Out-of-bounds skier found safe after overnight ordeal
Police are offering high praise to Red Mountain staff and local Search and Rescue teams after a mountainous search saw an Ontario man found safe. "On Thursday, Dec. 29 at 4:40 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report that a 20-year-old Thunder Bay man went missing while skiing while out-of-bounds...
Five ways to avoid pain and injury when starting a new exercise regime
By Lewis Macgregor, Lecturer in Sport, Health & exercise Science, University of Stirling (UK) Getting in the habit of exercising isn’t easy. Not only is finding the time to exercise a major deterrent for people, the fear of aches, pain and injuries is also a reason that people put off starting a new exercise regime. But...
Arrow Flow Change Notification Dec. 30 - 31
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will decrease noticeably on Friday, December 30 and Saturday, December 31. When combined with the outflows from the Kootenay River, Columbia River levels at Birchbank are expected to decrease by 1.04 metres (3.4 feet) over the two...
Dec. 27 update on Highway 97C bus crash Christmas Eve
On Dec. 24, 2022 at approximately 18:14 hours the BC Highway Patrol and Merritt RCMP were advised of a single vehicle collision around Loon Lake on Hwy 97c east of Merritt BC. Police and emergency services responded and located a commercial E-bus that had gone off road to the left and rolled onto its passenger side coming to...
Arrow Flow Change Notification
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will increase noticeably on Friday, December 23 and Saturday, December 24. When combined with the outflows from the Kootenay River, Columbia River levels at Birchbank are expected to increase by 0.7 metres (2 feet) over the two days....
Fatal crash on Columbia Avenue Tuesday morning
Police are confirming some details regarding a fatal collision Tuesday morning, with Castlegar RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Monty Taylor indicating the cause of the crash was likely medical in nature. "I can confirm on Tuesday Dec. 20, just after 6:30 a.m., we received a report of a vehicle which struck a power pole in the 3200 block area...
Smart watch erroneously dispatches police to Rossland
On Saturday, Dec. 10 at 9:53 a.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received an emergency alert from a smart watch which stated that its owner had been in a severe car accident, in Rossland, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The GPS coordinates were provided as part of the message to police,"...
Grinch steals Christmas/show during Santa Parade
On Saturday, Dec. 10, at 5:30 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a report of a furry green suspect in a red suit stealing the show at City of Trail’s Santa Parade in East Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said the officer conducted surveillance of a well-known Grinch but was...
Fire department celebrating first-ever female KBRFR captain
“I love firefighting,” says Carlene Pires, who has become the first-ever female captain within the Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue Service (KBRFR). “I just so happen to be a woman too,” she adds. Carlene is proud of her paid-on-call (POC) job as well as the determination and accomplishments that have engineered her ...
Changes to Castlegar Garbage & Recycling Collection Dates During Holidays
Waste Management, City of Castlegar’s curbside collection provider, will adjust garbage and recycling collection dates during the holiday season. This adjustment is required to align with holiday operations at the Ootischenia landfill where Castlegar garbage is taken as well as the Waste Management recycling facility in...
