Selkirk College Awards Honourary Diploma to Cathy Lafortune
Cathy Lafortune regularly attends classes in the Education Assistant & Community Support Worker (EACSW) Program at Selkirk College enhancing the learning experience of students striving to work with people with differing abilities. The wealth of knowledge she so eagerly and professionally shares stems from lived life...
Columbia River Skywalk wins Provincial 2018 Parks Excellence Award
The City of Trail is pleased to announce it has received the British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) 2018 Parks Excellence Award for the Columbia River Skywalk project. The award exemplifies the Skywalk’s contribution to Trail’s high quality of recreation, parks and physical activity in the community, and ...
Firefighters/police help person on bridge
Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue (KBRFR) was once again called out for a situation in which a person was potentially trying to harm themselves. Acting Cpt. Rick Morris said the call came in at 11:13 p.m., and four Trail firefighters were at the Victoria Street Bridge by 11:25 p.m. “(A) person (was) on Victoria Street ...
Evacuation alert rescinded for homes in Six Mile area
The Regional District of Central Kootenay Emergency Operations Centre has ended the evacuation alert for 16 homes in the Six Mile area of Electoral Area F, north of Nelson. In a media release Thursday, the RDCK said the evacuation alert was rescinded as of 10 a.m. on May 2, 2018. Residents had been under an evacuation alert […]
Regional emergency personnel meet in Castlegar to gear up for flood/wildfire season
Roughly 65 emergency-preparedness experts from across the region met in Castlegar last Thursday for a biannual meeting hosted by Emergency Management BC. “It was good information, and very worthwhile,” said Castlegar Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio, adding there were many organizations represented, including utility companies like...
Trail streetlight project recognized at city council meeting
Last week, Doug Lamminen, technical advisor from FortisBC’s Conservation and Energy Management team, presented council with a cheque for $44,660 to complete the second phase of its street lighting upgrade project. This summer, the City of Trail will complete the second phase of a project to upgrade more than 1,000 street...
Trail cadets take to the skies
Last week, two cadets from 531 City of Trail Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets went flying over the city and the local area. This marks the start of the spring flying program that will see all the cadets from the squadron experience the thrill of flight. The cadets flew in the Trail Flying Club’s Cessna 172. They left Trail...
Trail uses tech to help you tour new facility
Visit the Trail Riverfront Centre from the comfort of your home with a 3D virtual tour! This 3D tour, which was completed by Stantec (the architects and engineers of the facility), is powered by Matterport, an all-in-one reality capture system. Please note, Google Chrome will provide the best viewing experience with this...
High Streamflow Advisory issued for Kootenay, Boundary and Southern Interior
The River Forecast Centre is maintaining a High Streamflow Advisory for the Southern Interior, Boundary and Kootenay regions according to a release posted on their website today. “Temperatures cooled over the weekend after seasonally hot weather last Wednesday to Friday. Snow melt rates began to slow down Sunday with mid-elevation...
Murder investigation leads to raid of Columbia Avenue house
A house on Columbia Avenue was raided Friday in connection with the investigation into the murder of 38-year-old Jordan Workman of Castlegar, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau. Workman’s body was found in the trunk of a burning car in January (for previous coverage, see https://castlegarsource.com/news/name-burned-body-released-rcmp-46505#.Wuevbn8h21s...
