Columbia Basin Trust announces help for a wider range of programs
People in the Columbia Basin are continuing to experience the broad and serious impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. To provide immediate support, Columbia Basin Trust announced $11.7 million in funding earlier in April. In response to ongoing developments, the Trust has now expanded the types of services that qualify for this...
RDKB Community Initiatives & Affected Areas projects open for public comment until April 27
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives and Affected Areas programs (CIP/AAP) 2020 project applications are available online for public comment until April 27 at jointheconversation.rdkb.com. The public can review and download detailed descriptions of projects proposed in electoral...
RDKB lowers flags to recognize Nova Scotia shooting victims
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has lowered flags to half-mast at its Trail and Grand Forks offices in response to the country's worst-ever mass shooting that took place near Portapique, Nova Scotia on April 18 and 19. “On behalf of the our board of directors and staff, I want to express our sadness and shock at...
Serious ATV injury prompts police to post safety guidelines
On April 21, at 10:28 a.m. the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP and Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue responded to a call of a single person ATV injury incident in the Pend d'Oreille recreation area near the Seven Mile Dam, in Trail. A 68-year-old male of Fruitvale was navigating an uneven rocky section of a ...
April 20 BC COVID-19 update: We need to stay the course
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are providing case updates for two 24-hour reporting periods: April 18 to 19, and April 19 through to...
Two men busted with variety of drugs outside of Salmo
On April 18, at 3 p.m., a RCMP E-Division Roving Traffic member along with a Salmo General Duty member conducted a vehicle stop on Hwy 3/6 outside of Salmo, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. “Two adults were arrested during this traffic stop and quantities of drugs believed to be Ecstasy (MDMA), Acid (LSD), Hashish, Marihuana...
UPDATE: Police seek info after region-wide vehicle theft spree
The Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP continue their investigation into the below incident that occurred over the weekend with assistance from the Nelson Forensic Identification Section. Nelson FIS will conduct forensic examinations of both stolen vehicles. The Trail RCMP will be speaking to witnesses and seeking ...
New ticketing measures to enforce Emergency Program Act orders
Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has given police and other enforcement officers the ability to issue $2,000 violation tickets for price gouging and the reselling of medical supplies and other essential goods during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Effective immediately, these new measures are...
Selkirk College Offers Online Spring Semester Learning Options
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the temporary brakes on normal post-secondary schedules, but the learning has not stopped and Selkirk College is inviting students to explore pathways in the upcoming Spring Semester. New and returning students can now choose from an array of courses in the School of University Arts & Sciences...
Success! BC measures are flattening curve, continued vigilance required for 'new normal'
British Columbians are succeeding in 'flattening the curve', but need to remain 100-per-cent all-in, in regard to virus transmission, according to Friday morning's press conference with Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer. Both also stressed that residents need to adapt to ...
