Forum: State of the Kootenays: An Economic Update slated for next month in Castlegar
Castlegar & District Economic Development and the Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an exciting event on April 11. The event, titled the State of the Kootenays: An Economic Update, is Castlegar & District’s Economic Development’s first ever Economic Forum. The event will be on April 11 from 6 - 8.30 p.m., with a...
Smoking causes fire in local apartment building
Smoking appears to be the cause of a fire in a Trail apartment building Friday afternoon, according to KBRFR Chief Dan Derby. "Firefighters responded to a mattress fire at the Groutage apartments," he said in a press release issued Saturday. "(The) fire was contained to the area of origin (and) was caused by smoking activity....
Byers, Buskey Power Smoke Eaters To Game #2 Victory In Merritt
The Trail Smoke Eaters used a two-goal effort from Mack Byers and a 32-save performance from Donovan Buskey to earn a 5-2 victory in Game #2 of their Interior Division Quarterfinal against the Merritt Centennials and even the series at 1-1 on Saturday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. For the second time in as many...
Smoke Eaters Fall To Centennials In Game #1 By 4-2 Score
The Trail Smoke Eaters battled to get the game on even terms in the final period but fell just short, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Merritt Centennials in Game #1 of their Interior Division Quarterfinal at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena on Friday night. The Centennials started the game with a flurry of chances and were ...
Council nearly drops ball on low-income housing development
The adage ‘never look a gift horse in the mouth’ nearly came to pass with disastrous effects for Grand Forks city council. Grand Forks city council almost made that gaff Feb. 11 and risked losing a provincially-funded, million-dollar low income housing project that had landed unprompted in its municipal lap. Maybe the project...
Teck fertilizer plant shuts down after spill
On Tuesday February 26, 2019, a low pH incident occurred at an outfall at Teck Trail Operations. Regulatory authorities including Emergency Management BC, the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, and Environment and Climate Change Canada were immediately notified. An investigation was started immediately following...
Regional-scale composting the subject of RDCK weekend workshop
Last week the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) hosted a workshop about a proposed regional-scale composting program. This program will initially target the processing of organic waste from municipal curbside collection and the commercial sector. The RDCK is asking municipal councils and boards to advise if they ...
Smoke Eaters Announce Schedule and Info For Opening Round Playoff Matchup vs. Centennials
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club announced on Monday the schedule for their Interior Division Quarterfinal matchup against the Merritt Centennials which begins on Friday, March 1. The Smoke Eaters and Centennials play in the playoffs for the second time in each team’s storied history with Merritt...
GNuS: DriveSmart's advice when things go bump in the parking lot
This is a short story about things that go bump in the parking lot. The outcome could have been a lot simpler with a bit of courtesy and the sharing of required information but it didn't happen that way. I wonder what the ultimate cost will be when all is said and done. I was waiting to turn left from the main access into a...
Jones Plays Hero As Smoke Eaters Close Regular Season With Victory
The Trail Smoke Eaters capped off their regular season in style as Carter Jones played the hero in a 5-4 overtime victory against the West Kelowna Warriors on Saturday night at the Trail Memorial Centre. The Smoke Eaters opened the period with an impressive jump and were rewarded on the scoreboard with Max Kryski giving the...
