CBT commits nearly $965,000 to 17 projects designed to address social issues
Seventeen projects that aim to improve the lives of Columbia Basin residents by addressing social issues will soon be making a positive difference with nearly $965,000 in Social Grants from Columbia Basin Trust. “Through projects like these, the Trust is supporting the efforts of community organizations to help Basin residents...
Fire crews pounce on interface blaze in Trail Sunday
Twenty-one local fire fighters as well as BC Wildfire Service responded to an interface fire at the end of Spance Road, off Casino Road, Sunday afternoon, according to Regional Fire Chief Dan Derby. Derby said the call came in at 3: 59 p.m. and crews were on scene at 4:17 p.m. the situation was contained by 9:25 p.m. “Stations...
Celebrate with the Kootenay Festival today at Millennium Park
Today’s the big day! The Eighth Annual Kootenay Festival has arrived and will happen between 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. at Millennium Park. Recreation coordinator Audrey Maxwell Polovnikoff says this year’s event will be bigger and better than ever. “It’s an incredible celebration of our arts, our heritage and our culture,” she ...
Sculpture vandalism prompts hilarity and upset
No, you didn’t read that headline wrong – police attended a call that was both funny and sad after vandals pushed a sculpture off a wall onto the sidewalk last Friday night. “Well, Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall …,” said RCMP Acting Sgt. Brett Turner – referring to the sculpture in question. The Humpty Dumpty sculpture was...
Teck Announces Closing of Waneta Dam Sale
Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”), (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) today announced the closing of the sale of its two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam in British Columbia, Canada, to BC Hydro for $1.2 billion cash. ...
High temperatures expected across Interior Health
Temperatures across B.C. are expected to soar this weekend. Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for much of the province, including parts of the South and North Thompson and Fraser Canyon in IH. Too much heat can be harmful to your health and can lead to weakness, disorientation and exhaustion. In severe cases, it ...
Commercial Huckleberry Harvesting Restrictions
The provincial government is restricting commercial-scale huckleberry harvesting to protect grizzly bear habitat, including several locales in the East Kootenay. From July 15 to Oct. 15, commercial-scale picking of huckleberries is prohibited in some areas of the Kootenay Boundary region, including Little Moyie and Kid Creek...
Two vehicle MVI sends one person to hospital
A two-vehicle incident on Hwy 3B near Rock Island (near Glenmerry) this morning sent one person to hospital with minor injuries, according to Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue Cpt. Grant Tyson. “A pick-up truck rear-ended a tractor-trailor unit and flipped over,” Tyson said, adding Trail Station 374, BCAS and RCMP...
Three suspected arson fires in Fruitvale plague first responders
Trail and area police and fire crews were kept busy this recently with a suspicious house fire and four vehicular fires in less than two weeks. According to Acting Sgt. Devon Reid, a call came in yesterday at 6 a.m. for a structure fire in Fruitvale. “No one was injured in the blaze, but the residence was completely consumed...
Trail celebrates groundbreaking for new SK8 Park
The City of Trail is pleased to announce the Trail SK8 Park Project officially broke ground today at Gyro Park. Mayor Mike Martin, members of council, and representatives from the Society for the Friends of the Trail Skatepark (the Society), New Line Skateparks and Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) officially commemorated this...
