KSCU Outdoor Movie Night is back!
Kootenay Savings Outdoor Movie Night is coming to Haley Park in Warfield on Saturday, Sept. 7, featuring the hit family film – How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World! Admission is by cash or non-perishable food donation to the Trail Salvation Army Food Bank.Let's pack the park and help put food on the plates and in the...
Kootenay youth Go Wild! into Height of the Rockies Provincial Park
Kootenay youth headed into the backcountry of Height of the Rockies Provincial Park this summer for a six-day wilderness adventure on Wildsight’s Go Wild! trip. Deep in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, youth ages 14-18 visited some of the most rugged and remote wilderness of the region. Rich in history and wildlife, with...
BC Hydro submits request for one per cent rate cut with BC Utilities Commission
BC Hydro has submitted a request for a rate reduction of around one per cent starting April 2020 in an update to its Fiscal 2020 to Fiscal 2021 Revenue Requirements Application with the BC Utilities Commission. In its Revenue Requirements Application filed in February 2019, BC Hydro requested a net bill increase of 0.7 per ...
Selkirk College Manuscript Development Course Focussed on Results for Writers
Writing a book can be a lonely endeavour. That’s why this fall, a Selkirk College second-year creative writing course will focus on manuscript development. Open to both full-time and community learners, writers will have the opportunity to share their books-in-progress with peers and receive professional feedback from course...
Robson VFD to Host 6th Annual Firefighter Games to Raise Funds for Muscular Dystrophy Canada
Join Robson Fire Fighters on and Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 as they host the fifth annual Firefighter Games in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Be sure to attend this FREE family friendly event that will kick off with opening ceremonies at 11a.m Saturday at the Pass Creek Regional Exhibition Grounds! To show their support for...
POLICE BEAT: Trail cops deal with Impaired/Proactive Policing/Weapon
Ed Note: Police also issued a comprehensive list of recent thefts, which can be found at https://trailchampion.com/news/trail-police-caution-against-vigilantism-wake-theft-spike Impaired Driving On August 18, 2019, at 3:22 a.m. the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP investigated a 35-year-old male driver for allegedly...
Trail police caution against vigilantism in wake of theft spike
A spike in thefts and a resulting backlash on social media have local police cautioning residents about taking matters into their own hands. In a press release issued Monday, Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich asked the public to remain vigilant, but to leave any punitive action to police. “The Trail and Greater District...
Union Hotel Demolition - Majority of Materials Recycled and Reused
The City of Trail has received the “Construction Waste Disposal and Diversion Report” for the demolition of the Union Hotel and 1144 Cedar Avenue from Dakota Reclamators Ltd., the contractor responsible for the buildings’ demolition and residual materials. The report highlights that Dakota diverted 69 per cent of the demolition...
Burned out vehicles prompt police to seek public assistance
On Aug. 16, at 12:50 a.m., the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP and the Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Department responded to the scene of a suspicious camper/trailer and van fire on Casino Road, in Trail. The trailer and van had been parked in a dirt pullout approximately two kilometres from town for several...
Two injured in motorcycle crash
Two Calgarian motorcyclists were badly injured in a crash Sunday, according to Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Aug. 11, at approximately 9 p.m., the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP attended a motor vehicle incident where two motorcycles that were travelling in the same direction collided as each other...