LETTER: Kudos to striking kids, federal parties need to step up
To the Editor, The Fridays For the Future youth strike last Friday was inspiring. Around the world, millions of youth and their supporters marched and demanded real climate action from the adults. By ‘real action’ I assume the youth mean action that avoids the forecasted global catastrophe and delivers the Paris Accord goal...
RANT: On cops, Crown, courts and criminalty - a wake-up call is required
I just published an article about prolific offenders that is going to have many locals feeling furious, and justly so. It’s about two local prolific offenders who, between the two of them, are facing 40 separate charges for crimes committed within a two-week span. Both have been arrested – within that time frame – at least ...
Prolific offender released once again
A duo of prolific offenders from Trail who have allegedly been committing crimes throughout the region are once again making headlines after being released from custody against the expressed wishes of both RCMP and Crown counsel. Both offenders have been released and re-arrested at least three times in the past two weeks...
Fire guts home of licensed grow-op in Trail
A legal grow-op went up in smoke this morning, after a house fire in the 1400 Block of Neilson Street in Trail this morning. Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue (KBRFR) Cpt. Greg Ferraby said the call came in at 8:37 a.m., and nine Trail and three Warfield firefighters arrived on scene by 8:43 a.m. “Station 374 responded...
Trail recycling company fined almost $23,000 by WorkSafeBC
A Trail recycling company has been fined almost $23,000 by WorkSafeBC, according to a report published on the organization’s website. According to WorkSafeBC, the $22,866.82 fine levied against Montrose-based KC Recycling Ltd, was due to repeated, high-risk violations. The WorkSafeBC report reads as follows: “This firm's...
Selkirk College Helps Bridge the Gap for Early Childhood Care Educators
A Selkirk College pilot project aimed at increasing the number of certified early childhood educators is helping British Columbia’s push to lead the nation in accessible, quality childcare. The Early Childhood Education Work-Integrated Learning Pilot Project is supporting the Province of British Columbia’s efforts to understand...
Smoke Eaters add WHL Veteran Jameson Murray to D-core
The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the signing of former Victoria Royals defenceman Jameson Murray. The Kelowna, BC native comes to Trail with more than 120 games played in the WHL, split between the Calgary Hitman, Everett Silvertips and most recently the Victoria Royals. Jameson amassed 6 goals and 23 assists ...
Car-vs-motorcycle/truck fire/two-car MVA, all within 3 1/2 hours Tuesday
Yesterday (Tuesday) was a very busy day for first responders on Hwy 3B, with three MVAs within less than three-and-a-half hours. The first call came in to Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue (KBRFR) at 1:24 p.m, according to Cpt. Glen Gallamore. He said crews (including four firefighters from Trail and four from Warfield)...
Smoke Eater Kent Johnson named BCHL Player of the Week
The BC Hockey League announced Monday that Smoke Eaters forward Kent Johnson was named BCHL Player of the Week following a ten-point performance over a four game week. Johnson who had only one goal through his opening four games of the season exploded on the weekend getting a total of ten during the week with the bulk of his...
Pot plants problematic if not protected, say police
It may be legal to grow pot plants, but they still come with some responsibility, according RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich, who added marijuana is still a controlled substance. "On Sept. 21, the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP received a complaint that two marihuana (sic) plants were stolen from the yard in the 1900...
