Into the Trees Music Festival has released its full lineup, inviting festivalgoers to spend three nights this Labour Day weekend under string lights in the forested grove behind the Ram's Head Hotel in Rossland. Early-bird passes are already sold out, and only a handful of weekend passes remain for the intimate festival, running Sept. 4 […]

Effective at noon (Pacific time) on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, the operation of any off-road vehicle for recreational purposes on Crown land is temporarily prohibited throughout Kamloops Fire Centre and Southeast Fire Centre, as well as parts of the Cariboo Fire Centre and Coastal Fire Centre. During this period of extreme and unpredictable fire activity, the […]

A discussion in a local community group recently caught my attention because it illustrated how easily unsafe driving behaviour can become normalized. A resident described a young rider leaving a community centre parking lot on an unlicensed dirt bike, travelling along a public road, performing wheelies at high speed, and then disappearing onto a logging […]

Join the Trail & District Arts Council and Trail’s Incredible Farmers Market on August 13 for an entertaining evening of food vendors, market, and live music for The Night Market, supported by Kootenay Insurance Services’. From 5 pm to 8:30 pm there’s lots to do in Gyro Park for our last event of the summer […]

Construction has begun on renovations to the CT scanner room at Kootenay Lake Hospital to prepare for a replacement. To maintain uninterrupted patient care during construction, a temporary mobile CT unit has been installed in front of the hospital. “Having access to quality health care close to home matters to all of us here in […]

Get ready to dance like there’s no one watching with Stubbs and the and Paris Pick and the Pricks at Music in the Dark. Presented by Trail & District Arts Council, as part of the Kootenay Savings Music in the Park series, this live music event happens on Friday, Aug. 7 from 7:30 to 10 […]

More than 1,000 households across the RDKB are now better prepared for wildfire after taking part in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary’s FREE FireSmart Home Assessment Program. Since launching the FireSmart Home Assessment Program in 2022, the initiative has seen exceptional community support, helping homeowners better understand their property’s wildfire risks and take practical […]

With provincial support, a new critical-metals hub is being created in the Kootenays to put local businesses in a better position to grow and create jobs by seizing new opportunities created through new, nearby major mining projects. “Critical metals are essential to the clean economy and B.C. is well positioned to be a leader in […]

A musical theatre double bill extravaganza as the Triple Threat Experience youth musical theatre camp performers present Disney’s “Newsies Jr.” and “Annie Kids” Trail Arts Council and Steps Dance Centre are excited to present our two-for-one Triple Threat Experience youth musical theatre camp performance of Annie Kids and Disney’s Newsies Jr. on July 25 and […]

The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce the commitment of forward Ty Izadi for the 2026-27 British Columbia Hockey League season. The 5’11”, 170-lb forward will come to Trail after spending the past two seasons in the North American Hockey League. Last season, the Long Beach, California native suited up for the Amarillo Wranglers, […]