Tag: Bev Benson

Trail agrees to study amalgamation with Warfield

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
The two municipalities are now expected to sign a memorandum of understanding that outlines administrative details. 

Trail planning to remove riverside encampment

Housing Greg Nesteroff -
The City of Trail is expected to remove an encampment along the Columbia River shoreline near Riverside Avenue.

Trail won’t give Teck a tax break in 2026

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
The company has approached the city about reducing the amount it pays, which sits at 60 per cent of total municipal tax revenue. Teck would like to get that down to 50 per cent over the next decade.

Trail may legalize, regulate backyard campfires

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
It may become legal to hold a weenie roast in your backyard in Trail, subject to some conditions.

Trail seeks funding for ‘disproportionate’ drug crisis effects

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
Trail council says the city deserves more provincial funding to recognize a "disproportionate" number of overdoses, drug-related incidents, and emergency calls compared to surrounding communities.

Teck asks Trail for tax break

Mining Greg Nesteroff -
The company would like to get its share of the city's total tax bill down from 60 per cent to 50 per cent over the next 10 years.

Trail drops sections from draft official community plan

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
Trail city council has removed three sections from its draft official community plan update, dealing with supportive housing, drug treatment sites, and First Nations land acknowledgements pending further discussion.

Trail undecided on $30K grant for Skills Centre

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
Trail city council is still thinking about whether to provide a $30,000 grant to the struggling Trail Skills Centre.

Trail council rejects short-term rental for Sunningdale

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
Trail city council voted 5-1 against a zoning amendment that would have cleared the way for the rental unit at 12 Hazelwood Drive.

Trail council asks for plan on extreme weather shelters

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
Councillor Bev Benson introduced a motion last week asking staff to work with the regional district, provincial government, Interior Health, and the RCMP to figure something out.

Trail sticks with funeral home for new columbarium

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
The City of Trail won't install a third structure to store ashes at Mountain View Cemetery, leaving the job instead to a local funeral home.

Trail passes on declaring Christian Heritage Month

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
The City of Trail will keep issuing proclamations, but it won't proclaim December as Christian Heritage Month.

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City of Castlegar
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B.C. loses more than 20,000 jobs in September as unemployment rate stays steady

Economy
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Tires worth more than $10,000 stolen in Castlegar

Crime
RCMP say tires and rims was stolen from a business in the 1500-block of Columbia Avenue early Wednesday.

Trail launches interactive historical walking tours

Community
The Trail Museum and Archives and the City of Trail have partnered with On the Spot to launch a new series of interactive walking tours and gamified scavenger hunts.
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