A call to start the quit journey — and resources to help. This week, Canadians from coast to coast will unite to celebrate National Non-Smoking Week, an annual initiative dedicated to raising awareness about the benefits of living smoke-free. The Lung Health Foundation (LHF) is proud to support this important week by spotlighting its comprehensive quit-smoking […]

By City of Trail New process reduces trauma and improves reporting The City of Trail is setting a new precedent in supporting sexual assault survivors by introducing self-collection kits. This progressive initiative offers victims the option to privately collect vital evidence in the aftermath of an assault. Addressing this challenge was initially discussed at the […]

You are grieving, and you have made it through the holidays. Now what? The grief hasn’t gone away, and some people just don’t seem to understand ‘why you can’t get over it’. Greater Trail Hospice Society is sponsoring an 8-week Grief Support Group starting Tuesday, Feb 11th  from 4:30-6:30 pm, in the community room at […]

A search warrant was executed to the residence of two suspects in relation to a home invasion. On Jan. 12, 2025, at approximately 2:10 a.m., the Quesnel RCMP received a report of a home invasion in the 300 block of Hoy Street, in Quesnel. Two suspects broke into a residence, sprayed the victim with bear […]

Levi Astill (Grand Forks Border Bruins), Russell Kosec (Grand Forks Border Bruins) and Landon Garbitt (Golden Rockets) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Jan. 12/25. Astill – Top Forward – The Edmonton native netted five goals and added seven assists in two games […]

I would like to share our 2024 Year-End Statistics with you, Sgt. Monty Taylor, Detachment Commander of the Castlegar RCMP. We continue to see an overall decrease in the number of calls for service in our community, dropping from 3,915 in 2023 to 3,711 in 2024. I am encouraged by the reduction in total Criminal Code files—down […]

The Nelson Police Department is investigating a break, enter and theft of numerous items including multiple rifles. These rifles are not considered ‘firearms’ under the criminal code, but the police are concerned that they appear to be real and operating firearms. Police believe the break-in to the Eagles Hall on Baker Street, Nelson occurred sometime […]

A 50-year-old Qualicum Beach motorist who stopped to assist with a possible impaired driver and failed a roadside alcohol screening test themselves, received a 90-day driving prohibition and had their vehicle impounded for 30 days, according to RCMP Sgt. Shane Worth. “At 5:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, a possible impaired driver in Qualicum Beach […]

On Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 6 a.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District officer received a report about an incident between a 61-year-old woman and a 79-year-old woman in a residence in Fruitvale, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “The 61-year-old woman accused the 79-year-old woman of hitting her with the phone and hiding a […]

Selkirk College instructor Robin DuPont has been added to the pantheon of British Columbia’s outstanding working artists after being honoured with the 2024 Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design. An instructor in the 10-month Ceramics Program based out of Nelson’s Victoria Street Campus, DuPont is a frontrunner in contemporary ceramics in North America. […]