State of the Basin Focus - Subjective Well-being Research Released
Personal and community well-being contribute to the health, vitality, and future of our communities. To understand this subjective well-being, in 2021, researchers at Selkirk Innovates administered a survey to 400 residents of the Columbia Basin-Boundary Region. The survey asked over 100 questions regarding residents’...
YOU'RE INVITED! KSCU Music in the Park, Trail Night Markets
The Trail & District Arts Council is very excited to get the community back together this Summer at Gyro Park for Kootenay Savings Music in The Park. With thirteen shows and two acts per night, from June 16 to September 1, it’s still the perfect opportunity for all the family to get together outside and listen to great ...
Trail Campus Purchase Bolsters Legacy of Learning in Silver City
An essential community in the Selkirk College learning corridor for five decades, the purchase of the building that houses the Trail Campus opens a new chapter of exciting possibility and future growth in the Lower Columbia and Boundary regions. The Greater Trail Community Centre building located at the corner of Cedar and ...
First monkeypox case detected in B.C
A case of monkeypox has been confirmed in B.C. through laboratory testing at the BC Centre for Disease Control and awaiting confirmation at the National Microbiology Laboratory. The individual resides in Vancouver. Vancouver Coastal Health is conducting public health follow-up. More than 700 cases of monkeypox infection have...
Southeast District Major Crime Unit investigating the discovery of body in Vernon
The Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) has been called to assist the Vernon RCMP in investigating a homicide. On May 29, 2022 at about 6:30 p.m., the Vernon/North Okanagan RCMP were contacted after a man’s body was found on 6 Mile Creek Road on Okanagan Indian Band land. Witnesses discovered the body after an...
KBRH outbreak declared
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared on the medical unit at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital. There are currently 15 cases connected to the outbreak. Additional infection control measures have been implemented on the unit including putting a pause on new admissions to the unit, restricting all non-essential visitors, and...
Weapons Seized During Roadside Detention
A Trail man will likely be facing weapons charges after an incident in downtown Trail last week, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Thursday, May 19, at 10:20 a.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a complaint about two men allegedly making threats towards another man, in downtown...
Team Canada Softball Hero Coming to Trail for Teck Coaching Series
On Saturday, May 28, 2022, hometown Olympian Lauren Bay-Regula will be attending the 2022 Teck Coaching Series. The Teck Coaching Series brings Olympic-level expertise to coaches and athletes in local communities where Teck operates. This Coaching Series includes a softball clinic for local youth ages eight -16 at Butler Park...
Warfield woman fails sobriety test while driving with toddler
On Sunday, May 22, at 12:58 p.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a complaint about a vehicle driving erratically on Hwy 3B in Fruitvale, said Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said the officer located a 32-year-old Warfield woman with her three-year-old child in their vehicle. "The officer...
Compassion in Action Community Conference coming to Boundary City
The Compassion in Action Community Conference is coming up on Friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th in Grand Forks. This two-day educational conference event will be an opportunity to learn from experts about the provincial overdose crisis and the healthcare response. The conference will provide education about substance...
