B.C. firefighters will soon have easier access to workers’ compensation benefits and support services in recognition of their higher risk of developing work-related cancers. The Province is amending the Firefighters' Occupational Disease Regulation under the Workers Compensation Act (WCA) by adding three cancers to the existing...

CLOSING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY LOOP LOCALLY Friday April 22nd 12pm-1pm - FREE Webinar will explore local efforts to close the circular economy loop by upcycling waste plastic into usable products Register HERE   EARTH DAY DOCUMENTARY - LIBRARY Friday April 22nd 3:30pm - BY DONATION The Rossland Library will be showing an Earth...

This year’s Earth Day theme – invest in our planet – fits perfectly with Interior Health’s commitment to protect the planet and reduce our environmental footprint. “At Interior Health, we are focused on providing a greener health-care environment across the region,” said Interior Health president and CEO, Susan Brown. “With...

The City of Trail is very pleased to announce that Colin McClure has been recruited as the City’s new Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Colin’s employment will start in early June 2022. Colin, a Certified Public and Chartered Accountant, comes from a diverse background of leadership, progressive...

Ridge Meadows RCMP is investigating a train collision with a flatbed truck. On April 21, 2022 at approximately 5:45 pm, frontline police responded to the report of a truck with flatbed being struck by an oncoming train, resulting in the truck colliding with a black SUV in the 27200 block of Lougheed Highway. A flatbed truck...

It’s not science fiction to recognize that the landscapes we encounter daily, and whatever is in them, can be at various points in a time continuum. Put another way, most of the things we see are stamped with information from years gone by, and the way they are stamped differs greatly. A wooden table was once a tree. So too,...

Three meetings – Financial plan presentation and consultation – tax talk! -- a Public Hearing, and a regular Council meeting:  our CAO honoured, minor baseball angst, cyber-security risks and new laptops for new Council, a bear survey on the way . . .   Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Terry Miller, Dirk Lewis,...

Quick action by a Grand Forks man most likely saved family dog from severe injury following a cougar attack in the Boundary region earlier this month. Reports from mainstream media said Ian Orser, a plumber from Grand Forks, was working at a residence near Christina Lake when he and his daughter heard a commotion. Megan ran...

The B.C. Land Matching Program (BCLMP) delivered by Young Agrarians has achieved more than 200 matches, bringing farmers and landholders together to strengthen the province’s food supply. “Congratulations to all the farmers and landholders who are a part of this amazing milestone for the B.C. Land Matching Program, and thank...

Summer in Canada would not be the same without access to freshwater lakes. Last year, Canada experienced a record number of heatwaves, wildfires and extreme droughts that affected lakes all over the country. Understanding the impacts of climate change on our lakes requires data collected over multiple years, but many of the...