City of Trail activates Extreme Weather Response shelter

The City of Trail has issued an extreme weather alert, and an Extreme Weather Response (EWR) shelter has been made available through the support and collaboration of City of Trail, BC Housing, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Interior Health Authority, ANKORS, the United Church, and community volunteers.

During the City’s extreme weather alert, the temporary EWR shelter is open from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. It is located at the Trail United Church (1300 Pine Ave) for those in need of a place to warm up or rest from the extreme weather.

"Once again, this year we are opening up the Emergency Weather Response shelter in partnership with BC Housing, Interior Health and ANKORS, a nonprofit organization that works with the unhoused population,” stated Mayor Colleen Jones. "Given the frigid temperatures in the forecast starting this weekend, it is necessary to offer our unhoused residents, and those living without heating, a secure and warm place to stay during these coldest nights."