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West Kootenay CO says people still lighting fires

West Kootenay CO says people still lighting fires

The West Kootenay region is tinder dry, had only 9 per cent of normal rainfall in August
Castlegar police looking for witnesses to alleged sexual assault

Castlegar police looking for witnesses to alleged sexual assault

The alleged incident took place Thursday on a BC Transit bus
Updated: Two fires on the outskirts of Trail

Updated: Two fires on the outskirts of Trail

The first was a vehicle fire, the second a structure fire at a battery recycling plant
Game time in Trail

Game time in Trail

The puck drops Friday night at 7 p.m. in the Trail Memorial Centre
Trail acid spill claims reach 2,500

Trail acid spill claims reach 2,500

The first sulphuric acid spill was the morning of April 10, the second was the evening of May 23
Break-in, theft and vandalism at Royal Theatre

Break-in, theft and vandalism at Royal Theatre

“The show must go on,” says Lisa Milne following a crime at her downtown Trail theatre
While fires burn, local crews work to protect homes and cottages

While fires burn, local crews work to protect homes and cottages

RDCK special unit tries to make houses FireSmart
Information on Sulphuric Acid Spills in Trail

Information on Sulphuric Acid Spills in Trail

On Sept. 6, Teck and IRM released information on the April 10 and May 23 spills
Teck Trail shutdown a boon for local business

Teck Trail shutdown a boon for local business

Teck: Multiple local contracting companies will be engaged throughout the project
New teachers, new buses for Kootenay-Columbia

New teachers, new buses for Kootenay-Columbia

Superintendent Bill Ford says most of the hires were from WKTEP, a West Kootenay teacher’s program