Navigational Lock at the Hugh Keenleyside Dam will be closed on Aug. 25
The Navigational Lock at the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam will be closed on Tuesday, August 25 starting at noon. This closure is necessary to undertake repairs to the navigational lock gate. The navigational lock will reopen at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, August 26. Regular hours of operation for the Navigational Lock are 8:00 a.m. to ...
Trail Council Approves RCMP Downtown Foot Patrol Plan
Trail City Council recently met with the Sergeant from the Trail RCMP to discuss concerns associated with public safety throughout the community, including Trail’s downtown core and neighbourhoods. At the meeting a number of options were discussed to determine if enforcement could be enhanced for the remainder of the summer....
BC Hydro: Columbia River levels to go down roughly two feet
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will decrease noticeably on Saturday, August 15: Date Time Change From To Saturday, August 15 8:30 a.m. ↓ 2,209 m3/s 78,000 ft3/s 2,067 m3/s 73,000 ft3/s 9:30 a.m. ↓ 2,067 m3/s 73,000 ft3/s 1,926 m3/s 68,000 ft3/s 10:30 a.m. ↓ ...
Aug. 13 BC COVID-19 update: 78 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: “Today, we are announcing 78 new cases, for a total of 4,274 cases in British Columbia. “There are 578 active...
Columbia River levels at Birchbank expected to rise by half a foot
BC Hydro is writing to advise the public of changes to the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir that will take place on Saturday, August 8th: Date Time Change From To Saturday, August 8th 8:00 a.m. h 821 m3/s 68,000 ft3/s 963 m3/s 73,000 ft3/s 9:00 a.m. h 963 m3/s 73,000 ft3/s 1,104 m3/s 78,000 ft3/s When combined...
Trail RCMP kept busy with fires, substance abuse, fireworks and more
Trail RCMP are reporting a busy August long weekend, and reminding the public that there are rules around the use of fireworks Trail and Greater District RCMP long weekend call type summary: received requests to check the well-being of local residents; responded to numerous calls involving mental health crisis’ and to assist...
RCMP plea for public information on Marsh Creek arson fires
Police are urging anyone with information about a series of arson fires to come forward. Over the August long weekend, the Trail and Greater District RCMP and Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue responded to a series of what they believe to be deliberately set fires in the area of Marsh Creek Road in Fruitvale, BC. Crews...
From the I-can't-make-this-stuff-up files: You're not allowed to sell your family members
The Trail RCMP detachment commander is warning the public that it is unnacceptable to sell your family members online, for real or in jest. "On Aug. 1, 2020, the Trail and Greater District RCMP received a call a local resident, with concerns after one of her family members was reportedly trying to sell her online through a ...
State of emergency extended to continue B.C.’s COVID-19 response
The B.C. government has formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act to support the Province's COVID-19 pandemic response. “In recent weeks, British Columbians have been...
Obesity -- reducing stigma, focusing on health
By Sara F.L. Kirk, Angela Alberga, and Shelly Russell-Mayhew, in The Conversation The 2019 report from Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam focused on addressing different forms of stigma. Included in the report was one form of stigma — obesity or weight stigma — that...
