10+ hour, 33+ min ago  (95+ words) My Kootenay Now Wildfire near Trail hospital blamed on drug use A fire near the hospital in Trail is believed to be due to drug use. Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue chief Dan Derby said in an email that six…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (422+ words) It didn't take long for one of Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue's new wildfire trucks to be pressed into service. The three trucks were added to the fleet this week, and on Wednesday one of them was called to a…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (261+ words) Two West Kootenay residents are among three Columbia Basin students receiving this year's Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship, which supports people who have demonstrated perseverance in the face of adversity as they pursue post-secondary education and career goals. Jasmine Burrows of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (389+ words) British Columbia and Ottawa have reached a multi-billion-dollar funding agreement for housing and infrastructure in the province." Speaking in Vancouver on Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said the province would match $1. 6 billion in federal funding over 10 years to lower development…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (351+ words) The City of Trail will hire a development consultant as it tries to redevelop a couple of vacant properties. It follows a recommendation from the city's downtown development advisory committee, which is looking at the future of the properties at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (260+ words) Federal officials expressed cautious optimism as data show toxic drug deaths decreased across Canada over the past year, but stressed that there is still much more work to do." An annual report published on Monday said there were 5, 608 opioid toxicity…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (206+ words) British Columbia is looking into reviving two major hydroelectric projects, including the proposed Site E dam on the Peace River. The other project would be on the Homathko River near Bute Inlet on the central coast. Site E, near the…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (608+ words) The City of Trail is expected to remove an encampment along the Columbia River shoreline near Riverside Avenue. It follows a motion introduced last week by city councillor Nick Cashol, who prefaced his remarks by acknowledging discussions around homeless encampments…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (563+ words) An historic building in the Beaver Valley damaged in a ferocious windstorm is expected to be moved soon. The one-room Park Siding log schoolhouse, which has been a museum since the early 1990s, saw holes punctured in its roof when a…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago  (170+ words) New entrepreneurs across the Kootenay-Boundary region can now access free one-on-one business support through the Start-Up Business Advisor service. Delivered by Community Futures Central Kootenay, the service helps entrepreneurs turn business ideas into sustainable careers by offering personalized business advice…...