“What’s the most important thing for a person to do?” I put this question to our church congregation a few weeks ago. The reading for that week was about a fig tree that had not produced fruit for several years. The landowner wanted to cut it down to put the soil to other use, but a servant pleaded to give the tree another ...

On April 5, the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP and Trail Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant at a residence located in the 3000 block of Highway Drive in Trail, during the course of an investigation into the Possession of Child Pornography contrary to Section 163.1 of the Criminal Code. The RCMP...

With a shifting focus northward, third-year Selkirk College Nursing Program students will make their final trip to Guatemala later this spring. Since 2005, students in the four-year Bachelor of Science program have been able to complement their education with a Guatemala practice placement that provides participants the...

The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club is pleased to announce forward Connor Sweeney (’00) has committed to the team for the 2019/20 season.  Sweeney, 18, comes to Trail after playing with the Lawrence Academy Spartans for the past two seasons, amassing 16 goals and 31 assists for 47 points over that span. During the...

 By Suzanne Belanger Dust off the nets, lacrosse season is underway!  The West Kootenay Minor Lacrosse Association will continue to host a practice group in Rossland in 2019, if there is enough player interest. First practice in Rossland Arena! The Rossland Arena echoed with laughter and bouncing balls on Monday, as the West...

The BC Oil and Gas Commission recently revealed some concerning figures about abandoned oil and gas wells in British Columbia.  In one example, Ranch Energy recently declared bankruptcy, leaving up to 500 abandoned wells in care of the Commission.  Much of the cost to clean up those sites will likely fall on the shoulders of […]

The sun is shining, snow is melting and the birds are singing again.  This is one of my favourite times of the year, however for a lot of patients the melting snow and pollen means a season of sneezing, itchy eyes, and a runny nose. The common term for seasonal allergies is ‘hayfever’ and the medical term is ‘seasonal allergic...

BC RCMP are clawing their way through crime by proudly introducing a new tool in law enforcement, Police Cat Services. Frontline officers throughout the Province who have been volunteered for the pilot project will be assigned their police cats over the next few months. Each Police Cat handler will also be given a Cat carrying...

ICBC premiums are rising! The corporation is losing billions, we have to get costs under control! Let's put out the ICBC dumpster fire by reducing what we pay out in claims, but assure crash victims that they will be properly taken care of. That's about all you can get into a 30 second sound bite but if there are a few more...

Castlegar police re-enacted their own version of Animal Farm this morning, as livestock concerns took the limelight in calls for response. Castlegar top cop RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke said (after much hectoring from a local reporter for a story to cover) police got a call at 10:44 a.m. Thursday morning about a mule on the […]