A local woman, Chantelle Drouin, has started a Go Fund Me page for a Rossland family who lost 25 family members in an earthquake in Turkey. Drouin described her fundraiser as follows:   "My dearest friend and colleague Cheryl Forrest and her three children have suffered a tremendous loss that no family should ever have to...

Dear Neighbours, Friends and Community Members, My colleagues and I have heard from constituents, community members, and Indigenous people across B.C. on how best to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, honouring residential school survivors and those who never returned home. To those of you who reached ...

Celebrate BC Family Day with some all-ages family fun! With the support of the Province of British Columbia, Trail Parks & Recreation is offering free swimming at the Trail Aquatic & Leisure Centre and free skating at the Trail Memorial Centre. Advance registration is mandatory for all free Family Day swims at the...

Interior Health has issued the following statement in response to the verdict regarding Interior Health’s former chief medical health officer: "Interior Health is now aware of the guilty verdict issued (Feb. 7) regarding Dr. Albert de Villiers.   "Given the leadership and public-facing role of the chief medical health officer,...

In many countries — most notably the U.S. — corporations are considered “persons” under law, enjoying many of the same legal rights and responsibilities as “natural” persons. Judging by the way some corporations operate, you might conclude they’re not very good people. Defining corporations as “persons” simply means they have...

Blizzard Music Festival once again took Rossland by storm, signalling the return to the event’s full glory. After a two-year hiatus, the show went on with more than 35 musical acts sweeping through the city Jan.25–28. The nearly sold-out festival attracted not only local fans but also an abundance of tourists, opening up...

On Jan. 24, 2023, at 12:51 p.m., frontline Trail RCMP officers responded to the sound of several gunshots coming from a rural property located in the 1300 block of Hwy 3B in Warfield, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said officers attend the property and located three men standing in the driveway outside of...

On Feb. 2 at 3:51 p.m., frontline Trail RCMP officers responded to a robbery that occurred at the downtown CIBC banking branch located in the 1200 block of Bay Avenue, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "A Caucasian man wearing a yellow and gray jacket, sunglasses, blue face mask, and blue latex gloves entered...

Morel and Spooner castigated;  Sustainability Commission explained;  Strategic Plan reviewed, and the five-Year Financial Plan introduced;  Assessment shows child care inadequate;  Victims’ Assistance program costs rising;  Winter Carnival a spectacular success;  and more … Present: ...

Dear Editor, With Alzheimer’s Awareness month coming to a close, the Alzheimer Society of B.C. wants to say a big thank you to the people of the West Kootenay for joining forces with us to raise awareness and flipping the script on stigma associated with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s...