#TrailBC - Operation surplus over $1 million put into Trail municipal reserves (Trail) https://www.castanet.net/news/Trail/612915/Operation-surplus-over-1-million-put-into-Trail-municipal-reserves
Operation surplus over $1 million put into Trail municipal reserves

Trail city council approved allocation of $1,090,000 into the 2025 operating reserve to various reserve funds.

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#TrailBC - In-house service in Trail opted for with building inspection over regional district (Trail) https://www.castanet.net/news/Trail/611363/In-house-service-in-Trail-opted-for-with-building-inspection-over-regional-district
In-house service in Trail opted for with building inspection over regional district

More than 30 years of partnership for building inspection services between the City of Trail and the regional district are about to come to an end.

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Trail firefighter found not guilty of assaulting homeless man

A firefighter in Trail was found not guilty Friday of assaulting a homeless man back in 2023, despite the judge believing that one of three firefighters likely punched the man.

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#TrailBC - Trail council to begin discussion with Teck over reducing company’s municipal taxes (Trail) https://www.castanet.net/news/Trail/610434/Trail-council-to-begin-discussion-with-Teck-over-reducing-company-s-municipal-taxes
Trail council to begin discussion with Teck over reducing company’s municipal taxes

A meeting will be taking place this summer between the City of Trail and Teck Trail Operations as the two sides begin to find a way to ease the municipal industry tax the company has been paying.

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#TrailBC - Trail council fields call for overdose prevention site amidst ‘troubling’ unregulated drug death rate ranking rising (Trail) https://www.castanet.net/news/Trail/610364/Trail-council-fields-call-for-overdose-prevention-site-amidst-troubling-unregulated-drug-death-rate-ranking-rising
Trail council fields call for overdose prevention site amidst ‘troubling’ unregulated drug death rate ranking rising

Overdose deaths are decreasing across the province but Trail hasn’t seen much of a reduction and has, instead, moved up the notorious provincial leader board of unregulated drug deaths.

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Trail bylaw officer named ‘BC Officer of the Year’ - Trail Champion

The Local Government Compliance and Enforcement Association of British Columbia (LGCEA) has named City of Trail Bylaw Enforcement Officer Bobbie Briscoe its 2026 Officer of the Year, recognizing her outstanding contribution to community safety, outreach and professional leadership. Briscoe is known for her approach to bylaw enforcement: grounded in dignity, respectful communication and compassionate engagement with […]

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#TrailBC - Trail city staff explain rising cost over inflation for 2026 taxation increase (Trail) https://www.castanet.net/news/Trail/610126/Trail-city-staff-explain-rising-cost-over-inflation-for-2026-taxation-increase
Trail city staff explain rising cost over inflation for 2026 taxation increase

In an age of annual municipal taxation consistently rising well over the 2.4 per cent mark of inflation, the three per cent taxation increase proposed for 2026 for Trail residents was called into ques

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Teck loses court fight over sales tax on coal used at smelting facility
The case centred on whether coal used at Teck’s Trail, B.C., smelting facility could be exempt from PST under rules that allow tax relief for "direct agents" involved in manufacturing processes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/teck-court-fight-provincial-sales-tax-9.7171150?cmp=rss

Hi dog loving friends!

For anyone interested in supporting rescue dogs in the #WestKootenays I have set up an Instagram page to help promote doggos looking for homes. It is called @adoptakootenaydoggo

Please follow, like and share if you are on Insta!😃🥰🙏 my goal is to ensure more people know about these awesome dogs so they can get out of the shelter and into loving homes sooner.

Thank you for your help!

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#TrailBC - City of Trail could consider phased-in approach to reducing municipal tax burden on Teck (Trail) https://www.castanet.net/news/Trail/607714/City-of-Trail-could-consider-phased-in-approach-to-reducing-municipal-tax-burden-on-Teck
City of Trail could consider phased-in approach to reducing municipal tax burden on Teck

The City of Trail is looking to reduce its dependence on its major industrial resident, but it won’t be happening anytime soon.

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