BC SPCA reminds public to travel safely with their pets this summer
The BC SPCA is reminding members of the public to make sure pets are safely secured in their vehicle when travelling this summer. “This time of year we start to see more people taking their pets, particularly dogs, with them on road trips or camping. We recommend that pets are kept inside the vehicle in a secured crate or...
This week's Hidden Hero: Lil Laarz
The Hidden Hero Project is a portrait series celebrating the everyday heroes who live and give in Castlegar. Community members were asked to nominate people as heroes back in the summer of 2018 and the exhibition celebrating a selection of the good folks of Castlegar will open at Kootenay Gallery on June 20, 2019. Partway […]
BC youth encouraged to #CelebrateEverydayVictories.
The Canadian Mental Health Association(CMHA), BC Division kicks off its 68th annual Mental Health Week (May 6 -12) celebrations with a new campaign – CelebrateEverydayVictories -encouraging youth and young adults throughout British Columbia to pause and acknowledge their small daily wins and celebrate their journey towards ...
Take a stand against violence with Clothesline Project
The Clothesline Project will be taking place during the Victims and Survivors of Crime Week. On Wednesday, May 29 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., we will address the issue of violence against women, children, men and other genders. Abuse is when one person is trying to gain power or control over another person using […]
Harlequin Duck sightings in the Salmo River Watershed wanted
If you’re lucky enough to see Harlequin Ducks in the Salmo River Watershed then wildlife biologist, Marlene Machmer, wants to hear from you. With funding from the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP), Pandion Ecological Research and the Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers are doing a Harlequin Duck pair and brood inventory...
DriveSmart BC: Distracted Driving Laws in B.C.
@KostelecPlan asked a couple of good questions on Twitter this week. He wanted to know what the distracted driving laws in BC are and would I share my thoughts on media outlets using video footage submitted by distracted drivers in their news stories. The video he shared with his questions showed the view out the drivers...
Smoke Eaters Land Commitment From University of North Dakota Committed Forward
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club is pleased to announce forward Braden Costello (’00) has committed to the team for the 2019/20 season. Costello, 19, joins the Smoke Eaters after spending parts of the last three seasons in the United States Hockey League (USHL) playing with the Des Moines Buccaneers and Green ...
BC Appeal Court rules in favour of Lakes Tribe man in elk-hunting case
The BC Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a Washington State man, and his First Nations, the Sinixt, right to hunt in Canada, viewed at its ancestry territory. The ruling, handed down Thursday, ruled in favour of 68-year-old Rick Desautel of the Lakes Tribe of the Colville Confederated Tribes (the “CCT”) and lives […]
UPDATED: Suspected murder in Montrose
Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich said this afternoon that an apparent homicide in Montrose is not cause for concern for the safety of other residents. "The male and female were known to each other, they both lived at the residence,” Wicentowich reported. “And the public was not at risk at any time in regards to this incident."...
Suspect leads police in foot race through Trail, ultimately loses
A Trail man who was supposed to be serving a sentence for failing to comply with a probation order, and theft under $5,000, made sure local police got their exercise after leading cops on a chase of roughly one-and-a-half kilometres this morning, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. The man had been at large since his...
