Trail Cadets Get a Taste of Army Life - explosions included
On Saturday, October 19, 2019, cadets from 131 Kootenay Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps and 531 City of Trail Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron were invited to attend Exercise Sapper Crucible II, a Demolitions Exercise, with the 44th Engineer Squadron in Trail, and other members of the 39th Brigade from the Lower Mainland....
Trail man charged with second degree murder
A preliminary inquiry is slated to for November after the 2017 slaying of Hrold Paddock, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Aug. 22, 2017, around 5 a.m. Harold Paddock (78) was assaulted in downtown Trail, in which the injuries he received allegedly ultimately resulted in his death. On January 17, 2019, Joel...
Mushroom poisoning on the rise in B.C.
With 2019 on track to be a record year for mushroom poisoning calls, the BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) Drug and Poison Information Centre is urging British Columbians to use extreme caution when foraging or consuming wild mushrooms. Poison Control received 201 mushroom poisoning calls as of September 30, 2019, well...
Grants available for Youth Community Stories
Students, teachers, and non profits in the West Kootenay/Okanagan could get a $10,000 grant this fall. Reel Youth, a media empowerment project that delivers community development programming to youth and adults across Canada, and TELUS STORYHIVE have joined forces, offering 10 grants to schools, teachers and organizations...
Public Transit Pressure Prompts Selkirk College Student Shuttle
Due to overcrowding on public transportation between Nelson and Castlegar, Selkirk College is now offering a free shuttle bus to students. BC Transit buses traveling during peak class times on Mondays and Wednesdays have been packed to the point of no longer being able to pick up passengers along the regular Highway 3A route....
Smoke Eaters acquire Cody Schiavon from the Surrey Eagles
The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce they have acquired defenseman Cody Schiavon from the Surrey Eagles Schiavon, a veteran of the BCHL, comes to Trail after spending the last two season with the Surrey Eagels, where he was an assistant captain last year, and the team’s captain this year. The Kelowna native has...
Smoke Eaters acquire Goaltender Paler-Chow from Kings
The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce they have acquired Matteo Paler-Chow from the Powell River Kings The Trail Smoke Eaters have filled their vacant goaltending spot by acquiring Matteo Paler-Chow from the Powell River Kings. Another veteran of the BCHL in Paler-Chow has backstopped the Kings since the 2017-18...
Phone scam targeting the Trail area
Trail police have been innunddated with phone fraud complaints this week, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "The Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP has received 20-30 calls this week about the most recent telephone fraud to hit the area," he said in a press release Wednesday. "The RCMP are issuing this warning...
Cannings returns to Ottawa by the narrowest of margin
Dick Cannings is heading back to Ottawa for a second term as MP for South Okanagan-West Kootenay. Cannings narrowly edged Helena Konanz of the Conservative Party by less than 800 votes to retain the seat he won four years ago. Cannings, who thanked volunteers and workers during a victory speech in Penticton Monday night, took...
Today's your last chance to cast a ballot!
Ed. Note: This information was provided by the Columbia basin Rural Developmnet Institute. It is time again to exercise your right to vote! The Federal Election is today - Monday, October 21, 2019. Voting is a valued right enjoyed by Canadian adults. It is a way to exercise our democracy. Our history shows a long and hard...
