First presumptive positive for Coronavirus in Interior Health Region
A woman in the Interior Health Region is presumed positive, bringing the total number in B.C. to five. 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) in British Columbia: “Today we are...
Player Registration is Open for The West Kootenay Timberwolves Lacrosse Team
The West Kootenay Timberwolves return to the Alberta Junior B Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League this Spring. Player registration is now open for the 2020 West Kootenay Timberwolves junior box lacrosse program. This program is an opportunity for athletes born between 1999 and 2003 to play Canada’s National Summer Sport. Practices...
Free Flights to Access Medical Care Far From Home
Many people in the Columbia Basin must travel far to obtain medical care. For help getting to these appointments, those in financial need often rely on Hope Air. Now, this important service will continue its work in the region with a three-year commitment of $165,000 from Columbia Basin Trust. ...
Connected couples: Many British Columbians are staying in with their smartphones and TVs this Valentine’s Day
Over a quarter of British Columbians in a serious relationship prefer to stay home on their smartphone instead of going out for Valentine’s Day with their partner, finds a new survey1 commissioned on behalf of BC Hydro. In fact, the majority of British Columbians surveyed plan to stay in and watch TV instead of going out on...
ATTENTION BUSINESSES: Downtown Trail Wayfinding Signage Opportunity
The City of Trail is offering a wayfinding signage opportunity to businesses that are located on the downtown side of the main highway corridor (Victoria Street). The signs will be affixed to the current red gateway features (street pillars) located at Pine, Cedar and Bay Avenue. Six double-sided wayfinding signs per street...
Take-home drug test strips another tool to prevent fentanyl overdoses
People in the Interior Health (IH) region have another tool to make safer choices about drug use. For some, the stigma or shame associated with seeking out substance use services can be a barrier to accessing the health system. Now, new take-home drug testing strips are available and offer an alternative to clients who...
Off-duty WKTS officer nabs suspect wanted Canada-wide
An off-duty officer’s awareness led to the arrest of a man wanted Canada-wide for parole violations said Sergeant Chad Badry in a RCMP media release Monday. The man, a suspect in an arson at a Kamloops Hotel, was arrested without incident in Grand Forks Sunday after the officer, on her way to work, spotted a person fitting ...
DriveSmart BC: Parental Consent and Control of New Drivers
A young person's brain is not fully matured until the age of 25. The prefrontal cortex manages executive functions such as impulse control and weighing consequences but may not do a great job of it for teenagers. If you are faced with a teen driver who is consistently making bad choices, what do you do? This is a serious...
Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin reports high snowpack in RDKB
Today the BC River Forecast Centre released the latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin, showing higher-than-normal levels for both the Boundary and West Kootenay snowpacks. The Boundary snowpack is at 128 per cent of normal, which is a seven per cent increase since January 1, 2020. The West Kootenay snowpack is also...
Fatal crash closes highway Friday morning
One person was killed in a single-vehicle MVI in the Gulch (Trail) this morning, according to KBRFR Cpt. Glen Gallamore, who said the call came in at 9:15 a.m. Seven firefighters responded, arriving on scene at 9:25 a.m. "Trail Station 374 responded to a report of single vehicle rollover on Hwy 3b below Annabel," Gallamore...
