Police seek witnesses to fatal jetski incident on Columbia River
The Trail and Greater RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in looking for anyone who witnessed a Seadoo accident in the Columbia river in Trail on May 9 at approximately 6 p.m. Three males were on a Seadoo at this time in the river near the Sunningdale / Gyro Park area. An incident occurred causing all three males to be...
Castlegar Air Cadets reach for the skies
On May 13, the cadets of 581 City of Castlegar Air Cadet squadron went flying from the West Kootenay Regional Airport. The cadets were flown in the bright blue and yellow Cessna 182s that are usually used for towing the Air Cadet Glider aircraft. The cadets explored the Castlegar area from the air and were taught the basics...
Robson Fire Department Wins Education Award
The Robson Volunteer Fire Department (RVFD) has received the Al Lonneberg Fire Safety Public Education Award – an honour bestowed annually to the volunteer fire department that initiates the greatest effort in its community to fight fires pre-ignition. The Department received the award on the weekend of April 28thwhen hundreds...
Selkirk College Students Visit Remote Calvert Island Research Station
A group of ten Selkirk College students in the Integrated Environmental Planning Program (IEP) spent a week off-grid on the west coast studying the impacts of climate change on a delicate ecosystem. Just prior to completing their two-year IEP diploma,students and their instructors traveled from Castlegar to Calvert Island on...
Logging proposal gets frosty response in Ymir
Residents of Ymir say they’re alarmed by plans of BC Timber Sales to allow logging in their community watershed. They’re concerned that their tiny community water system could be damaged by forestry operations in the area. “It’s our only source of drinking, consumable and firefighting water,” says Jay Leus, a resident of Ymir...
Teck sells Waneta interests to Fortis for $1.2 billion
Fortis Inc. ("Fortis"), (TSX/NYSE:FTS) and Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”), (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) today announced an agreement under which Fortis will purchase Teck’s two-thirds interest in the Waneta Dam and related transmission assets in British Columbia, Canada, for $1.2 billion cash. Under the agreement, ...
Letter: Let's put an end to strategic voting
To The Editor: A strategy to end strategic voting: The political landscape in British Columbia has been plagued by polarized politics for as long as anyone can remember. Many voters find themselves voting to block something they despise and/or wasting their vote all together. The way out of this mess is to reform our voting...
LETTER: Taking a Longer Term Perspective of the BC Elections
Dear Editor: As we head to the polls on May 9, a question we should be considering is what type of world we want to leave for our children and grandchildren. Are we are doomed to go over the climate cliff – facing a world with ever increasing extreme weather, mudslides, catastrophic wildfires, and sea level rise? Or should ...
War amps CHAMPS grad to blitz local schools with safety message
The War Amps, a leader in the field of child safety, is bringing an important safety message to students at nine local schools between May 9 and 11. This initiative is coordinated in conjunction with the Trail RCMP Detachment. Tiffany McCormick, a graduate of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, will give one-hour long...
Kelowna`s Seth Barton signs with Smokies for 2017/18
The Trail Smoke Eaters would like to announce the commitment of 1998-born defenseman, Seth Barton from Kelowna. Barton has played the past two seasons for the Kelowna Rockets of the BC Major Midget League. Last season saw Barton contribute 38-points from the backend for a Rockets team that placed third in the BCMML. “Seth...
