Police warn residents about cost of public intoxication/fighting
Police are hoping this long weekend doesn’t mirror last weekend’s alcohol-related issues, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “Over the weekend (June 21-23), the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP received multiple complaints about public intoxication and consensual fights between people under the influence of...
Grand Forks finally to receive flood aid from Feds, Province
More than a year after Grand Forks experienced a flood of the century, federal and provincial governments have stepped up to the plate with $50 million for an important flood mitigation project in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary community of Grand Forks. Wednesday, Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister...
Smoke Eaters announce regular season schedule
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club, along with the British Columbia Hockey League, is pleased to announce the regular season schedule for the upcoming 2019/20 season. The Smoke Eaters will begin their BCHL season with five straight games at the Trail Memorial Centre, opening up on Friday, September 6th against the...
Temporary service change: KBRH nuclear medicine
Starting today, work begins to replace old nuclear medicine technology at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) with a new SPECT CT camera, which will provide better images and enhance patient care. Redeveloping the nuclear medicine department is also part of this $1.63 million project, funded by the Province of B.C./Interior...
UPDATE: Missing 58-year-old Trail man located
In a brief press release issued this morning, police confirmed that missing Trail man Steven Sutherland was found. "Steven Sutherland has been LOCATED and is being assessed. Thank you to the public, SAR, and media for the assistance." Previous coverage: On June 12, the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP received...
Austin Engineering presents further work on dam safety
Austin Engineering Ltd. and its research partners are taking their findings on how dams respond during earthquakes to an international audience this week when they present at The International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). The Trail, BC engineering firm, Selkirk College, FortisBC, and the University of British Columbia ...
Totem Talks: Free Wildlife Information Sessions in Nelson
Do you love (or fear) bears and want to know more about them? Did you know we share this area with wolves and cougars? And what do you know about the elusive Mountain Caribou? Join Touchstones Museum Indigenous Educator and Wildlife Technician Toni Appleby as she shares stories from years studying, tracking, and reporting on...
Editorial: A malicious crime in Rossland; and a drunk driver on the Cascade Highway
Bees killed: The bees from a deliberately poisoned hive now lie writhing and dying. Someone had gone into the fenced back yard and sprayed an industrial-strength wasp killer on the hive and the surrounding area, at a home on Victoria Avenue. The hive of bees had been delivered just two weeks earlier, by the 99-year-old ...
Trail man facing charges after parking metres damaged/robbed
A Trail man is facing charges in connection with damage to, and theft from, local parking metres, according to RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “On June 5, the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP received a report from the city bylaw officer of an unknown person stealing change from parking metres in downtown Trail....
SPCA searching for person who left mother dog and puppies at garbage dump
The BC SPCA is requesting the public’s help to find the owner of an abandoned mother dog and her puppies. A Good Samaritan found the mother dog, who SPCA staff named Casey, inside a sealed box with her nine puppies at the Puntzi Lake Landfill. “There is no excuse for simply walking away from a pet and leaving them...
