Kootenay drivers: don't put those snow tires away just yet
A few mild afternoons don’t mean winter is over, especially in colder and higher-elevation parts of the Kootenays. Snow flurries are in the forecast around the region. Road Safety at Work reminds drivers that winter tires are still legally required on many highways in the Kootenay regionthrough April 30. This includes Highways 3, 38, 93, 95, […]
DriveSmartBC: EcoDriving is Safe Driving
It has become a habit to check the gas price every time I leave the neighbourhood. I would not have imagined that I would be seeing prices over $2.00 per litre a few months ago. Since I don’t yet own an electric vehicle, I choose ecodriving techniques to save money and realize that my choice […]
Analysis: Fact checking Pierre Poilievre on Joe Rogan’s podcast
By Jaigris Hodson, Brianna I. Wiens, Nick Ruest, and Shana MacDonald Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, head of Canada’s official opposition, recently became the first Canadian political leader to appear on the controversial Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Poilievre had been asked to sit for an interview with Rogan amid the federal election campaign in April 2025, […]
Editorial: Clear-cutting forests, losing water.
When large tracts of forest are clear-cut, we lose more than the trees and their shelter and all the other plant and animal species they nurture and protect; we also lose water. Our demands for water are increasing. Growing populations, water-hungry industries (including fracking and nuclear power production) and the growth of data centres all […]
City of Rossland Updates Spring Clean-Up Program for 2026
The City of Rossland is making changes to its Spring Clean-Up program beginning in 2026, in response to rising costs, increased volumes of materials and resource limitations. As part of the City’s 2026–2030 Draft Five-year Financial Plan, staff identified that Spring Clean- Up has expanded well beyond its original scope. What began decades ago as […]
DriveSmartBC: The Walking School Bus
Our driving centred culture and the recent decision to end the spring and fall time change have raised an important issue. It’s going to be dark while children walk to school and the province and municipalities have failed to create safe pedestrian infrastructure to protect them. Forming a Walking School Bus group may be a […]
Two B.C. avalanches kill four people in one day
On the afternoon of March 22, BC EHS and RCMP responded to a report of an avalanche which resulted in several fatalities. The incident had been reported by staff at a local heliskiing lodge, and the avalanche location was identified as Iridium Shoulder (near Terrace), according to BC RCMP Sgt. Vanessa Munn. “One man was […]
Why Doctors are “Prescribing” Food, Exercise, and the Outdoors
What if a healthcare provider could prescribe more than medicine? Across British Columbia, they can, and they do. Today, social prescriptions are helping people access things like food security programs, exercise classes, housing support, and even time in nature. These “non‐medical prescriptions” are improving health in ways a pill never could. It’s called social prescribing, […]
Trail man charged after warrant executed
On March 17, the Trail RCMP applied for a search warrant for a residence in the West Trail area. The application was approved, and on March 18, with the assistance of the Southeast District Emergency Response Team, the search warrant executed safely. Two people were located inside the residence and taken into police custody. As […]
Bringing you Burlesque: performances, workshops, courses
For one night only, Queen City Burlesque Expo and Trail Arts Council is proud to present its Saturday Night Showcase at The Bailey Theatre on Saturday, April 11. Featuring Canadian Icons Bettina May and Jezebel Express and starring the reigning Queen of The Burlesque Hall of Fame (New Orleans) herself, Jessabelle Thunder, this award-winning production welcomes […]
