Drew Wilson

Drew brings more than four decades of experience to the Kootenay newsroom. His career has taken him across Ontario, the Northwest Territories and B.C. Drew combines his love of radio and community with his passion for sports.

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Crime declines in downtown Trail

City of Trail Drew Wilson - June 28, 2025

The move of the temporary homeless shelter to Riverside Dr has reduced the amount crime in downtown Trail.

No room for Bloom

Community Drew Wilson - June 26, 2025

City Council is not supporting a bid for Trail Communities in Bloom to host the 2026 National Symposium.

Not guilty verdict in Oasis fatal

Crime Drew Wilson - June 25, 2025

The man accused in the collision that claimed the life of a 34-year-old woman and injured her four children has been found not guilty.

Oasis fatal returns to court

Kootenay News Drew Wilson - June 24, 2025

"No way this is happening." That is how a witness to a fatal accident described what he was thinking seconds before a fatal head on collision on Hwy 22 near Oasis.

Horcoff makes Hockey Hall of Fame

Castlegar News Drew Wilson - June 23, 2025

Shaun Horcoff is going into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame.

New Smokies on the books

Kootenay News Drew Wilson - June 19, 2025

The Trail Smoke Eaters continue to recruit locally with the team announcing the signings of three West Kootenay prospects after strong performances at the local I-D camp.

Rossland’s housing needs falls short

City of Rossland Drew Wilson - June 19, 2025

A study on the housing situation in Rossland predicts the city will need 186 additional units of varying sizes over the next five years and 623 more in the next 20 years.

No backyard chickens for Montrose

Kootenay News Drew Wilson - June 18, 2025

Montrose Village Council has scrapped a proposed backyard chicken bylaw.

IH backs closure of Trail lab

City of Trail Drew Wilson - June 18, 2025

Interior Health maintains closing the lab at the downtown medical building in Trail and moving staff to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital is the best use of limited staffing.

Community reacts to Trail’s Lab closure

Health Drew Wilson - June 17, 2025

A Trail City Councillor is speaking out against the planned closure of the 3rd floor lab at the downtown medical building.

Rossland Council tables Utilities Master Plan

City of Rossland Drew Wilson - June 17, 2025

The Mayor or Rossland calls the Utilities Master Plan tabled at Monday's City Council meeting a comprehensive look at priority projects over the next several years.

Changes to downtown Trail Health Centre Laboratory

Health Drew Wilson - June 16, 2025

The lab in the medical building in downtown Trail is closing at the end of next month.

Updated: Trail school goes into lockdown

Kootenay News Drew Wilson - June 12, 2025

The Superintendent of School District 20 says a report of a gun in a vehicle in the student parking lot prompted this afternoon's lock down at J-L Crowe Secondary School in Trail.