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Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire is still trying to determine what started a blaze that engulfed a Montrose home Wednesday morning.

Tourists are lining up at U.S. border crossings instead of heading to B.C.'s favourite coastal getaways, and summer traffic on BC Ferries is down about four per cent as a result.

After the Columbia River’s strong rapids swept a 15-year-old girl under the swim buoy at Gyro Park, Trail has revisited what’s considered the safe swim zone.

Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner has announced he is resigning as B.C. attorney general and won't run in the next B.C. election.

Those who attended last night’s Opening Ceremony for the 2011 B.C. Seniors Games finally found out what all the secrecy was about, as the director of ceremonies waited until showtime to show off what had been pulled together.

Regional firefighters and members from Montrose and Fruitvale responded to a house fire at 650 9th Avenue in Montrose Wednesday at about 10 a.m. The fire, which started on the upper floor and worked its way to the attic, was doused about 45 minutes later. The owners of the home were out running daily errands during the blaze, according to regional fire chief Terry Martin, who adds the cause of the fire is under investigation.

A push for a skateboard park in Trail rolled on Monday, when city council awarded the design to a consulting team.

Local RCMP received two new scam reports this week, leading them to caution the public against giving out personal information via email.

City of Trail staff and members of the ceremonies crew were hard at work on Tuesday, putting together a dais and placing hundreds of chairs on the field inside Haley Park in preparation for tonight’s opening ceremonies for the 2011 B.C. Seniors Games.

Monday’s village council meeting presented options to try and remedy the problem which has put a black eye on the village’s claim to prize-winning drinking water since February, when a small amount of coliform bacteria was found.