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Trail uses tech to help you tour new facility

Visit the Trail Riverfront Centre from the comfort of your home with a 3D virtual tour! This 3D tour, which was completed by Stantec (the architects and engineers of the facility), is powered by Matterport, an all-in-one reality capture system. Please note, Google Chrome will provide the best viewing experience with this...

A Grizzly photo contest now open

In celebration of BC’s moratorium on the grizzly bear hunt, Grizzly Bear Foundation is embracing the shift from triggers to tripods by holding a photo contest to find and recognize the Canadian Amateur Grizzly Photographer of the Year. And the Grizzly Bear Foundation is promising prizes; see below. Grizzly Bear Foundation is...

Cannabis consumption geographical restrictions left out of Zoning Bylaw

The city won’t be determining where cannabis can be smoked in public before it heads to a public meeting on the Zoning Bylaw for regulating legalized cannabis, despite the urging of one councilor. Coun. Beverley Tripp asked Grand Forks city council to consider where cannabis could be consumed in public and to write it into ...

Grand Forks Emergency Operations Centre to Level 1

In a media release Friday, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary said its Emergency Operations Centre in Grand Forks is now activated to Level 1. The release said RDKB staff and municipal partners met at the EOC in Grand Forks on April 25 to make sure local government is prepared to respond to possible flooding in the ...

Smokies introduce new coach/general manager

The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce Jeff Tambellini has been hired as the team’s next General Manager and Head Coach. Tambellini spent 12 seasons playing professional hockey, which included stints with the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks and the Swedish Hockey League. The Port Moody native...

RCMP sees increase in calls for service in 2017

Grand Forks RCMP responded to a increase in calls for services during the past year said Sgt. Jim Fenske. He said calls for service increased from 3,000 (2016) to 3,353 (2017). Of these calls for service: 168 were false/abandoned 911 calls 216 were false alarms 93 were animal calls 292 were traffic calls Criminal Code offences...

Police look to target bigger fish this year: detachment commander

The city’s police will be going after number one this year. The Grand Forks RCMP has served notice that they will be making it apriority this year to tackle the city’s biggest issue: property crime. It should be no surprise that the biggest issue in Grand Forks isproperty crime related to drug use and abuse, said Grand Forks...

An aquatic moss can remove arsenic from water

Parts of Rossland are known to contain higher-than-average naturally occurring levels of arsenic. Arsenic is widely recognized as poisonous, as shown in such entertainments as "Arsenic and Old Lace" -- a play written in 1939, and made into a movie in 1944, starring Cary Grant -- and in a number of whodunnit crime novels. For...

Trail spring clean up postponed

The City of Trail’s spring clean-up, scheduled to start today in Glenmerry and the Waneta area, has been delayed. City crew members are currently busy cleaning up debris caused by the recent heavy rainfall. We will provide updates about the spring clean-up schedule in the coming days. We apologize for any inconvenience this...

RDKB prepares for 2018 freshet – asks residents to do the same

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is preparing to respond to any flood-related emergencies that could occur in the coming weeks or months, depending upon weather. Residents can also prepare by developing their own emergency plans. “The snow pack this year is very high, and our rivers and creeks have started to rise,...
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