Police are looking for community assistance in identifying the vehicle/suspect in a hit-and-run collision in Rossland Saturday, according to area RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said police responded to an MVI at roughly 10:35 a.m., Feb. 20, at the intersection of Leroi Avenue and Monita Street, "A 50-year-old...

Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich issued a press release Tuesday morning regarding an MVI in Fruitvale Monday, which reads as follows: On Feb. 22, at approximately 11:04 a.m., Trail RCMP and Emergency Services attended a pedestrian-involved collision on Highway 3B in Fruitvale. A 79-year old woman was struck by a transit bus in a crosswalk […]

Veteran journalist and acclaimed Ojibwe author Tanya Talaga will discuss the current state of Indigenous resurgence in Canada on March 4 as part of Selkirk College’s Truth & Justice Speaker Series. A journalist at the Toronto Star for more than 20 years, Talaga garnered national attention with the 2017 release of her first...

Community buildings in the Columbia Basin will see upgrades this year as part of the Trust’s Energy Sustainability Grants program the Columbia Basin Trust said in a media release. The CBT said nearly $634,000 will support 15 projects to increase energy efficiency and generate energy to reduce costs and improve sustainability...

Construction is underway at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) for a new ambulatory care clinic and expanded pharmacy. “Our government recognized the critical importance of upgrading KBRH so people in the West Kootenay-Boundary area could get better care, so it’s exciting to see work get started on the next phase of...

Two local men weren't feeling the love this Valentine's Day after being caught allegedly committing moving violations, one in Rossland and one in Trail, according to Trail top cop RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, a short time after 12 a.m., a front line Trail and Greater District RCMP officer was...

Six RCMP officers of the Trail and Greater District RCMP have again signed up to conduct patrols over the 2020 / 2021 winter season up at RED Mountain Ski Resort, according to Trail RCMP top cop Mike Wicentowich. "The volunteer ski patrol program has been active for many years in the area and has been a successful tool to...

The southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway, between Merritt and Hope, re-opened earlier this morning following a deadly crash late yesterday afternoon that prompted the overnight closure south of the City of Merritt. On February 17, 2021 at approximately 4 p.m., Merritt RCMP responded alongside emergency medical crews to a report of a collision involving two […]

A Warfield educator is being lauded by police for de-escalating a potentiall dangerous situation at Webster Elementary last Friday, according to Trail RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Feb. 12 at 8:39 a.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a disturbance report after a man wandered into the Webster Elementary School...

Rossland City Council Meeting, February 16, 2021 -- By Zoom Rezoning moves ahead; Mid-Town Transition project out to tender; Winter Games 2026?  Disturbing intrusion at the Library; RDKB report . . . Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Andy Morel, Stewart Spooner, Janice Nightingale, Chris Bowman, Dirk Lewis, and...