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With election looming, Trail council bids farewell

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Trail's chief administrator has paid tribute to the outgoing city council for conducting themselves professionally and treating "staff, the community, and each other with respect and dignity."

Raise, childcare expenses approved for next Trail council

City of Trail Greg Nesteroff -
Trail city council has approved a raise for the next council to be elected in the fall, along with a new childcare expense benefit, based on the recommendations of a citizens committee.

Colleen Jones to seek re-election as mayor of Trail

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Her decision makes her the third member of the current council who will seek the top job, in addition to councillors Nick Cashol and Terry Martin.

Bumpouts suggested as Trail crosswalk safety solution

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The best bet for improving safety at a crosswalk on Highway 3B near the Colombo Lodge in Trail would be to add bumpouts as part of a larger traffic reconfiguration, city council has been told.

Trail planning to remove riverside encampment

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

Selkirk College to offer medical lab assistant program in Trail

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The college announced that the program, supported by $400,000 from the the provincial government, will "respond directly to a critical shortage of medical laboratory assistants across Interior Health and the province."

Trail tries to revive proposal to expand detox services

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Trail's mayor is hoping to kickstart a stalled proposal to add more detox and rehabilitation programs in the West Kootenay.

BC’s health minister visits Trail, Castlegar

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Josie Osborne got a firsthand look Sunday at the Lower Columbia Community Health Centre in Trail, as the future of the blood lab in the same building remains unclear.

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 considering in-house building inspection

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City council heard that Trail is expected to pay about $340,000 this year to the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary for the service.

Trail mayor not giving up on supportive housing project

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Colleen Jones she's "really disappointed" although not entirely surprised with a letter this week from BC Housing saying there is no money for a proposed supportive housing project.

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.

Mayor still optimistic about downtown Trail lab services

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Colleen Jones says talks aimed at preserving lab services at Trail's community health centre are "very encouraging." 

Trail mayor offers condolences to Tumbler Ridge

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"I can’t begin to imagine what the families in Tumbler Ridge are going through," Colleen Jones wrote on Facebook.
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