Mayor and Council are responsible for setting the tax rate, approving the City’s budget and determining overarching service levels. Below are the highlights from the latest Council meetings, summarizing recent actions and outcomes. $200,000 Grant for FireSmart Program & Wildfire Resilience The City has received $200,000 from the UBCM FireSmart Community Funding program to launch […]

This weekend, Saturday, April 26 at 12:15 p.m. there will be a very unique and exciting opportunity for the public to skate with Canucks alumni and mascot “Fin” at the Trail Memorial Centre. The Canucks participants will include: Kirk McLean Is among one of the most popular players to ever play for the Vancouver Canucks. […]

The Government of British Columbia has appointed three new judges and a new judicial justice to the Provincial Court to support timely and efficient access to justice. The new judges are: Aamna Afsar (effective May 1, 2025) Christopher Balison (effective May 1, 2025); and Dennis Isaac Ferbey (effective May 1, 2025) The new judicial justice […]

On April 21, 2025, at 5:52 p.m., Salmon Arm RCMP responded to a tragic hiking incident on Bastion Mountain involving three local teens, according to RCMP Cpl. James Grandy. “A 17-year-old male, walking ahead of two friends, disappeared near the top of a 200-foot cliff, believed to have slipped and fallen,” Grandy said. “One of […]

“The Nelson Police Department would like to inform the community that due to recent staffing shortages, the RCMP will once again be assisting the department in maintaining service delivery to the citizens, businesses and visitors of Nelson,” said a press release issued by NPD. “RCMP officers will be augmenting some Nelson Police Department shifts where […]

The RDCK and Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) host Trash-to-Treasure (T2T) days during Earth Week in April and Waste Reduction Week in October. 2025 T2T Dates: Saturday, April 26, 2025 Saturday, October 18, 2025 How to participate: Collect unwanted items. Place them by the curb where treasure hunters can access them without disrupting traffic. […]

The City of Trail is pleased to announce the appointment of Jared Miner to the new position of General Manager of Municipal Services. Jared brings over 15 years of leadership, engineering and project management experience, making him exceptionally well-equipped to lead the city’s people and projects. “I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to […]

Elections Canada, in a press releaser Tuesday morning, estimated 7.3 million electors voted during the four days of advanced polling (Friday, April 19 thru Monday, April 22) during the federal election. The release stressed that this number is an estimate based on preliminary figures, as some polls may not have reported yet. Assuming the estimates […]

I asked, “what should we do, when the leaders take us to ruin?” He said, “Wait.”  — Charles Eisenstein Democracy: yearning to make it real Democracy is a very old word, and the resonance it has for modern Canadians, Americans, and Europeans, is peculiar. Since the English revolutions of the seventeenth century, the American and […]

Sharing the road with aggressive or unsafe drivers can be both upsetting and dangerous. One common hazard is being involved in an unsafe pass, whether it’s on a two-lane highway, during heavy traffic, or in poor weather conditions. Staying calm and making smart, defensive choices in these situations can help you stay safe and avoid […]