MLA applauds investment in local public safety organizations
New Democrat MLA Katrine Conroy is welcoming $185,000 in funding for four local not-for-profit organizations in the West Kootenays. The organizations, which offer important public safety services, are receiving the funds through the Community Gaming Grants program. “People show what they care about when they volunteer for...
Coyote Bites Man, and other RCMP news
From the RCMP report: On January 24, 2019, around 9:00 pm the Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment received a report that a man was bitten by a coyote in the lower parking lot of the Red Mountain Ski Resort, in Rossland, BC. The bite broke the skin and the man sought medical attention at the Kootenay Boundary Regional...
CBT, CPC purchase control of Waneta expansion for $991 million
Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Power Corporation announced today they have entered into an agreement with Fortis Inc. to purchase its 51-per-cent interest in the Waneta Expansion hydroelectric generating facility located near Trail, for $991 million. “We are extremely pleased to be restoring ownership to the originally...
Zins, Power Play Help Smoke Eaters To A 5-4 Victory In Salmon Arm
The Trail Smoke Eaters used three power play and a four-point performance from Trevor Zins to propel them to a 5-4 victory over the Salmon Arm Silverbacks on Saturday night at the Shaw Centre. The Smoke Eaters opened the scoring at the 6:01 mark in the 1st period and was a special one for affiliate player Paul Leroux as he...
New cardiac procedure keeps Interior Health patients closer to home
Nick Stobbart suffered from shortness of breath, and it kept him from getting around as much as he would have liked. The culprit? Heart failure, due to a bad aortic valve that twice landed the 89-year-old in hospital. The timing could not have been worse, as his wife of 60 years was at home receiving palliative care for cancer....
How vaping fits among tips to quit
After 30 years of decline, smoking rates in Canada have risen. Could this disconcerting statistic be linked to the growing popularity of e-cigarettes? E-cigarettes, otherwise known as vaping products, are battery-operated devices that heat a liquid cartridge containing chemicals such as nicotine. The heated liquid becomes an...
Selkirk College Saints Alumnus Arie Postmus Embraces Sutter-Immersion
For his first off-ice hockey job, Selkirk College alumnus Arie Postmus could not have landed a better boss to show him the ropes. This past summer, the former Selkirk College Saints defenceman secured a position with the Western Hockey League’s Red Deer Rebels as the team’s Hockey Operations Administrator that includes a focus...
Fortis says electricity use on the rise despite mild winter
Even during this milder winter, electricity use is up among FortisBC customers. Last week, electricity use increased by more than 26 per cent compared to the start of winter in November, and it’s been up 20 per cent or more since the start of December. This follows the typical pattern of increased energy use in the winter in...
Notice of Construction - Walkway from Shavers Bench to Glenmerry
This notice is to inform the public that the City of Trail will immediately begin working on the repairs to the walkway along Hwy 3B from Shavers Bench to Glenmerry on Monday, Jan. 28. A dedicated pedestrian route through the area will be made available for the public use during the work period. The estimated completion date...
Last Minute Falls Smoke Eaters In Overtime vs 'Backs
The Trail Smoke Eaters surrendered a late 3rd period lead and fell in overtime to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks by a 3-2 score on Friday night at the Shaw Centre. It was a bit of a feeling out process in the opening period of play as the two teams collected seven shots each with none finding the back of the net. Trail had the...
