RDKB to undertake region-wide Alternative Approval Process
During the regular monthly board meeting the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary approved staff to proceed with an alternative approval process to determine if eligible electors are opposed to the RDKB entering into long-term borrowing to fund necessary upgrades to the McKelvey Creek Regional Landfill and to purchase...
Firefighters make quick work of early-morning vehicle blaze in Montrose
The second vehicle fire in as many days sent KBRFR crews to Montrose early Friday morning, according to Acting Cpt. Lee De Pellegrin. This, after two vehicles burned to the ground in Genelle Wednesday evening (for full coverage, click here). The call came in at 4;43 a.m., drawing three firefighters from Trail and two from...
Interior Health encourages families to get their COVID-19 pediatric vaccines by Family Day
Local pediatricians and Interior Health are encouraging families to set a goal this winter: get everyone in your household age five and over vaccinated before Family Day (Feb. 21). “The pediatric COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, and we encourage families to make their vaccination plans now to get children immunized as...
Swimming lessons during spring break postponed
To provide Trail Parks & Recreation aquatic services (public and lane swims) to the greatest number of people during Spring Break 2022, aquatic lessons during this two-week period (March 22 through April 1) will be postponed. With the unpredictability of the current COVID-19 situation and with a limited aquatic staff...
Smokie Disher Commits to Michigan Tech
The Trail Smoke Eaters are thrilled to announce that forward Quinn Disher has committed to Michigan Tech University to play NCAA Division 1 hockey for the 2023/24 season. Disher, who is in his second season as a Smoke Eater, has committed to the Michigan Tech Huskies for the start of the 2023/24 season. The 18-year-old has ...
City receives funding from Murphy Family Foundation for Kids Rink improvements
The Kids Rink in the Trail Memorial Centre will soon be a nearly year-round facility and will offer some free programming, thanks to generous funding from the Murphy Family Foundation (MFF). The funds of $370,000 USD over the span of six years will go toward rink upgrades to accommodate October through July operations and...
Greenwood Lotto Max Winner “Elated” after $179K Win
Peter Jones says he’s “elated” to pack up his things and move home to Victoria after scoring $179,218.30 from the November 19, 2021 Lotto Max draw. The Greenwood resident purchased his ticket from McMynn’s Family Foods on Florence Street and was sitting at the kitchen table when he found out the good news. “This win is going...
Grand Forks police recover stolen truck and trailer full of family’s belongings
A family moving to the East Kootenay can thank a tip from the public for police successfully retrieving a family's belongings said Grand Forks RCMP in a media release Sunday. Police said the file started sometime early Saturday January 22, 2022 when a Ford F350 truck with an attached 18 foot enclosed cargo trailer was taken...
Pool at Aquatic Centre closed Fri, Jan. 21 at 2:30 PM - Reopens Sat, Jan. 22 at 9 AM
Due to staffing issues, the pool at the Trail Aquatic & Leisure Centre will be temporarily closed on Friday, January 21 starting at 2:30 PM and will reopen on Saturday, January 22 at 9:00 AM. Users booked for swim activities during this Friday closure will be contacted by Parks & Recreation staff. This closure does...
Not Extinct - A Sinixt Virtual Exhibit: keepingthesinixtway.ca
2022 brings the launch of Not Extinct - A Sinixt Virtual Exhibit, an interactive website based on the book, Not Extinct: Keeping the Sinixt Way by Marilyn James and Taress Alexis that features traditional and contemporary Sinixt stories. Each story illuminates the Sinixt relationship with the upper Columbia River watershed ...
