Police investigate accidental death of Rossland kayaker
On Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 6:10 pm, Nelson RCMP responded to a report of a kayaker who had become trapped under a log in the Slocan River near Shoreacres Goosecreek Road in Shoreacres. Fellow kayakers as well as bystanders were able to free the 62-year-old Rossland man and began performing CPR until they were relieved by...
RCMP warn: cock-a-doodle-don't
On Sunday, July 3, 2022, a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report about a dispute between two neighbours on Happy Valley Road in Rossland, police said in a press release Monday. One neighbour reportedly played a loud recording of a rooster for hours to annoy her neighbour. "Trail RCMP inform the...
Smoke Eaters and BCHL announce 2022 showcase in Chilliwack
The BCHL and the Trail Smoke Eaters have announced the dates for the 2022 BCHL Showcase, once again taking place in Chilliwack this October. The Showcase will take place between Monday, October 17th and Thursday October 20th at the Chilliwack Coliseum, with the Smoke Eaters playing their two games on Tuesday and Wednesday. ...
Authorities managing on-line threat to local elementary school
An elementary school student who allegedly made threats toward their school poses no danger whatsoever to the school or the community at large, according to Trail RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Thursday, June 9, a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer was notified that a youth allegedly made a threat on a...
Leslie McBain co-founder of Moms Stop the Harm coming to West Kootenays
The free Compassion in Action Community Conference is coming up soon in Grand Forks on Friday June 24th and Saturday June 25th , from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. This free community event will include continental breakfast and a Doukhobor lunch each day. All attendees must preregister for the event at the Compassion in...
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...
