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...
Two bodies recovered after marine collision on Osoyoos Lake
The bodies of two boaters who were missing following a boat collision on Saturday evening, have been recovered by police, according to RCMP Sgt. Jason Bayda. "On June 9, shortly after 7 p.m., the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team located and recovered the bodies of a 35-year-old man from Kamloops and a 36-year-old man of Maple ...
Seven interior Nations, Interior Health renew Partnership Accord
The seven interior Nations and Interior Health (IH) have renewed their commitment to work together to improve Aboriginal health outcomes and to ensure cultural safety across the health system. The Partnership Accord, originally signed in 2012, was yesterday re-signed and extended through 2024. Leaders from the Nlaka’pamux, ...
Smoke Eaters Acquire Forward Corey Clifton From Surrey
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club is pleased to announce the team has acquired forward Corey Clifton (’99) from the Surrey Eagles in exchange for defenseman Jimmy Darby (’01). Clifton, 20, spent the 2018/19 season with the Eagles, collecting 7 goals and 18 assists for 25 points in a career-high 50 games played, ...
Save-On-Foods presents $2.1 million raised in one year to BC Children’s Hospital at Miracle Weekend telethon
Save-On-Foods, on behalf of its generous customers, team members and supplier and business partners, presented an amazing $2.1 million to BC Children’s Hospital at the annual Miracle Weekend Telethon. The grand total represents another year of successful fundraising through store-led initiatives, such as barbecues, hot dog ...
