LETTER: Environmental and health groups issue open letter to all political leaders concerning Jasper Wildfires
The lives of the people in Jasper, a mountain town beloved by Canadians, a place so many of us have spent time in, have been devastated because of a fast-spreading wildfire. Our hearts go out to the people of Jasper and all of the communities and Indigenous Nations facing evacuation, the loss of their homes, […]
Music in the Park ends the season with a fun program of events and activities at The Night Market
Join the Trail & District Arts Council and Trail’s Incredible Farmers Market on Aug. 15 for an entertaining evening of food vendors, market, beer and wine garden, and live music at The Night Market in Gyro Park from 5 to 8:30 p.m. The music will kick off at 6 p.m. as the Maritime Kitchen Party […]
Fossil fuel subsidies cost Canadians a lot more money than the carbon tax
[Editor’s Note: The article below focuses on the federal carbon pricing system; please be aware that in BC, the Province runs its own carbon pricing system, but the carbon price for each is the same, and both the federal and the BC systems have rebates – paid quarterly – to benefit low-income and medium-income households. […]
Column: Historians and their consumers
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” — Winston Churchill, historian, maker of historic events “People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.” — James Baldwin Our minds and our living: thoughts that shape our characters The two epigraphs above frame the entire focus of my Arc […]
Old-growth forests still not protected despite Province’s plan: Valhalla Wilderness Society
The Provincial government has fallen short in protecting B.C.’s old-growth forests says a West Kootenay environmental group and is calling for fulfillment of the recommendations of two auditor generals and the creation of two new parks. In a New Future for Old Forests — a series of recommendations to protect old-growth forests released in 2020 […]
RCMP report moose on the loose in downtown Rossland
On Monday, July 30, the Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report that a large male moose has been wandering around for approximately one week in downtown Rossland, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. A photograph of the moose was taken near a business by a local entrepreneur (above). Wildlife conflict can be reported […]
OP/ED: The Jasper fire is a five-alarm wake-up call for B.C.
By Jesse Zeman How many more Jaspers, how many more Lyttons, before we wake up? I am living with my family in a rental home provided by my insurance company after a fire swept through West Kelowna, destroying my home and property. It will take years to recover, and the damage may never be completely […]
Agreement-in-principle sets stage for more balanced Columbia River Treaty
By Katrine Conroy Minister responsible for the Columbia River Treaty On July 11, 2024, Canada and the U.S. reached a milestone in the process of modernizing the Columbia River Treaty – an agreement-in-principle (AIP) that sets the stage for an improved treaty that supports people and ecosystems on both sides of the border. Over the past […]
Beware of ongoing phone scams in the Kootenay area
On Friday, July 19, a frontline Trail and Greater RCMP officer received a report that an elderly Fruitvale woman was the victim of a telephone scam, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “An unknown suspect called the elderly woman and said her that her son had been arrested and was in jail,” Wicentowich said. “The […]
RDKB's EOC Wildfire Update Thursday AM, july 25
EOC Wildfire update: Thursday, July 25, 2024. 11:00am Next scheduled EOC Wildfire update: Thursday, July 25. 4 pm (unless conditions change). Five properties located West of Carmi remain on Evacuation Alert (Wildfire K51472). No evacuation orders have been issued. Wildfire K51472 now sits at roughly 200 ha and BC Wildfire Service crews continue to work […]
