The City of Trail is turning up the heat on energy savings with a cutting-edge project that’s harnessing the excess heat from the Trail Memorial Centre’s ice rinks and transforming it into a valuable resource. The HVAC Recovery Project will replace and upgrade the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems within the Trail Memorial Centre […]

Jubilation erupted in Genelle today as the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary’s (RDKB) East End Services Committee unanimously voted to reverse its previous decision and keep Genelle Fire Station 373 open. This hard-fought victory, a direct result of three months of relentless community mobilization, means the station will continue to serve, albeit under a conditional […]

On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 14, 2025, City of Trail personnel identified a significant water main break on Rossland Ave. As a result, an immediate stop of water services in the area was necessary to address the emergency. Our dedicated city crews are actively engaged in isolating the affected section and expediting repairs to […]

The City of Trail is moving forward with the hazardous materials abatement and demolition of two derelict properties in the downtown core. The abatement and demolition of both the former CS Williams Clinic at 901 Helena Street and the former Towne Square Mall at 900 Spokane Street have been awarded to LOCAL Industrial Partners Ltd. […]

On May 10, at 11:42 p.m.,, a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report about an alleged assault that occurred between a 37-year-old Trail woman and a 51-year-old Trail woman in the 1700 block of Third Avenue in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “The officer attended the scene and discovered […]

Every year, B.C. fish and game clubs and outdoors organizations host Fishing Forever events in their communities, where volunteers help seniors and people with diverse abilities enjoy a day of fishing, learn to bait a hook, and feel the thrill of hooking a fish. Fishing Forever has been inspiring communities since 1989, when the idea […]

Cycling Without Age has operated in Trail and Rossland for the past four years, giving dozens of people the joy of feeling the wind in their hair on board our e-assist rickshaw, known as a trishaw. The program has been successful in Trail, where volunteers ride people from Columbia View Lodge and Chateau Manor, along […]

Do you ever wonder where opposition to sensible climate policies is coming from? We know the coal, oil and gas industries have been waging a disinformation campaign for decades, hiding research from their own scientists and others that accurately predicted the disastrous consequences of using their products as intended. But that’s not the whole story. One issue […]

Nelson has become the latest municipality in a growing legal movement across British Columbia demanding accountability from the world’s largest fossil fuel companies for the rising costs of climate change. With Nelson’s decision, over 390,000 British Columbians are now represented by local governments committed to a class action lawsuit to make Big Oil pay its […]

Last week my staff attended the 3rd third-annual West Kootenay Homelessness Response Summit in Nelson. The previous Summits were in Castlegar and Trail. This year the title was Cultivating Change: Planting Seeds of Action and Growing Together. 2025 West Kootenay Homelessness Response Summit | Selkirk College highlighted how our West Kootenay region is facing a pressing challenge: […]