Castlegar mayor resigns, city clarifies what's next
Earlier today Bruno Tassone tendered his resignation from his role as Mayor of the City of Castlegar. Council and staff are processing this news and are committed to ensuring the services residents expect from the City are not disrupted and restoring the City’s full Council complement. With the Mayor’s resignation, Council ...
761 new cases in BC, 96 in IHA overnight
While the entire province of BC is reporting 761 new cases of Covid-19 overnight, with eight new deaths, IHA says this region alone saw 98 new cases., as per the following press release: "IH is reporting 96 new cases overnight for a total of 4,406. o Note: a change was announced today to daily reporting, see below**...
Interior Health declares outbreak at Sunnybank Retirement Home in Oliver
Interior Health has declared an outbreak at Sunnybank Retirement Home long-term care in Oliver. Four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. All individuals in close contact with these individuals are in self-isolation and monitoring for symptoms. Sunnybank Retirement Home is operated by Interior Health and has 51 ...
Selkirk College Speaker Series Event Focuses on Equity for Indigenous Children
One of the nation’s foremost advocates for Indigenous children will examine how state-based discrimination undermines the success of First Nations communities across Canada in a virtual presentation that is part of the Truth & Justice Speaker Series presented by Selkirk College. A member of the Gitxsan First Nation, Cindy...
Local woman has survived two pandemics
Born during the Spanish flu, Molly Pacey has lived to experience a second pandemic this year. Molly turns 102 years old on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. She takes this sort of trial in stride, though, possibly due to her stormy entry to this world. Molly was born at the height of the Spanish Flu, in 1918, at Victoria Private...
Drive-through testing at new COVID-19 community collection centre in Trail
The COVID-19 test collection centre in Trail is moving to a new location on Thursday thanks to a partnership between Interior Health and ICBC. At the new site, testing services will be provided in the drive-through tunnel at the ICBC Trail Claim Centre at 2985 Highway Drive. The drive-through will be completely separate from...
Vote for your Favourite Holiday Light Displays in Trail
Residents throughout the Greater Trail area have submitted photos of their outdoor holiday light displays, and we now invite everyone to vote for their favourites! Go to www.trail.ca/HolidayLightsMap View the Holiday Light Displays on the map (click on the markers and addresses to see the photos) Use the voting form on the ...
Contract awarded for KBRH Pharmacy/Ambulatory Care Project
Interior Health is pleased to announce Ledcor Construction Ltd. has been selected to oversee construction of the Pharmacy and Ambulatory Care Project at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH). “Redeveloping the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail is vitally important for people who live throughout the entire...
Trail and Warfield Reach Recreation & Library Services Agreement
The City of Trail and the Village of Warfield are pleased to announce they have successfully negotiated and approved a 5-year (60 months) recreation and library services agreement. Warfield will contribute $727,000 over the full term of the agreement for both recreation and library services. The agreement permits Warfield...
Selkirk College Alumni Venture Into the Dragons’ Den
A pair of Selkirk College alumni were featured on the Dragons’ Den final show of 2020 and despite not slaying the panel for investment dollars, Mitchell Rosko and Steven Glass left the pitch with a significant national awareness boost to their upstart business. Paved To Pines provides high quality custom school bus/van...
