Local singer wins big at Kootenay Festival of the Arts
Singer/artist River Arnott of Grand Forks received two significant achievements —Top Junior Voice Award' and a Certificate of Merit for 'Outstanding Performance' — during the recent Kootenay Festival of the Arts competition. The 12-year-old Boundary City performer now advances to the Provincials in Chilliwack at the end of ...
Muddbunnies are here!
In case you didn’t know . . . the Muddbunnies Riding Club is a women’s riding club that started in 2005 in Vancouver. Last year, former Vancouver Muddbunny, Stephanie Dupont, moved to Rossland to open up a local chapter. Over the course of the 2018 season, there were 282 documented “butts on bikes” in the Rossland chapter,...
75-yr-old Trail man defrauded of $2,000
Trail police are reminding residents never to give out personal financial information on the phone after an elderly resident was victimized by scammers, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On May 3, the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP investigated a report of a fraud of a 75-year-old male victim...
Trail Riverfront Centre honoured with 2019 Facility Excellence Award
The BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) today presented its Facility Excellence Award for projects under $1 million to the Trail Riverfront Centre in the City of Trail. The award recognizes outstanding innovation in facility concept, design development, maintenance or operation in a facility. The new 15,000 square ...
City of Trail/RCMP seek Citizens on Patrol volunteers
The City of Trail and the Trail RCMP Detachment are looking to its citizens to observe and report on suspicious activity taking place within city limits. The Citizens on Patrol (COP) program is ready to accept volunteer applications as of May 1, 2019 with the goal of having the volunteer patrollers on the ground by mid-June...
It's time to go after invasive weeds.
Some ask, “What’s so bad about those so-called invasive species? Some of them are so pretty!” Yes, they’re pretty. One example is Himalayan Balsam, also known as “Policeman’s Helmet.” It has beautiful flowers. And it grows SO easily! The trouble with it is . . . it grows...
Opinion: Bears and us
I’ve been amused, in past years, by signs posted here and there in Rossland that announce “WARNING: BEAR IN AREA.” I’ve suggested that the City should just post warning signs at the entrances to Rossland, announcing, “Rossland is bear country. Please do not freak out if you see a bear. Do not approach the bear. Remain ...
Trail, Nelson among five cities to get affordable housing money from CBT
Columbia Basin Trust is providing nearly $1.5 million to help build 118 new affordable housing units in Cranbrook, Fernie, Nelson, Trail and Valemount. “These units are a vital addition to the range of housing options in these five communities,” said Johnny Strilaeff, Columbia Basin Trust President and Chief Executive Officer....
Kootenay Healthy Lifestyles Expo set for May 4 in Trail
Regional health and wellness resources are coming together in Trail to offer free consultations and demonstrations in a one-day event presented by the Trail & District Chamber of Commerce. The Kootenay Healthy Lifestyles Expo, slated for May 4 at the Trail Memorial Centre, offers access to over 70 exhibits and market...
Citizen alerts Trail police of impaired driver
On April 21, at 12:50 a.m. the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP received a complaint of a 49-year-old female Trail resident driving a pick-up truck while impaired by alcohol on Highway Drive in Glenmerry. A police officer from the West Kootenay Traffic Services RCMP located the female driver and her truck and commenced...
