The balance has been tipped on Slocan Lake complex wildfires: B.C. Wildfire Service
Hot and dry climes in the valley aren’t contributing to out-of-control times for wildfire activity in the Slocan Valley complex, which currently has two fires of note on the ledger. In addition to ongoing B.C. Wildfire Service fire suppression efforts, rainfall, elevated humidity levels, lingering smoke and slightly cooler temperatures have all contributed to a […]
Trail woman assaulted by neighbour
On Aug. 10, at 9:11 a.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to an assault in progress between two women in the 1200 block of Columbia Avenue in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “A 35-year-old Trail woman allegedly assaulted her neighbour, 25-year-old Trail woman, during a dispute,” Wicentowich said. “The 25-year-old […]
BC Highway Patrol officers catch 19 impaired drivers in Salmo
BC Highway Patrol officers caught 19 drug impaired drivers at the 2024 Shambala Festival last weekend including a drug trafficker coming from the festival, according to RCMP Cpl. Melissa Jongema. She said BC Highway Patrol conducted two full days of check stops and sifted through over 30,000 visitors going to and from the festival to […]
LETTER: Environmental and health groups issue open letter to all political leaders concerning Jasper Wildfires
The lives of the people in Jasper, a mountain town beloved by Canadians, a place so many of us have spent time in, have been devastated because of a fast-spreading wildfire. Our hearts go out to the people of Jasper and all of the communities and Indigenous Nations facing evacuation, the loss of their homes, […]
Music in the Park ends the season with a fun program of events and activities at The Night Market
Join the Trail & District Arts Council and Trail’s Incredible Farmers Market on Aug. 15 for an entertaining evening of food vendors, market, beer and wine garden, and live music at The Night Market in Gyro Park from 5 to 8:30 p.m. The music will kick off at 6 p.m. as the Maritime Kitchen Party […]
Fossil fuel subsidies cost Canadians a lot more money than the carbon tax
[Editor’s Note: The article below focuses on the federal carbon pricing system; please be aware that in BC, the Province runs its own carbon pricing system, but the carbon price for each is the same, and both the federal and the BC systems have rebates – paid quarterly – to benefit low-income and medium-income households. […]
Column: Historians and their consumers
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” — Winston Churchill, historian, maker of historic events “People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.” — James Baldwin Our minds and our living: thoughts that shape our characters The two epigraphs above frame the entire focus of my Arc […]
Old-growth forests still not protected despite Province’s plan: Valhalla Wilderness Society
The Provincial government has fallen short in protecting B.C.’s old-growth forests says a West Kootenay environmental group and is calling for fulfillment of the recommendations of two auditor generals and the creation of two new parks. In a New Future for Old Forests — a series of recommendations to protect old-growth forests released in 2020 […]
RCMP report moose on the loose in downtown Rossland
On Monday, July 30, the Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report that a large male moose has been wandering around for approximately one week in downtown Rossland, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. A photograph of the moose was taken near a business by a local entrepreneur (above). Wildlife conflict can be reported […]
OP/ED: The Jasper fire is a five-alarm wake-up call for B.C.
By Jesse Zeman How many more Jaspers, how many more Lyttons, before we wake up? I am living with my family in a rental home provided by my insurance company after a fire swept through West Kelowna, destroying my home and property. It will take years to recover, and the damage may never be completely […]
