A 39-year-old Trail man has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after being caught with cocaine twice in as many months, according to RCMP Cpl Darryl Orr. According to Orr,  Leonard Ablog Dyoco was arrested July 18 for Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose or Trafficking.   “Members arrested (Dyoco) without incident after he had […]

It’s official, the National Hockey League locked out its players at midnight Saturday, September 15. Here’s the statement from the National Hockey League on its website: Despite the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the National Hockey League has been, and remains, committed to negotiating around the clock to reach a new CBA that is […]

The two 2012 Murdoch Division Finalists once again assumed similar spots atop the standings following opening week in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks and Castlegar Rebels completed the weekend each with three points. However, both teams took different routes to the top of the standings. Castlegar rode the 28-save performance […]

Colton McCarthy’s second goal of the game in the final minute of regulation time lifted the Nelson Leafs to a 5-5 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League overtime tie against the Castlegar Rebels Friday night at the NDCC Arena. The goal by the 16-year-old rookie from Salmon Arm came with 11 ticks left on the clock […]

The Columbia Brewery in Creston is getting a major facelift to its brewing facility with the expected announcement Friday by Labatts to invest $1.4 Million. The expansion to brewing capacity is to accommodate Budweiser’s renowned brewing process in Creston for the first time. “Bringing Budweiser to Creston is a significant milestone for the Creston brewery. […]

City council is chasing the green – environmental and cash savings – with the move to paperless council meetings, according to councillor Kevin Chernoff. “We started thinking about it a year ago, through the Green Committee, and started implementing it in June – I was the first to make the switch,” he said, adding now […]

Fortis BC spokesman Blair Weston appeared as a delegation at council’s regular meeting Monday night, in response to complaints lodged by councillors over the process. Councillor Kevin Jolly said Trail was essentially presented with a fait accompli, bar the approval process through the BC Utilities Commission, in regard to the $16-million operations centre Fortis plans […]

Source readers really stepped up, answering the call for photos of Pass Creek to give Global TV as they prepare to feature the community in a news segment this Sunday. Roll your mouse over each photo to find out where it was taken and by whom. Pass Creek will be in the limelight Sept. 16, […]

Kieran Galbraith will be remembered forever as a new park on the banks of the Slocan River will be dedicated in his honour Sunday afternoon. The 1.6 acres of shoreline along the picturesque Slocan River is being dedicated as the Kieran Galbraith Memorial Park Shoreacres Beach at 1 p.m. The park is thanks to the […]

The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) and CUPE Local 2262 have agreed to put any potential job action on hold until 4 p.m. on Sept. 21, the regional district announced today.  “We will continue to meet with union representatives over the next nine days to discuss safety and operational protocols for the Nelson and […]