Conservative candidate Glen Byle, in his own words
Fourteen years ago I graduated from BCIT and was hired full time at the hospital in Trail repairing medical equipment. I moved here on my motorcycle and I immediately fell in love with life in the Kootenays. I met my wife here and we have three young kids age 4, 6, and 8. I enjoy biking, weight lifting, and spending time with...
Incumbent MLA Katrine Conroy, in her own words
I have been honoured to represent the West Kootenays as MLA since 2005 and for the last three years as British Columbia’s Minister of Children and Family Development, as well as Minister Responsible for the Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Power Corporation and the Columbia River Treaty. I have had a variety of jobs which have...
September sees 127 illicit drug overdose deaths in BC
The BC Coroners Service has published updated reports on illicit drug toxicity deaths to the end of September 2020. The following are the key preliminary findings of these reports (data is subject to change): In September 2020, there were 127 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths. This represents a 112% increase over the...
Murphy Family Foundation Donates Funds to New Gyro Park Playground
The City of Trail is very pleased to announce it has received a generous donation of $23,500 USD from the Murphy Family Foundation towards the Gyro Park Playground Project. The project is currently under construction and includes new playground equipment offering a high level of inclusive play for all children. The equipment...
Online booking for COVID-19 tests coming to Interior Health
People across Interior Health will soon have access to new, easier ways to book an appointment for a COVID-19 test with the launch of online booking for all IH COVID-19 Community Collection Centres. Testing is available for those experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and those who have been sent for testing by their primary care...
BC records 155 new cases, offers guidance for a safe Halloween
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Stephen Brown, deputy minister of health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are announcing 155 new cases, including nine epi-linked cases, for a total of 11,189 cases in British Columbia. “There are 1,513 active […]
Navigational Lock at the Hugh Keenleyside Dam will be closed Oct. 24 – 30
The Navigational Lock at BC Hydro’s Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam will be closed starting at 4 p.m. on Friday, October 23rd until 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 31. This closure is necessary to undertake maintenance on the upstream and downstream gates. Regular hours of operation for the Navigational Lock are 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m....
No Tax Penalty for Teck says City of Trail
The City of Trail has determined that it will not collect the 10% penalty associated with Teck’s second property tax payment that was received by the City on September 1, 2020, one day after the City of Trail’s established current tax payment deadline of August 31, 2020. Although Trail City Council adopted Bylaw No. 2885 on...
BC records 119 new cases overnight, zero new deaths
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer and Stephen Brown, deputy minister of health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are announcing 119 new cases, including four epi-linked case, for a total of 10,185 cases in...
IHA and BCCDC speak to safe holiday celebrations during Covid-19
UPDATE on IH numbers: · Two additional COVID-19 cases were reported in Interior Health since yesterday, bringing the total in IH since the start of the pandemic to 559. · 18 cases are active and on isolation · One person is in hospital · Seven cases are linked to an outbreak at Calvary Chapel...
