Trail woman rescued from the top of Victoria Street Bridge
Trail RCMP said in its weekly media release that on Saturday, November 12, 2023, at 7:44 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers, Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue, and BC EHS responded to report of a 33-year-old Trail female who had left the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital and climbed up a supporting steel arch […]
Columbia and Calvary Cemetery Restoration
The Rossland Heritage Commission is pleased to report that they obtained a grant of $5,780 from Heritage B.C. Legacy Fund, to continue the restoration of the Columbia Cemetery. Nestled in Happy Valley, just above Trail’s Mountain View cemetery, the Columbia Cemetery dates back to 1899 with over 1000 Rosslanders buried here. The Columbia Cemetery restoration […]
Andrew Collins Trio at the Rossland Miners Hall – mandolin magic! -- and more.
The Andrew Collins Trio will perform on Thursday, November 23, at 7:30 PM, at Rossland’s Miners Hall, with a 30-minute opening act by John Wort Hannam. Award-winning Andrew Collins and his cohorts, Adam Shier and James McEleney, play mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandola and mandocello, not to mention voice-boxes (AKA singing). Doors open at 7:00 PM; […]
Next steps for reimagining recreation services in Castlegar area
During October of this year, it was announced in a media release by the City of Castlegar and the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), Pioneer Arena in Castlegar will close for public use at the end of the 2023-2024 ice operating season. Originally opened in 1957, Pioneer Arena has long served the community and […]
Three people survive crash as car drives off side of highway near Trail
Trail RCMP in the weekly media release reported that three occupants of a vehicle were lucky after surviving a crash Friday in the 8000 block of Highway 3B. RCMP said that on Friday, November 3, 2023, at 1:38 a.m. a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a motor vehicle incident reported by […]
UPDATED: Crown adds additional charges in City park attack
RCMP said that after further investigation by Grand Forks RCMP, Crown Counsel has added additional charges of Assault with a Weapon and two counts of Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to Public Peace following a knife at Gyro park. RCMP said in a media release that Crown has also elected to proceed by Indictment, meaning […]
Special Weather Statement issued for Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass
Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for Highway 3, Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass for Monday evening and into Tuesday. Environment Canada said a prolonged snowfall is expected with totals near 15 cm by Tuesday afternoon. “Snowfall amounts up to 5 cm today, 5 cm tonight and another 5 to 10 cm on […]
Jim Pattison Foundation commits $5 million to establish Centre for Health System Learning & Innovation
People living in the Interior region will soon benefit from a new Centre for Health System Learning & Innovation (the Centre) that is being established in partnership with Interior Health and the Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) Foundation. This centre is becoming a reality today with a commitment from The Jim Pattison Foundation of $5 million […]
Kaslo FireSmart project creates impact among the younger crowd
What is the story you want to tell local youth about our community, wildfire resilience and climate change? That’s the question that Kenya Blouin was tasked with in her summer 2023 role as the Village of Kaslo’s Youth FireSmart Coordinator. “Youth will be the ones navigating our society through climate change,” she says. “The earlier […]
Search warrant in Robson sees four arrested
On Oct. 25, officers with Castlegar RCMP’s Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), with support from frontline general duty officers, executed a search warrant at a residence located in the 5200 block of Broadwater Road in Robson, BC. The search warrant was obtained to further investigate the trafficking of drugs. Upon execution of the search warrant, four […]
