Wednesday night saw Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue responding to a two vehicle crash at Hwy 3B and Devito Drive, according to KBRFR Operations Captain Grant Tyson. He said Station 374 (Trail) received the call at 8:56 p.m., were on scene by 9:02 p.m. and had extricated two patients by 9:12 p.m. Two patients were […]

Speeds considered excessive by residents are considered reasonable by these same persons when they are driving in another neighbourhood. This observation is taken from a publication titled Speed Control in Residential Areas by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). It goes on to say that residents’ complaints are usually accompanied by a proposed solution to […]

I’m pleased to rise to speak about some valuable community assets in my riding and, indeed, every riding. (watch at (3) March 09 2026 Statements Steve Morissette – YouTube ). I recently had the opportunity to visit four of our libraries in Kootenay-Monashee, as well as visit the Cherryville Library last summer. I was struck […]

At the Rossland courthouse today, the full public gallery heard Mr. Justice Dev Dley deliver his reasons and his decision on an application by the Save Record Ridge Action Committee (SRRAC). SRRAC was asking the court to order an injunction to prevent West High Yield (WHY) from beginning work on its proposed open-pit magnesium mine […]

CUPE 2087 members have voted 100 percent in favour of strike action, in a vote held last Wednesday (March 4). “Our members are proud to provide public services in this community, and taking a strike vote is not a step we take lightly,” said CUPE 2087 Vice President Kevin Pii. “But like everyone else, our […]

These five beautiful puppies came to KAAP with their mama (Shai, included in photos and will be available for adoption after her spay) when they were just a few days old. They were homeless and rescued from -40 degrees in the dead of winter. They are truly just delightful, all of them. Shai is a […]

Long-time Castlegar resident and Canadian Red Cross volunteer Deborah Lynn Chmara has been awarded the Order of Red Cross, the organization’s highest honour, in recognition of her decades of exceptional humanitarian service. Her volunteer journey now spans more than 55 years and has taken her from British Columbia and the Yukon to crisis zones in […]

The City of Trail has received formal notice from BC Housing that the provincial funding set aside for proposed supportive housing development in Trail is no longer available at this time. BC Housing has indicated that this change arises from province-wide fiscal constraints and a significant reduction in the availability of capital funding for housing […]

B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) is seeking feedback on a newly proposed expedited environmental assessment process designed to reduce assessment timelines and support more efficient decision-making for major projects deemed to be in the public interest. The expedited process has been created for projects that are designated under the Infrastructure Projects Act, so they can […]

Local Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association (KERPA) has been featured in a book by national best-selling author Dr. Brian Goldman called The Casino Shift: Stories from an ER on the Edge. The book, to quote publisher Harper Collins, is, “an hour-by-hour account of what a Canadian emergency room is like in these turbulent times when […]