Tag: Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire and Rescue

UPDATED: Firefighters respond to ‘significant’ fuel spill in Warfield

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Members of Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue are on the scene of a fuel spill in the alley behind the Warfield Petro-Canada station.

Trail RCMP met ‘resistance’ seeking assault-related video, officer says

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Sherri Karn, who was working for the detachment at the time of the incident in 2023, appeared on the witness stand during a voir dire at the trial of Greg Ferraby, a firefighter with Kootenay Boundary Fire Rescue.

New fire training centre now operating in Trail

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Local politicians and firefighters celebrated Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue's new fire training centre in Trail on Saturday.

Kootenay Boundary Fire Rescue to buy 3 wildland engines

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The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has signed off on the purchase of three new wildland fire engines at a cost of $800,000, despite the objections of a couple of directors who felt that two engines should suffice.

Columbia Ave structure fire in Trail

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Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire and Rescue (KBRFR) responded to a structure fire in Trail early this morning, June 10. Crews...

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How can the B.C. NDP win back voters after their election setback?

Politics
The B.C. NDP is promising a hard look at what went wrong after its crushing Oct. 24 election loss.

B.C.’s new time zone could cause confusion for businesses, travellers, say experts

Business
Most of British Columbia stayed on daylight saving time Sunday, completing its move to permanent daylight time, but experts warn the change may create some confusion for businesses and travellers.

Louie Corrado, the oldest Trail Smoke Eater, dies at 100

Trail Smoke Eaters
Corrado, a defenseman, joined the senior Smoke Eaters in 1948 after brief stints with the Spokane Spartans and Kimberley Dynamiters. He played for the Smoke Eaters through 1956.

Q&A with outgoing RDKB chair Grace McGregor

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary RDKB
Grace McGregor is retiring after nearly 21 consecutive years as regional director for Christina Lake. We spoke to her a day after she chaired her final Regional District of Kootenay Boundary meeting.

FortisBC urges preparation for power outages

Energy & Utilities
The company that provides electricity to much of the West Kootenay had 479 outages in 2025.
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