Ike Barber Scholarships Keep Selkirk College Transfer Students On Track
Beginning their post-secondary journey in a rural setting, 26 students from Selkirk College are carrying on their education at university with a financial boost from the Ike Barber Transfer Scholarship Program. Offered by the Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society, each year up to 160 transfer students from smaller institutions...
CBT provides nearly $500,000 to youth sport, physical activity
There are no more reasons to get active are coming to the Basin this spring with Columbia Basin Trust providing $500,000 for 80 projects to keep youth moving. The Trust is supporting sport organizations, schools and active recreation programs to create safe, inclusive and quality programs for youth to build the motivation, ...
Police require air horn to stop drunk driver after lights and siren elicit no response
On Jan. 29, at 12:11 a.m., a front line Trail and Greater District RCMP officer was conducting a patrol when he spotted a white 1994 Camry passenger car being driven erratically on Schoefield Highway in Warfield, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich.. "The front line RCMP officer reportedly activated his emergency lights...
Columbia River Treaty Local Governments Committee delivers recommendations letter
Honourable Marc Garneau Minister of Foreign Affairs Canada House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Sent by email to: marc.garneau@parl.gc.ca Honourable Katrine Conroy Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations And Rural Development #2 – 1006 3rd Street Castlegar, B.C. V1N 3X6 Sent by email to: Katrine.Conroy.MLA@leg.bc.ca...
Injured local hiker rescued via helicopter from rugged backcountry
South Columbia Search and Rescue was tasked out by BCEHS services at aprox 11:35 am for a 62-year-old female hiker who had fallen and sustained some injuries and was unable to hike out, according to SCSAR Preident Mike Hudson "The location was up in Miral Heights (near Trail), the subject and three other friends, very avid...
Two weekend calls prompt RCMP to remind residents not to misuse 9-1-1
Two Trail incidents over the weekend have spurred Mounties to encourage residents to use discretion when calling 9-1-1, according to Trail top cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. The first issue arose in the wee hours of Friday morning. "On Jan. 22, at 12:22 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a complaint from a...
Metal tin prevents man from being stabbed during knife attack
On Jan. 15, at 6:03 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report of a stabbing that just occurred near the Cenotaph in downtown Trail, according to Trail RCMP top cop Mike Wicentowich. "The victim, a 40-year-old Trail man, was surprisingly uninjured. Investigators credit the small metal tin being carried in the...
Police seek public input after suspicious fire in Trail
Police are seeking witnesses to a suspected arson SAturday, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Jan. 9, at 1:23 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP and Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue responded to a fire that occurred in a shed on a residential property in the 1000 -block of Birch Avenue in Trail," Wicentowich...
Cougar 'dispatched' after killing Trail family's dog
A Trail family has lost their pet to a cougar attack, according to Trail rop cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Jan. 10, 2021 at 5:45 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP and the BC Conservation Officer Service responded to a complaint of a young cougar who had attacked and killed a dog in backyard of a residence in the...
Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Canim Lake
Interior Health has identified increased COVID-19 activity throughout the 100 Mile House region and has declared a COVID-19 outbreak due to rapid spread in the community of Canim Lake. Located approximately 40 km from100 Mile House, Interior Health has identified 32 cases of COVID-19 who reside in the region and are linked...
