$3.3 Million Investment Drives Expansion of Selkirk College’s Selkirk Technology Access Centre
A $1.65 million investment through PacifiCan’s Regional Innovation Ecosystems program is driving a major expansion of Selkirk College’s Selkirk Technology Access Centre (STAC) in Trail, BC. On Monday, March 2, The Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), toured STAC and announced this federal investment. “British Columbia […]
Column: We are inherently war-mongers
“Just as ‘wars begin in the minds of men’, peace also begins in our minds. The same species who invented war is capable of inventing peace. The responsibility lies with each of us.” — Seville Statement on Violence, 1986 https://abolishwar.net/wp-content/uploads/Seville-Statement-on-Violence.pdf “I was a conscious being reading the instructions for my own creation… Had this […]
BC SPCA Lottery back with biggest spring 50/50 yet - up to $1,100,000
This spring caring people across B.C. have the chance to win big, while helping vulnerable animals. The BC SPCA Lottery for animals in need is back March 3 with 30 daily cash prizes, plus its biggest spring 50/50 yet – up to $1,100,000! Last spring’s big 50/50 winner, animal lover Shannon W. from Ladysmith, took home an incredible $500,000 cash prize. “This money is life changing,” says Shannon. “I can travel, […]
DriveSmartBC: Using Surveillance Video After a Crash
Question: The scenario is a two car accident. Both parties have different versions of what happened but it happened in a gas station parking lot with video cameras pointed at the location of the accident. I requested the surveillance video but the gas station refuses to provide it and states I need a court order. I […]
Final KIJHL Power Rankings have Border Bruins at No.1
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) is pleased to announce its Power Rankings for Week 23. The Grand Forks Border Bruins closed out their weekend with a split. They started by shutting out the Castlegar Rebels 4-0 as Nash Wassing’s 15th goal won the game, while Thomas Samborski earned his fourth shutout with a […]
Local students bring on the winter fun with Wildsight program
Magnifying glasses clutched in mittened hands, Grade 1 students from Rossland Summit School scoop up handfuls of snow in their search for snowflakes. They run to their teacher Ms. Anhel, or to Wildsight Educator Jess Williams, to compare their snowflake shapes to a laminated snow crystal chart, finding stellar dendrites or columns, plate shapes: an […]
City of Trail: Scam Alert: Fake ticket payment text messages
The City has received several reports this morning of a scam text message circulating in Trail and area, claiming you need to pay a parking ticket and providing a link. Please help us share this preventative information. Do NOT click the link. The City of Trail does not send parking infraction notices or follow-up correspondence […]
BC Announces Permanent Daylight Saving time
The Province of British Columbia is adopting permanent year-round daylight saving time (DST) to improve people’s overall health, reduce disruptions for families, simplify scheduling and provide an extra hour of evening light during the winter months. “Every parent knows that changing clocks twice a year causes a significant amount of chaos on already busy lives. British […]
Trail—Rossland Welcome the Province as 2026 BC Winter Games Open
Written by: Karlie Shaughnessy For hundreds of young athletes, the moment finally arrived Thursday night as the region welcomed more than 1,450 volunteers, 1,600 young athletes, and families from 131 communities across British Columbia who gathered to officially open the 2026 BC Winter Games. Before a single medal is awarded, before the first whistle blows […]
Column: Trade without accountability, pollution without borders
A new international order is emerging, according to representatives at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and at the Munich Security Conference — one of fragmented states acting in their own self-interest, sovereign fortresses sliding toward economic nationalism. A Munich conference statement places much of the blame on Canada’s neighbour: “The international order […]