The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Electoral Area D/Rural Grand Forks has declared a local state of emergency due to ongoing flooding in the Manly Meadows area and other areas in rural Grand Forks. The RDKB said in a media release Tuesday evening, the State of Local Emergency will remain in place for seven days. "A...

The Trail Aquatic and Leisure Centre will be closed temporarily starting today (Monday, May 7) at 10:15 a.m. for a water main repair. City crews will make every effort to fix the main as quickly as possible, and we will provide an update with the re-opening time later in the day. We apologize to all patrons for the interruption...

Cathy Lafortune regularly attends classes in the Education Assistant & Community Support Worker (EACSW) Program at Selkirk College enhancing the learning experience of students striving to work with people with differing abilities. The wealth of knowledge she so eagerly and professionally shares stems from lived life...

A Castlegar man is still missing after his vehicle sank into the river near Brilliant Bridge, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. “On May 5 at 2:12 pm, a hiker (who was on the opposite side of the river) called 9-1-1 to report that he had seen a vehicle lose control on Brilliant Road and plunge into the Kootenay River,”...

The RDKB Emergency Operations Centre in Grand Forks raised its status to Level 2 Sunday in response to rising river levels across the Boundary, and a forecast of increasing levels through to the end of the week. In a media release, the RDKB said high waters have resulted in localized flooding adjacent to the Kettle River,...

The City of Trail is pleased to announce it has received the British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) 2018 Parks Excellence Award for the Columbia River Skywalk project. The award exemplifies the Skywalk’s contribution to Trail’s high quality of recreation, parks and physical activity in the community, and ...

Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue (KBRFR) was once again called out for a situation in which a person was potentially trying to harm themselves. Acting Cpt. Rick Morris said the call came in at 11:13 p.m., and four Trail firefighters were at the Victoria Street Bridge by 11:25 p.m. “(A) person (was) on Victoria Street ...

A local woman was carjacked and police led on a merry chase throughout the region yesterday, after stealing a variety of vehicles, ramming a squad car and driving the aforementioned woman across the road, according to Castlegar top cop Sgt. Laurel Mathew.   "Central Kootenay RCMP members, along with Castlegar RCMP, Traffic ...

Sixteen homes in the 6 Mile area of Electoral Area F remain under evacuation alert due to continued ground instability related to a mud slide that occurred off “the Middle Road” near Heddle Road last Sunday. The evacuation alert will stay in place until further notice. The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is working...

Get your Sculpturewalking shoes ready! On Saturday, 35 sculptures will be landing in Castlegar’s downtown, marking the biggest year ever of the internationally-renowned Castlegar Sculpturewalk. 2018 also marks some exciting new changes: a new sponsorship program offering tiered levels of support, a revamped and expanded...