City of Trail given Community Wellness and Harm Reduction Grant
The City of Trail is one of 24 communities that were awarded Community Wellness and Harm Reduction Grants. Funded projects will be active from March 2020 to February 2021. The Community Wellness and Harm Reduction Grant was launched to support community partnerships on focused, action-oriented harm reduction projects or initiatives, tailored to meet local needs. […]
Selkirk College Saints Hit the Reset Button
The Trinity Western University Spartans finished a hefty 21 points ahead of the Selkirk College Saints in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) regular season. The upshot of matching up against tough odds in the first round of the playoffs is that once the puck drops to start the BCIHL semi-final between...
Police release surveillance images after an armed robbery Sunday
RCMP are releasing surveillance stills as they continue their investigation into an armed robbery carried out at a local pharmacy late Sunday morning. On March 8, 2020 at 11:13 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP responded to a report of an armed robbery just committed at the pharmacy inside the Safeway store located at...
RDKB $63-million Liquid Waste Management Plan approved
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has received approval from the Province of BC for its Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP), which includes major upgrades planned for the Columbia Pollution Control Centre (CPCC) that provides sewage treatment to the communities of Rossland, Trail, Warfield as well as Oasis and Rivervale in Electoral Area B / Lower Columbia-Old […]
Bridge lane to be closed for the day on March 10
On Tuesday, March 10, the city will be performing an inspection on the decorative lights that are installed on the arches of the Victoria Street Bridge. The inspection will start at 7 a.m. and will end at 3:30 p.m. Due to the nature of this work, the city will be required to temporarily close the westbound side of the bridge....
Business Skills for Basin Students
The Trust is providing $460,500 to JA British Columbia for programs in the region Students in the Columbia Basin can learn about financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship through JA British Columbia (JABC). Columbia Basin Trust is providing JABC with $460,500 over three years to provide support to students...
City speaks to Transportation Safety Board's investigation of Trail runway incursion
The City of Trail (the City) has received a report from the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada outlining the findings from an investigation for a runway incursion that occurred at the City’s Trail Regional Airport (the Airport) on December 12, 2018. The Airport took the matter very seriously and worked cooperatively...
Letter: That violent 'Greta' decal
A decal of a cartoon Greta Thunberg being sexually assaulted was posted on social media with the name of an Alberta-based company prominently on display. When questioned about it, the owner both acknowledged he was aware of the sticker and downplayed the clearly violent imagery of the rape of a minor. On the cusp of […]
Police seize guns, cash, drugs, arresting five after coordinated warrants executed in Trail
The Trail and Castlegar RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) executed multiple drug search warrants simultaneously across the City of Trail on Wednesday, in relation to an ongoing criminal investigation into drug trafficking. On March 4, dozens of police officers, from across the West Kootenay region, simultaneously descended upon...
SD 20 speaks to Coronavirus concerns
Coronavirus, or COVID19, continues to be of public concern. With Washington State being our neighbor and indicating that the virus has been detected there and is impacting a growing number of people, it is understood that anxiety here in the West Kootenays is growing. In terms of the School District and the virus, please note...
