A Trail man has been found guilty of three charges and will be facing sentencing in September after assaulting two officers last October, according to Trail RCMP NCO i/c Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "I attended court in Castlegar on Monday and was present for the decision by Judge Sicotte on the Sheldon Matteucci incident (see below...

Anouschka Riverin, finance manager with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, will be swapping her calculator for cycling when she takes on the ‘Tour de Cure’ 100-km fundraising bike ride in Chilliwack later this month. Her team, ‘Just Beat it’, hopes to complete the epic, in-person cycling challenge in under five hours...

Katrine Conroy, Minister Responsible for the Columbia River Treaty, has issued the following statement regarding the 13th round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty, which took place in Richmond on Aug. 10-11, 2022: “Discussions toward a modernized Columbia River Treaty progressed last week, as negotiators...

NDP MP, Richard Cannings rallied scientists from across the political spectrum in Ottawa last week to urge Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne to pay Canada’s researchers at least a living wage. “Canada is lagging behind the world on innovation and research at a time when we know these […]

Starting Monday, August 15, 2022, work will begin on the Sunningdale 'Y' pedestrian improvement project. Temporary detours will be in effect during the construction period for both Hazelwood Drive and Hillside Drive. The project is expected to conclude on August 19, 2022. Please follow all traffic signs and detours and decrease...

Pride Trail B.C., the Trail & District Public Library, IncrEDIBLE Trail and the City of Trail are excited to host Pride 2022 at Trail’s IncrEDIBLE Farmers’ Market on Saturday, August 13 on the Esplanade / Jubilee Park from 10 am to 2 pm. Everyone is invited to join us!  “Pride is very important for our youth and community...

Social media may have its advantages, but it may not be the best place to sell stolen goods, according to a recent RCMP press release. "On Aug. 5, at 2:25 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report about a stolen mountain bike worth $5,000 for sale on a social media platform in Trail," said ...

Trail RCMP fielded some strange calls Saturday, one in the Pend O’Rielle area and the other in Rossland. "On Aug. 6, at 3:32 p.m. Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a complaint of a shirtless, shoeless 34-year-old Kelowna woman causing a disturbance," said Trail Top Cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The...

Police are reporting the death of a Castlegar man in Rossland Sunday, according to Trail RCMP NCO i/c Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Aug. 7, at 3:18 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District officer received a report about the sudden death of a 73-year-old Castlegar man on a golf course in Rossland," Wicentowich said. "The man...

I watched a particularly foolish driver the other afternoon who decided to cross over two lanes of traffic in order to prepare for a left turn about a kilometer ahead. This driver zoomed across all the lanes without pause, ending up in the left hand lane about three vehicle lengths ahead of a heavy truck. To make life really...