Rates are on the rise for recreational services in Trail. Monday afternoon, council received three readings of the Trail Recreation Fee Bylaw Amendment Bylaw 2795. The bylaw will be advanced to adoption in August and proposes an increase in fees by 1.7 per cent at various facilities including the Memorial Centre and gymnasium. Additionally, those […]

Several West Kootenay communities will soon be reducing their carbon footprint thanks to $168,000 support from Columbia Basin Trust and FortisBC. Over the next year, participating local governments will work alongside the Community Energy Association (CEA) which will provide expert support to help communities, in FortisBC’s...

As it approaches its 20th anniversary, Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to announce 2014/15 was another year of strong support to the area it serves in the Columbia Basin. Over the year the organization delivered nearly $22 million in programs and services to communities and residents, $17 million in new loans to Basin businesses...

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Kemball Armoury in Trail is getting $1 million for numerous upgrades to the facility over the next two years, according to an announcement made Tuesday by MP David Wilks, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence. ""I am pleased to be here today at the Trail...

Governance and Operations Committee meeting highlights Council approved the contract award for the Trail Aquatic & Leisure Centre Roof Replacement Project to Trail Roofing in the amount of $395,000. Council also authorized staff to proceed and provide Council with further reporting should the repair exceed the projected contingency of $50,000.   Council approved the contract award […]

This wildfire season has been one of the most challenging in recent memory. As of July 14, fire crews have responded to 1,083 fires throughout the province - compared to 523 at the same time a year ago. Of those fires, we know over one-third are human caused. That's 375 fires, leading to an estimated 43,718 hectares going up...

All Council members except Marten Kruysse were present.  (Kruysse  has cycled across much of the continent to visit relatives.)  This report includes only the Committee-of-the-Whole meeting and the Public Hearing held on Monday, July 13, 2015.  I have reported on the regular Council meeting held immediately afterwards  in a...

6:12 pm, July 13, 2015:  REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING: Following the Committee-of-the-Whole meeting and Public Hearing (reported separately) Council reconvened for their regular meeting.  All council members were still present, except for Marten Kruysse,  away on travels by bicycle. Part of your reporter's purpose in reporting on...

Great news for Rossland taxpayers!  The City has been successful in obtaining two grants that will help with the cost of the major Washington Street infrastructure upgrades, scheduled for next year.   The Government of Canada will provide up to $1,090,850 through the Small Communities Fund for the project.  The Province of ...

Members of the Health and Hospital Committee of the LCCDTS were just some of the community members on hand to welcome seven new medical trainees to the Lower Columbia recently. The medical students and residents are part of two growing programs that are expected to have a positive, long term impact on recruiting new doctors...