As follow up to the June 2023 Knowledge Sharing & Learning Tour in Trail, the KS&L Trail Group was formed with follow up meetings online in September 2023 and January, June and November 2024. Read on for details of meetings...

Co-hosted by the City of Trail and Teck Trail Operations, the purpose of this onboarding tour was to support new members to participate effectively in future Knowledge Sharing & Learning Trail Group meetings by understanding the people, organizations and portfolio of work (regulated and non-regulated) taking place in Trail to support human health and well-being in a community influenced by smelter...

In May 2025, THEP and Teck welcomed Liene Dhooghe, from Umicore in Hoboken, Belgium, to Trail. Liene presented the story of her community at the regular meeting of the Trail Area Health & Environment Committee (THEC). She also met the local program delivery team and Teck Trail Operations to compare notes and exchange ideas.

June 21-23, 2023 Co-hosted by the City of Trail and Teck Trail Operations, the purpose of the tour was to develop a shared understanding of the people, organizations and portfolio of work (regulated and non-regulated) taking place in Trail to support human health and well-being in a community influenced by smelter air emissions. Download Summary report (PDF) Participants came from the BC Ministry...

These knowledge sharing presentations are from two communities with lead smelting and/or mining in Australia were part of the Trail Area Health & Environment Committee regular meeting.

Shared Learning Across Jurisdictions: a panel presentation at the annual AELERT conference in Sydney, Australia and online November 30, 2022 Co-hosted by the City of Trail and Teck Trail Operations, the purpose of the tour was to develop a shared understanding of the people, organizations and portfolio of work (regulated and non-regulated) taking place in Trail to support human health and well-being...

September 27, 2022 Razia Zariff of South Australia Health presented to THEP team members on Port Pirie’s soil deposition / recontamination study design. This was an online meeting. The information shared has been valuable input into a study THEP will undertake in Trail on assessing is managed soil has risk of recontamination from lead in air or dust in the community.

June 20-22, 2022 The South Australia EPA visited Trail to learn what Teck and THEP are doing in the areas of health, air quality, soil management, community engagement and governance. Along with touring Teck Trail Operations and visiting sites in the community, an online gathering of representatives from Port Pirie and Broken Hill in Australia and Trail in B.C. led to a commitment to develop a global...