Selkirk College Students Seek Input for Fruitvale Livable Village Action Plan
Selkirk College second-year Integrated Environmental Planning (IEP) Program students are helping the Village of Fruitvale further develop goals and initiatives identified in its Official Community Plan. The 21 students in the cohort based out of the Castlegar Campus will hold a public open house to present their Fruitvale...
Smoking causes fire in local apartment building
Smoking appears to be the cause of a fire in a Trail apartment building Friday afternoon, according to KBRFR Chief Dan Derby. "Firefighters responded to a mattress fire at the Groutage apartments," he said in a press release issued Saturday. "(The) fire was contained to the area of origin (and) was caused by smoking activity....
Byers, Buskey Power Smoke Eaters To Game #2 Victory In Merritt
The Trail Smoke Eaters used a two-goal effort from Mack Byers and a 32-save performance from Donovan Buskey to earn a 5-2 victory in Game #2 of their Interior Division Quarterfinal against the Merritt Centennials and even the series at 1-1 on Saturday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. For the second time in as many...
Smoke Eaters Fall To Centennials In Game #1 By 4-2 Score
The Trail Smoke Eaters battled to get the game on even terms in the final period but fell just short, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Merritt Centennials in Game #1 of their Interior Division Quarterfinal at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena on Friday night. The Centennials started the game with a flurry of chances and were ...
Council nearly drops ball on low-income housing development
The adage ‘never look a gift horse in the mouth’ nearly came to pass with disastrous effects for Grand Forks city council. Grand Forks city council almost made that gaff Feb. 11 and risked losing a provincially-funded, million-dollar low income housing project that had landed unprompted in its municipal lap. Maybe the project...
Smoke Eaters Announce Schedule and Info For Opening Round Playoff Matchup vs. Centennials
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club announced on Monday the schedule for their Interior Division Quarterfinal matchup against the Merritt Centennials which begins on Friday, March 1. The Smoke Eaters and Centennials play in the playoffs for the second time in each team’s storied history with Merritt...
Jones Plays Hero As Smoke Eaters Close Regular Season With Victory
The Trail Smoke Eaters capped off their regular season in style as Carter Jones played the hero in a 5-4 overtime victory against the West Kelowna Warriors on Saturday night at the Trail Memorial Centre. The Smoke Eaters opened the period with an impressive jump and were rewarded on the scoreboard with Max Kryski giving the...
RV destroyed by fire; cause still under investigation
A flaming RV brought three Trail firefighters to Casino Road in the wee hours of Feb. 23, according to KBRFR Capt. Jason Milne. He said the call came in at 3:01 a.m., crews arrived on scene at 3:08 a.m., and the fire was considered under control by 3:20 a.m. He said the RV was fully involved when crews arrived. The vehicle ...
Smoke Eaters Battle From Behind But Fall Short In Overtime To Warriors
The Trail Smoke Eaters came from behind three separate times but could not find a way to push past the West Kelowna Warriors as they fell by a 4-3 overtime loss on Friday night at Royal LePage Place. Trail started the game with a couple of good looks but couldn’t cash in including a strong net drive from Chase Stevenson down...
Rossland house fire in the night
A family of four was driven from their home on Victoria Avenue in the early hours of Feb. 22, when neighbours alerted them to the flames and smoke erupting from their roof. Firefighters from Rossland, Trail and Warfield were called at just before 2:30 a.m., and were able to put out the fire and protect neighbouring homes ...
