New community health centre opens in Trail By Province of British Columbia September 20th, 2025People living in and near Trail now have more access to team-based primary care through the new Lower Columbia Community Health Centre (Lower Columbia CHC). “The Lower Columbia Community Health Centre will provide high-quality primary health care for people living in and around Trail, building on our work to connect more people with primary-care providers close to home,” said Josie Osborne, Minister of Health. The health centre will be operated by the Lower Columbia Community Health Centre Society (LCCHCS), a non-profit society that provides holistic, accessible health care in the Kootenay region. “The opening of this community health centre is wonderful news for people living in and around Trail,” said Steve Morissette, MLA for Kootenay-Monashee. “It is through collaboration and thanks to the community-minded approach of the Lower Columbia Community Health Centre Society that this centre is possible.