Crews continue to battle Talbot Creek Wildfire
The Talbot Creek Wildfire, which has grown to an estimated size of 323 hectares, experienced minimal growth overnight Wednesday the BC Wildfire Service website said. “The minimal growth occurred within control lines,” BC Wildfire Service said. “This fire continues to produce smoke and is highly visible from the Slocan Valley as well as surrounding communities.” […]
Downtown Wayfinding Signs installation Aug. 26 - 28
The City of Trail, in conjunction with XL Welding and Speedpro Signs, will be installing downtown business wayfinding signs onto the red minor gateway features (pillars) located on Victoria Street (Highway 3B) and Pine, Cedar and Bay Avenue. The installation will take place from Wednesday, Aug. 26 to Friday, Aug. 28. We ask...
Trail City Council approves daytime security patrols
Trail City Council has approved Selkirk Security Services Ltd. (Selkirk) to provide additional day patrols of downtown, Rossland Avenue, Gyro Park, and other high activity areas and neighbourhoods by a minimum of six hours per day, to a maximum of 49 hours per week until the end of September 2020. These security patrols start...
BC COVID-19 update Aug. 21 - 90 new cases, two new deaths
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Réka Gustafson, B.C.’s deputy 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 90 new cases, for a total of 4,915 cases in British Columbia. “There are 824...
Interior Health urges evacuation planning
Interior Health thanks the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, the City of Penticton and the BC Wildfire Service for ensuring we are briefed and supported in response to the Christie Mountain wildfire. Interior Health is taking every precaution to ensure patients, residents and staff are safe and prepared should the ...
Mountain biking mishap near Red, on Wednesday, August 19, 2020
First Responders from Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue stations in Rossland and Trail received a call for help at 11:20 on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, and were able to reach an injured man in the Red Mountain area by 11:41. Crews worked together to extract a man with a possible broken hip – resulting from a mountain ...
Charges sworn after Castlegar RCMP execute search warrant as part of residential break-and-enter investigation
On Aug.16, at 8:31 p.m., Castlegar RCMP responded to a report of a residential break and enter to a Lynnwood Crescent home where the suspect or suspects allegedly stole tools, jewellery and sporting goods. In order to advance its criminal investigation, Castlegar RCMP executed a search warrant on Aug. 17 to a residence located in […]
Remains of missing Alberta man recovered from the Kootenay River
The remains of the missing Edmonton man, who was swept away on July 30, 2020 while attempting to rescue his family’s dog, was pulled from the Kootenay River Tuesday. On Aug. 18, just before 12 p.m., front line RCMP officers from Kimberley and Cranbrook were called to a section of the Kootenay River, approximately six km south...
Children’s Blood Lead Testing Clinics Confirmed for September
The annual children’s blood lead testing clinics will take place in September. All children aged 6-36 months in the Trail Area, including Casino, Oasis, Rivervale, Waneta and Warfield are invited. In Trail, the average blood lead level over the past two years has been under 3ug/dL, the lowest levels seen since testing began....
Reminder: Property Tax Payments due Monday, August, 31, 2020
The City of Trail would like to remind property owners that 2020 property taxes are due by Monday, August 31, 2020. A 10% penalty will be applied on unpaid taxes and unclaimed Home Owner Grant amounts after the due date. HOME OWNER GRANT Claim it online - If you are eligible for the Home Owner Grant, you can claim it...
