Nelson Police identified, and issued violation tickets, to three people following a Saturday afternoon Freedom rally against COVID-19 provincial public health orders outside City Hall. In a media release, Nelson Police said a 58-year-old female from Winlaw, a 42-year-old man from Halfmoon Bay on the Sunshine Coast and a 41-year-old man from Vancouver, were all […]

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting two periods: April 1 to 2, we had 1,018 cases, and in the last 24-hours, we had a further...

Over the last week, construction has continued to progress quickly, and they are nearly finished in the area between 18th and 21st and will soon start working in the zone between 21st and 24th. In the next week, you will expect to see: No work over the long weekend. The construction area is getting cleaned and trench patches...

"On March 26, at 4:12 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a request from the Canadian Border Services Agency and Canadian Public Health Agency Quarantine Enforcement Officer to issue a violation ticket to two Rossland residents who had committed an offence under Section 52 of the Quarantine Act," Wicentowich said. ...

The West Kootenay Regional Airport has received funding to support COVID-19 recovery following significant revenue losses resulting from the global pandemic and its devastating impacts on the aviation industry. The airport received $720,000 from the Province of B.C.’s COVID Airport Relief Program which supports operations at...

To address rising COVID-19 case counts, protect people and communities and help break the chain of COVID-19 transmission, the provincial health officer is amending the provincial public health orders effective midnight tonight, March 30, 2021. “COVID-19 continues to create challenges for people and businesses throughout B.C.,...

Police are reporting a white truck in the area attempting to pull people over, as it has red-and-blue flashing lights in its grill (Click here for previous coverage). But what do you do if said vehicle tries to pull YOU over? We posed the question to Trail RCMP Acting NCOIC Cpl. Devon Reid, and he said it can be confusing, ...

A second incident of police impersonation in the region has prompted RCMP to warn residents to keep an eye out for the suspect vehicle, according to Trail RCMP commanding officer Sgt. Mike Wicentowich In the early morning hours of March 26, Trail RCMP received a report from a motorist who saw a white pick up truck traveling...

Construction activities progressed well over the past week.  Starting March 29, the community can expect to see: Crews out during regular hours (6:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) with minimal evening work; Patching of pavement over utility trenches from 18th – 21st Street; Storm main installation and tie-in near 18th Street; Water main...

I believe that Castlegar needs a positive, level-headed leader to guide us forward into the future. My 18 years of experience as a City Councilor including 9 years as the City’s rep to the Regional District, position me well to hit the ground running when elected. Since I was last on Council, I’ve continued my service to the...