By Sparky Steeves On Saturday, September 20, The Red Mountain Ski Patrol hosted an historic event bringing together Red Mountain Ski Patrollers past, present and perhaps even future.  The ski patrol community was welcomed to the Rossland Lion’s Park Campground for a potluck barbecue feast featuring guest speakers and live music. The primary goal of […]

             By Tiffany Dionne Prete As we observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, it is relevant to remember the late Pope Francis. As the first Latin American and Jesuit Pope, his leadership was marked by efforts to face difficult issues, including those affecting Indigenous Peoples in Canada. One of […]

On Saturday we celebrated the grand opening of our brand-new Lower Columbia Community Health Center in downtown Trail! Photo is with the Lower Columbia Community Health Center Board who was the driving force in making this happen! The Lower Columbia Community Health Centre will provide high-quality primary health care for people living in and around […]

Because the fossil fuel industry and its supporters have done everything they can to stall needed solutions to the climate crisis, some people say we must now engineer our way out of the mess we created. Many are promoting schemes that block sunlight from reaching Earth, reflect more of it back into space or absorb […]

The Save Record Ridge Action Committee (SRRAC) has filed a petition for judicial review in B.C. Supreme Court, challenging an Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) decision not to require an environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Record Ridge magnesium mine. “We are asking the Supreme Court to send this decision back to the EAO, directing it […]

Have you noticed, over the past few years, a rising tide of intolerance for people of other ethnicities, other backgrounds, other religions, other political views, other just-about-anything?  More recently, that intolerance has burst out into violence more often – most notably, south of the  border, but it’s also happening in Canada. The federal government’s recent […]

People living in and near Trail now have more access to team-based primary care through the new Lower Columbia Community Health Centre (Lower Columbia CHC). “The Lower Columbia Community Health Centre will provide high-quality primary health care for people living in and around Trail, building on our work to connect more people with primary-care providers […]

Take note, lawn  mavens:  on Thursday, September 25, it’s time to stop sprinkling that grass. Lawn-watering is banned during Stage Three. We can still water our vegetable gardens as needed, but we are asked to conserve water. Trees, shrubs and flower beds can be watered ONLY with drip or micro irrigation, and only between 7:00 […]

We recognize the urgent need to build more homes for people struggling to find a reasonably priced place that meet their needs. More new rentals are being built than ever before, helping growing families, individuals, seniors, and people living with disabilities find homes they can afford. Monday September 15th in City of Trail we broke ground on […]

The puck drops on the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season with nine games on the schedule. On Saturday, Sept. 20, the defending champion Grand Forks Border Bruins open their title defence at home against the Castlegar Rebels. Behind the Rebels’ bench is Alex Evin, set for his first full season as head coach. The […]