The yellow aircraft flying at the Trail airport on Sunday were there giving the air cadets of 531 City of Trail Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron cadets an exciting air experience. Each cadet did a flight in the Schweizer 2-33 glider and a flight in the Cessna 182 towplane. The gliders and tow planes are […]

A significant milestone in British Columbia’s coordinated approach to mental health crisis response has been reached with the near-complete rollout of HealthIM across the RCMP Southeast District, with final implementation expected in the coming weeks. HealthIM is now operational across the majority of the Southeast District, including detachments in the Central Okanagan, South Okanagan, North Okanagan and […]

A Fruitvale motorcyclist has died after colliding with an e4lk on Hwy 3B near the intersection of 10 Avenue in Montrose early Monday morning. Trail St/Sgt. Dave Johnson said the call came in at 4:20 a.m. when a fellow motorist stopped to provide first aid and called 9-1-1. Efforts were unsuccessful and the motorcyclist died […]

The family and friends of the late Suzy Hamilton are pleased to announce that Jessica Hewitt is being honoured with this year’s Suzy Hamilton Legacy Award. The cash award is presented annually to a female-identified or non-binary volunteer environmental activist in the West Kootenay region, who embodies the environmental and social activism for which Suzy […]

With Environment Canada forecasting 2026 to be one of the hottest on record, the Alzheimer Society of BC and Yukon is urging the public to learn how to support people living with dementia ahead of what is expected to be an especially active wildfire season. Emergencies can pose serious risks to people living with dementia. […]

As roadside work ramps up across B.C., a provincewide campaign launches today with an important message for Kootenay drivers: stay alert behind the wheel. Driver distraction and inattention, as well as unsafe speed, put roadside workers at serious risk of being struck by vehicles, says Trace Acres, spokesperson for the annual Work Zone Safety campaign […]

Local property owners and community members in Quesnel Lake have won a halt on cutblocks proposed by logging giant West Fraser. The corporation has agreed not to proceed with parts of its planned operations that residents say threatened their public safety and the recovery and survival of endangered southern mountain caribou. Several additional cutblocks are […]

Dear editor, I call on you to take action now! I’ve been very concerned to learn about the government’s new surveillance bill, Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act. I believe, like many organizations that have spoken against it, that it is one of the greatest threats to our privacy of the last two decades. Bill […]

Dr. Serena Deketele, CCFP(EM), has joined the KERPA team, bringing with her a strong background in emergency medicine, trauma care, and learner, interprofessional, and physician education. After completing her training, Serena began practicing Emergency Medicine in 2019, gaining frontline experience in busy emergency departments where she managed a broad spectrum of acute and critical presentations, […]

Spring is in the air, and for many of us in the Interior, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and dive into spring cleaning. Before sweeping, dusting and decluttering, however, there’s something else that could be in the air that’s important to be aware of: Hantavirus. How do you get hantavirus? Hantavirus is a […]