Police were called by the manager of a grocery store on Friday morning where an unidentified man was seen swapping white and brown eggs between their cartons. When confronted by staff, the man left without a word, leaving his motives a mystery. Officers were sent photographs of the suspect but were unable to crack the […]

There is nothing like a near miss or collision to focus your mind on road safety. I often hear from people hoping to enlist my help in solving their issue. Requests have ranged from posting lower speed limits to constructing left turn lanes recently. Most people have already tried something on their own and are […]

RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich said today that on Thursday, March 20, at 1:33 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report about a 47-year-old Fruitvale man who was allegedly assaulted during a hockey game at the Beaver Valley Arena located at 1777 Green Road, in Fruitvale. He said the alleged assault […]

The City of Rossland has released its Draft 2025-2029 Five-Year Financial Plan, outlining a responsible and forward-thinking approach to maintaining and improving essential services, addressing the City’s infrastructure deficit, and ensuring financial sustainability for the future. The proposed plan includes a 10% tax increase per year for the next five years, with 5% allocated to […]

A healthy, thriving, family friendly community. That’s the vision many Trail residents have for the city, and more than 140 residents recently helped create a plan to make it happen. It’s called Thriving for All: A Plan for Healthy Communities in Our Rural City, and it focuses on reducing or eliminating poverty as the key to […]

On Monday, March 17, at 3:45 p.m., a frontline Trail and District RCMP officer received a report about a rental scam that occurred in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “A 24-year-old Surrey man was relocating to Trail and he found a rental house advertised on a social media platform. The man contacted the […]

On Friday, March 7, at 4:08 p.m., frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a report of the sudden death of a 20-year-old Port Coquitlam man at a local ski resort, in Rossland, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said the man had been skiing with his family when he took a […]

Homo sapiens: freely-willed choices, or inherent immutable natural drives? “We haven’t changed, since ancient times.”  Mark Knopfler, Iron Hand “every soul — is like a minnow, every mind — is like a shark.”  Leonard Cohen Five “A’s” bedevilling our species Humans have never resolved the puzzle of their freedom and their necessities, the things we […]

Premier David Eby has issued the following statement about the future of the carbon tax in British Columbia: “People in B.C. are doing everything they can to fight climate change. But we don’t want people to have to choose between affordability and climate action. That’s why we made the commitment last year to get rid […]

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions, and Minister responsible for the Columbia River Treaty, will host a virtual information session to provide an update about the status of the Columbia River Treaty modernization process and answer questions in light of new developments from the U.S. The U.S. has […]