
Test results from five mink samples taken from a Fraser Valley mink farm have all been confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. After several workers on the farm tested positive for COVID-19, mink samples were collected and submitted to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s National Centre...
Selkirk College Professional Cook Training Program Students Spread Holiday Cheer
Faced with the pandemic predicament of too much food with not enough customers, Selkirk College students in the Professional Cook Training Program are providing a tasty holiday season gift to their post-secondary peers. Vital to success for learners in the cook program—based out of the kitchen training facility on Nelson’s Tenth Street Campus—is preparing food […]
Applications for $1,000 B.C. Recovery Benefit will begin soon
A majority of British Columbians will get a lift with the launch of the B.C. Recovery Benefit, enabling many families and individuals to receive the benefit by the end of the year. “As 2020 draws to a close, we look back on a year like no other. British Columbians came together to face the challenge of COVID-19 with resilience...
BC records 566 new cases overnight, 74 in Interior Health
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 566 new cases of COVID-19, including two epi-linked cases, for a total of 38,718 cases...
New restrictions for The City of Trail Parks & Recreation
The City of Trail Parks & Recreation Department is implementing further restrictions to some of its public services, effective immediately. These restrictions include a temporary suspension to all indoor adult group sport and high intensity fitness programs, as indicated in the Order issued by the Provincial Health Officer...
Out of Left Field: Why the pandemic stopped me from writing rants
Anyone who knows me well will tell you that the quarantine isn’t such of a much for me – I am, at heart, an introvert who rarely leaves her house, and now, instead of my friends being annoyed with me for it, they’re applauding me for it. It’s finally okay for me to prefer reading […]
More than five people a day dying from drug toxicity: BC Coroners Service
The BC Coroners Service has published updated reports on illicit drug toxicity deaths and fentanyl-detected drug deaths to Oct. 31, 2020, with 162 illicit drug toxicity deaths reported in October. The latest data equate to five people per day losing their lives to illicit drug overdoses. “This is the fifth month this year...
Trail: Let's fill the map with your outdoor light displays!
Let’s fill the map with your outdoor holiday light displays! Send in your photo, address, and a short description of your light display to communications@trail.ca. All submitted photos* will be eligible for the Holiday Lights Contest. Categories, prizes and sponsor information will be announced soon. The community will...
Bigger and brighter holiday light displays help British Columbians get through pandemic blues
A new BC Hydro report finds British Columbians are keeping the holiday spirit alive at home amidst COVID-19 by adding brighter, more elaborate lighting displays and decorations this year. The report titled, “Home for the holidays: British Columbians brightening up with more elaborate holiday displays” finds more than 90 per...
