COLUMN: 'Looking up' (or not) won't fix the climate crisis
By David Suzuki At the end of the film Don’t Look Up — in which a comet hurtling toward Earth serves as a blunt metaphor for the climate crisis — astronomy professor Randall Mindy (played by Leonard DiCaprio) says, “We really did have everything, didn’t we?” It’s true. This spinning ball of earth, water and […]
Trail man sustains non-fatal gunshot wound during home invasion
On Sunday, Oct. 22, at 10:30 p.m., frontline Trail and Greater District and Castlegar RCMP officers responded to a report of a home invasion in the 400 block of Rossland Avenue in Trail. When officers arrived at the residence they discover a 55-year-old Trail man had sustained a non-life-threatening gun shot wound to his abdomen. […]
Water Disruption in West Trail Tuesday
All residents in the areas below have received a hand-delivered notice. This notice is to inform the public and residents of Bay Avenue and Portland Street in West Trail that these areas will experience a water service interruption between approximately 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 to accommodate new watermain connections […]
OP/ED: From the Hill: The Truth about the Carbon Tax
These are difficult times for a lot of Canadians. At the top of the list is the difficulty many have in finding affordable housing. Groceries continue to rise in price. And rounding out the list is always the price of gasoline. Over the past three years, gas prices have gone up by about a dollar […]
Ireland, RDKB's Furry Hero, Goes Social and Offers Comfort to Those in Need
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has proudly introduced its newest team member, Ireland – a facility support dog working alongside Trail RCMP victim services. Despite her recent arrival in Trail, Ireland has already begun making a positive impact on victims and witnesses of crime or tragedy in the Kootenay Boundary area. Ireland’s journey to […]
Newsletter from MLA/Minister Katrine Conroy
B.C. improving credential recognition for internationally trained professionals. Province held a fair credentials town hall with internationally trained professionals, key organizations and advocates to talk about progress made on international credential recognition in health care and the work being done to expand to all sectors of the economy. People come from all over to live in […]
Ireland, RDKB's Furry Hero, Goes Social and Offers Comfort to Those in Need
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has proudly introduced its newest team member, Ireland – a facility support dog working alongside Trail RCMP victim services. Despite her recent arrival in Trail, Ireland has already begun making a positive impact on victims and witnesses of crime or tragedy in the Kootenay Boundary area. Ireland’s journey to […]
Wanted man now facing laundry list of charges thanks to observant cop
On Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer was on a routine patrol when he observed wanted person Peter Burgie driving a truck on Main Street, in Fruitvale, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said the officer believed that Burgie spotted the officer and his marked police vehicle after […]
COVID, vaccines, masks -- what can we expect this fall?
By Sameer Elsayed, Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Western University. First published in The Conversation. It’s been almost four years since the first human cases of COVID-19 infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 were reported. Though the global health emergency was declared over on May 5, 2023, COVID-19 remains a major […]
FROM THE HILL: MP calls for real solutions to bring down food prices
On Wednesday, after a new report from Dalhousie University revealed that close to three out of five Canadians are worried about compromising on nutrition due to high food prices at the grocery store, NDP MP Richard Cannings (South Okanagan – West Kootenay) joined NDP leader Jagmeet Singh in reiterating his call for the Liberal government […]
