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Smoke Eaters Fall In Overtime To Bulldogs

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The Trail Smoke Eaters got an outstanding 43-save effort out of Tanner Marshall but fell in overtime to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs on Saturday night by a 4-3 score at the Alberni Valley Multiplex.  Trevor Zins scored with just 30 seconds remaining in regulation to force the game into overtime where the...

Advisory – Parking at KBRH during construction

We’re getting an expanded Emergency Department, and significant electrical upgrades, at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.  As with most operations, there’s some pain involved; people coming to the hospital will be faced with change and inconvenience for parking and access. Interior Health (IH) asks everyone coming to the...

Open burning now allowed in Boundary

BC Wildfire said in a media release that Category 3 open fires are again permitted in the Boundary Fire Zone. Campfires and Category 2 open burning are already allowed in the Boundary Fire Zone and throughout the Southeast Fire Centre's jurisdiction. Anyone wishing to light a Category 3 open fire must obtain a burn registration...

What's happening in the Rossland Range Recreation Site?

The short answer:  LOTS. What IS the Rossland Range Recreation Site? Readers who aren’t familiar with the Rec Site can find information about it at this link, including maps, history, pictures, and much more.   Recent days have seen helicopter delivery of materials to continue the refurbishment of the Old Glory Fire Lookout...

Province announces new housing for Boundary flood victims

People in Grand Forks recovering from recent flooding will have access to approximately 100 new homes, as the Government of British Columbia expedites plans for two new housing projects. “People in Grand Forks are experiencing extraordinary loss, and that is why we are taking extraordinary measures to make sure they receive...

Electric vehicles for the Kootenays

accelerateKootenays was in Rossland on for Golden City Days with their fully electric  Chevrolet Bolt.  They answered questions about electric vehicles at their booth at the Fall Fair and then allowed curious Rosslanders to take the Bolt for a test drive.  accelerate Kootenays is Canada’s first community-driven, collaborative...

Have your say this fall!

Have you moved or changed your name since the last election?  Are you a registered voter for BC? The BC government wants to make sure that everyone who is eligible can vote in the October – November referendum on electoral reform, and urges everyone to either register, or make sure their voter information is up-to-date. Chief...

Column: From the Hill -- Court Ruling on KM Pipeline; an Emergency Meeting

Last Tuesday I was in Ottawa for an emergency meeting of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources in the wake of the Federal Court of Appeal decision that quashed the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion project.  The court quashed the approval based on two errors—the lack of consideration of marine...

Crews respond in force to early morning fire

Twelve firefighters from Trail and one from Montrose were dispatched to a structure fire early this morning, according to KBRFR Cpt. Greg Ferraby. He said the call came in at 4:15 a.m. and crews arrived on scene at 9384 Hwy 22 by 4:29 a.m. The situation was controlled by 5:10 a.m. “Containers of recycled battery material...

City of Trail demands formal debriefing on acid spills

Ed Note. The following is a press release issued by the City of Trail: The City of Trail has decided it will not participate in the September 7, 2018 meeting re: April and May 2018 sulphuric acid spills, arranged by International Raw Materials (IRM), as the original purpose and outcomes that would have hopefully come from the...