Trail Snow Removal Schedule Dec. 12 – Dec. 21
After the recent snowfalls, we appear to have a break in the weather. We can now begin to remove snow on our collector roadways. The following schedule is tentative due to weather. If delayed due to another snowfall, a revised schedule will be posted. Monday, December 12 (night) - Victoria Street & Bailey Street (highway...
Trail Santa Parade tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
Santa is on his way to Trail for tomorrow’s parade at 5:30 p.m., and we hope you’ll join us! There’s a new route this year near Gyro Park. View the map here. We ask that parade-goers, who are able, consider parking downtown and walking over the bridge. This may be especially convenient for those going to the Trail Smoke...
Funding bonus benefits local arts and sports
Community Gaming grants will benefit local organizations for the arts and sports, among many others in the province. Compared with sports, the arts get a slightly smaller overall allocation of funds, but those grants will be very welcome to those receiving them — locally, the Rossland Council for Arts & Culture will receive $7,700; the […]
RCMP: It's not nice to point fingers
On Nov. 25 at 12:26 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a complaint from a 59-year-old Fruitvale man who said his neighbour, a 79-year-old woman, stole his gloves from the front yard of his residence located on Nelson Avenue in Fruitvale, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich.. "The man ...
Selkirk College’s New Practical Nursing Program Begins in January
Addressing frontline health care needs and providing opportunities for learners to enter a rewarding career will coalesce at Selkirk College’s Trail Campus when the new Practical Nursing Diploma Program welcomes its first cohort in January 2023. Spurred by staff shortages across the health care sector, the Provincial Government...
The Climate Crisis is a Water Crisis: Monitoring for Adaptation in the Columbia Basin
It took until 2022, but water finally made it onto the official agenda of a UN Climate Change Conference. ‘Water Day’ was designated for November 14 at the recent COP27 climate change conference in Egypt where 190 countries had assembled to discuss climate action. Water Day discussions covered water scarcity, drought, early...
KIJHL gets upper hand on Pacific Junior Hockey
When Ryan Larsen was added to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Top Prospects team late due to an injury/illness to another player, that gave the Kamloops Storm three players in the B.C. Hockey Conference Prospects Game, which started with Owen Aura and Jake Phillips-Watts. Larsen ended up with a goal and two assists, including helping set up the winning goal in […]
Lower Columbia Community Health Centre Proposal Gathers Steam - Resident Input Requested
A committed group of doctors, nurse practitioners, and community members are working together to bring a Community Health Centre (CHC) to the Lower Columbia region. The Lower Columbia CHC Network Working Group is proposing a CHC that includes 3-4 clinics to serve Rossland, Warfield, Trail, Montrose, Fruitvale, and RDKB Areas...
Over 100 Local Vendors Share Talents and Treats at the Largest Christmas Market in the Kootenays
The spirit of the season is lighting up Waneta Plaza in Trail, where volunteers-turned-elves are transforming the north end of the mall into a Christmas village. Trail’s IncrEDIBLE Farmers Market presents The Early Bird Christmas Market this weekend, and The Last Minute Christmas Market on the second weekend of December,...
Chamber celebrates residents who #ThinkLocalFirst
It’s like Christmas morning came early as the Trail & District Chamber of Commerce excitedly unwraps the #ThinkLocalFirst Shopping Bag Campaign this holiday season. Twenty stores across the South Kootenay are stocked with branded, reusable fabric bags, up from the 10 that participated during last year’s inaugural...
