Smoke Eaters Fall To Centennials In Game #1 By 4-2 Score
The Trail Smoke Eaters battled to get the game on even terms in the final period but fell just short, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Merritt Centennials in Game #1 of their Interior Division Quarterfinal at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena on Friday night. The Centennials started the game with a flurry of chances and were ...
Council nearly drops ball on low-income housing development
The adage ‘never look a gift horse in the mouth’ nearly came to pass with disastrous effects for Grand Forks city council. Grand Forks city council almost made that gaff Feb. 11 and risked losing a provincially-funded, million-dollar low income housing project that had landed unprompted in its municipal lap. Maybe the project...
Smoke Eaters Announce Schedule and Info For Opening Round Playoff Matchup vs. Centennials
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club announced on Monday the schedule for their Interior Division Quarterfinal matchup against the Merritt Centennials which begins on Friday, March 1. The Smoke Eaters and Centennials play in the playoffs for the second time in each team’s storied history with Merritt...
Jones Plays Hero As Smoke Eaters Close Regular Season With Victory
The Trail Smoke Eaters capped off their regular season in style as Carter Jones played the hero in a 5-4 overtime victory against the West Kelowna Warriors on Saturday night at the Trail Memorial Centre. The Smoke Eaters opened the period with an impressive jump and were rewarded on the scoreboard with Max Kryski giving the...
RV destroyed by fire; cause still under investigation
A flaming RV brought three Trail firefighters to Casino Road in the wee hours of Feb. 23, according to KBRFR Capt. Jason Milne. He said the call came in at 3:01 a.m., crews arrived on scene at 3:08 a.m., and the fire was considered under control by 3:20 a.m. He said the RV was fully involved when crews arrived. The vehicle ...
Smoke Eaters Battle From Behind But Fall Short In Overtime To Warriors
The Trail Smoke Eaters came from behind three separate times but could not find a way to push past the West Kelowna Warriors as they fell by a 4-3 overtime loss on Friday night at Royal LePage Place. Trail started the game with a couple of good looks but couldn’t cash in including a strong net drive from Chase Stevenson down...
Rossland house fire in the night
A family of four was driven from their home on Victoria Avenue in the early hours of Feb. 22, when neighbours alerted them to the flames and smoke erupting from their roof. Firefighters from Rossland, Trail and Warfield were called at just before 2:30 a.m., and were able to put out the fire and protect neighbouring homes ...
Editorial: Skiing and Logging in the Rossland Range Recreation Site
Skiers accessing Cutblock Peak and environs: please contain your irritation about the logging operation there that is inconveniencing you – it won’t be there for much longer. Please stay well clear of the logging -- and please do not park on the logging road, or try to ignore the logging operations. Here’s why: First, let’s...
Two thefts in Genelle may be work of same thieves
Two break-and-enters/thefts in commercial compounds in Genelle between Friday and Monday have police investigating whether the two incidents are connected, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “On Feb. 15, the Trail and Greater District RCMP Detachment responded to a complaint of a break, enter, and theft at a...
Skills Centre Announces New Direction
From April 1, 2019 the Skills Centre will no longer be providing WorkBC Employment Program of BC services to the community, a service that our organization has been providing in the GreaterTrail Area for more than 20 years. Although these services will be provided by another community based non-profit organization, we will ...
