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Mrs. Floyd runs from an East Trail fire, July 1917. Photo: Trail Historical Society

Trail Blazers: Fires raged in the summer of 1917

Weekly historical series in partnership with the Trail Museum and Archives

Mrs. Floyd runs from an East Trail fire, July 1917. Photo: Trail Historical Society
Photos: Vanita Sims

Beaver Valley bounty: Melons, melons and more melons

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Photos: Vanita Sims
Frankie’s Pizza offers a range of fresh high quality pizzas in a cone (Frankie’s Pizza).

‘No one goes hungry in our town;’ B.C. pizza place promises food for evacuees escaping wildfires

Frankie’s Pizza, based in Sorrento, made a Facebook post on August 18 offering pizza to those in need

Frankie’s Pizza offers a range of fresh high quality pizzas in a cone (Frankie’s Pizza).
BCWF Executive Director Jesse Zeman.

OPINION: B.C. had 20 years to act and now everything is on fire

An op-ed from BC Wildlife Federation executive director Jesse Zeman

  • Aug 17, 2023
BCWF Executive Director Jesse Zeman.
19-year-old Jasmine Beausoleil was killed in a collision between a Purolator van and a transit bus in June 2022. Photo: Submitted

Mom searches for recipients of organs donated by daughter after Castlegar crash

Young woman killed in 2022 transit bus and Purolator van collision was an organ donor

19-year-old Jasmine Beausoleil was killed in a collision between a Purolator van and a transit bus in June 2022. Photo: Submitted
Trail Smoke Eaters alumni are hosting their second annual Golf Scramble on Sept. 16 at the Birchbank Golf Course. (Times photo)

Smoke Eaters Alumni host golf scramble

Trail Smoke Eaters Alumni invites public out to its 2nd Annual Golf Scramble on Sept. 16

Trail Smoke Eaters alumni are hosting their second annual Golf Scramble on Sept. 16 at the Birchbank Golf Course. (Times photo)
Regional District Kootenay Boundary’s mascot Ember the FireSmart Fox helped coordinator Carlene Pires teach Camp Cawabunga and Summer Adventure campers about the causes of wildfires and how to prevent them through interactive discussions and demonstrations. (Photo: contributed)

Fired up for fun: RDKB ignites FireSmart learning

Trail firefighters and mascot Ember teach Camp Cawabunga and Summer camp goers how to be FireSmart

Regional District Kootenay Boundary’s mascot Ember the FireSmart Fox helped coordinator Carlene Pires teach Camp Cawabunga and Summer Adventure campers about the causes of wildfires and how to prevent them through interactive discussions and demonstrations. (Photo: contributed)
The 2023 Pride Trail is joining the IncrEdible Market in Jubilee Park on Saturday, Aug. 12. Photo: City of Trail

Pride-Trail joins forces with Trail’s IncrEdible Market

The 2023 Pride themed IncrEdible Market goes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Esplanade Saturday.

  • Aug 9, 2023
The 2023 Pride Trail is joining the IncrEdible Market in Jubilee Park on Saturday, Aug. 12. Photo: City of Trail
The human-caused Davidson Brook wildfire in Castlegar began on Aug. 5. Photos: Betsy Kline

PHOTOS: Attacking Castlegar’s wildfire

The human-caused Davidson Brook wildfire in Castlegar started on Aug. 5

The human-caused Davidson Brook wildfire in Castlegar began on Aug. 5. Photos: Betsy Kline
Super-Valu was built in 1965. Photos: Trail Historical Society

Trail Blazers: A super start to the grocery biz

Trail Blazers is a weekly feature in partnership with the Trail Museum and Archives

Super-Valu was built in 1965. Photos: Trail Historical Society
“The Conductor Is The One In Front,” by Bruce E. More.

Memories of Trail from an acclaimed conductor

“My musical ‘career’ was furthered by the presence of the Kootenay Music Festival,” More writes.

“The Conductor Is The One In Front,” by Bruce E. More.
Photo: Jim Bailey

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Photo: Jim Bailey
Rossland’s Gold Fever Follies troupe visited Castle Wood Village on July 26. Photo: Submitted

Gold Fever Follies kicking up their heels for Castlegar and Trail seniors

Rossland’s Gold Fever Follies troupe visited area care homes in July

Rossland’s Gold Fever Follies troupe visited Castle Wood Village on July 26. Photo: Submitted
Juris Harlamovs, Waneta Sunshine Rotary Member, presents this donation to Lisa Pasin, KBRH Health Foundation Executive Director. Photo: Submitted

Rotary EClub donates to Trail gratitude garden

$2,000 donated to Garden of Gratitude Project at Columbia View Lodge

Juris Harlamovs, Waneta Sunshine Rotary Member, presents this donation to Lisa Pasin, KBRH Health Foundation Executive Director. Photo: Submitted
Join artist Theshini Naicker, currently exhibiting at the Kootenay Gallery, as she provides an introduction and brief history of felt making. Photo: Submitted
Join artist Theshini Naicker, currently exhibiting at the Kootenay Gallery, as she provides an introduction and brief history of felt making. Photo: Submitted
The Penticton Regional Hospital provides health care service in British Columbia’s South Okanagan. Which hospital in Canada is the oldest still operating hospital? (Black Press file photo)

QUIZ: A tribute to first responders

When things go wrong, police, firefighters, paramedics, doctors and nurses are ready to help

The Penticton Regional Hospital provides health care service in British Columbia’s South Okanagan. Which hospital in Canada is the oldest still operating hospital? (Black Press file photo)
The Tadanac pool, circa 1960. Notice the Cominco greenhouse in the back (left). Photo: Trail Historical Society

Trail Blazers: The Tadanac Pool

Trail Blazers is a weekly feature in partnership with the Trail Museum and Archives

The Tadanac pool, circa 1960. Notice the Cominco greenhouse in the back (left). Photo: Trail Historical Society
The iconic dogwood officially became British Columbias floral emblem in 1956. During World War II, the B.C. Women’s Institutes sold dogwood lapel pins and used the proceeds to send comforts to B.C. soldiers who were overseas. Photo: Government of B.C.
The iconic dogwood officially became British Columbias floral emblem in 1956. During World War II, the B.C. Women’s Institutes sold dogwood lapel pins and used the proceeds to send comforts to B.C. soldiers who were overseas. Photo: Government of B.C.
Bats roosting in exposed locations, such as this bat on a screen door, can be left alone and will usually move on at dusk or after a few days. Photo by V.Troyen

Bats are on the move in mid-summer says Kootenay Community Bat Project

It’s not unusal to find a bat in your house at this time of year

Bats roosting in exposed locations, such as this bat on a screen door, can be left alone and will usually move on at dusk or after a few days. Photo by V.Troyen
This image of a single perfect flower serves a gentle reminder of words by English actress Wendy Craig, “One rose says more than the dozen.” Photo: Jessee Regnier

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This image of a single perfect flower serves a gentle reminder of words by English actress Wendy Craig, “One rose says more than the dozen.” Photo: Jessee Regnier