Provincial government addresses concerns over potential BCTF full-scale walkout
Teachers head to the voting booth today and Tuesday to consider whether teachers want to launch a full-scale walkout. The British Columbia Teachers Federation (BCTF) has said the walk out would begin Monday, June 16. The ease the stress of the full-scale strike, the provincial government published a press release on their...
Police prepare press conference in face of Rossland homicide
BC RCMP will be holding a news conference on Monday June 9, 2014 to assist with the active and ongoing homicide investigation into the June 5 discovery of a body at a residence on Feeney Road near Rossland, B.C. Representatives from the Southeast District RCMP and the family of the victim will be present to provide an update...
UPDATE: BCPSEA, CUPE reach tentative agreement; BCTF begins third week of rotating strike schedule
In a move that's expected to shake up the current labour dispute between the provincial government and BC Teacher's Federation, the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) has reached a tentative agreement Sunday with Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “The BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) is...
Kootenay Lake water levels peaking, but floods are unlikely if weather holds
If the weather holds up over the next few weeks the West Kootenay may get a break from the massive spring flooding and resulting damage that’s happened in the past couple of years. RDCK Emergency Program Coordinator, Noreen Clayton says that while lake levels are just about at their peak, they are unlikely to reach […]
Construction to start next week along Trail's main drag
This notice is to inform the public, businesses, residents and tenants on Victoria Street that the City of Trail’s Victoria Street Corridor Project Phase II will becommencing June 9, 2014 with an estimated completion date of August 15, 2014. The work will take place along Victoria Street (from the Rossland Avenue intersection at Gerick Cycle […]
Dam City Rollers face off against Rossland/Trail today after big win against Nelson last weekend
Dam City Rollers continue their undefeated season with a win against the Killjoys after a May 31 bout. Dam City Rollers (Castlegar team) scored 358 against the Killjoys (Nelson team), who scored 276 during the game in the Trail arena. “We expected that it was going to be a challenge,” said Dam City Rollers team captain Kitty...
Safe drinking water on tap for Robson?
Residents of Robson have been on a boil water notice since 1997, but now, finally, drinkable tap water might finally become a reality once more. “In British Columbia, all water that is consumed by the public that is surface water, (our water is surface water from Pass Creek) by law has to be treated,” said Anne White, trustee...
BREAKING: Homicide in Rossland
Police are investigating a homicide after a body was discovered at a residence Thursday morning. On June 5, at approx 11:00 am the Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment received a call in regards to the discovery of a body at a residence on Feeney Road near Rossland, B.C. Upon arrival police located the body of a...
UPDATE: Young Autistic man found in Cranbrook
RCMP now report that Fortier was found, uninjured, in Cranbrook. PREVIOUS: The Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment is asking for the public's assistance in locating a 17-year-old Autistic male, last seen Thursday, June 5 at 7 a.m. in the Beaver Falls area. Alexander Fortier is described as being 6'2" tall, slender with...
Aquanauts swim to success
This past weekend the Castlegar Aquanauts participated in their first competitive swim meet of the season in Nelson, BC. A total of 36 swimmers competed for the Aquanauts. Along with them, teams from Nelson, Trail, Grand Forks, Kimberley, Creston, Colville and Revelstoke also competed. This swim meet consisted of six individual events and two […]