We have received more accurate information about the bobsled crash that injured a spectator and two sled team members.  Earlier reports from witnesses had indicated that the spectator was obeying the rules, but  in fact, she was in a prohibited area and had previously been asked to leave it.    Here is the release sent out ...

Julien Locke of Nelson it sitting in a pretty nice position on the eve of his first World Cup Cross Country race set for Feb 3-5 in PyeongChang, Korea. The BlackJack/Nelson Nordic Club racer won the Korean National’s Sprint at the Alpensia Resort. Locke won the 1.8 kilometer sprint race Tuesday (January 24) in a time of...

For the first time ever the Cube Climbing Centre and The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers (TAWKROC) have joined forces to bring the annual Reel Rock film tour to Nelson, British Columbia. The event, which showcases five rock climbing and mountaineering films from around the world, will be held at the Civic Theatre...

If you build it, they will come. It appears the movie Field of Dreams, substituting Kootenay International Junior Hockey League President Bill Ohlhausen for actor Kevin Costner, will make a special showing during a meeting of the Board of Governors Sunday in Castlegar. The KIJHL has been building since the league started in...

The British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) standings may not have changed much after a weekend series between the Selkirk College Saints and Simon Fraser University Clan, but more seeds were planted for what is shaping up to be a great second half of the season.  The first-place Clan escaped a feisty Friday ...

The defending BC Senior Men’s Curling Champions begin defence of their 2016 crown this weekend in Kelowna as regional curling playdowns commence throughout the province. Kelowna’s Bob Ursel and third Dave Stephenson, Trail second Don Freschi and Nelson lead Fred Thomson kick off the Okanagan Senior Men’s Playdowns Saturday morning against Wayne Saboe of Kamloops […]

If the Selkirk College Saints are to claim British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) supremacy in 2017, this weekend’s two-game series against the Simon Fraser University Clan will go a long way in setting the tone. The four-time defending league champion Saints launch the second half of the season Friday at 7 ...

New Year. New Fishing Report from Kerry Reed of Reel Adventures Sportfishing. Kerry says he spent most of the the holidays on the water with lots of friends in town looking to get out and do something different.  And the fish co-operated as well with some great days for fishing. Here's what's on tap for January....

On November 19, 2016, during an American Hockey League game between Tucson Roadrunners and Manitoba Moose, Trail native Craig Cunningham suffered a cardiac arrest before the opening faceoff.   With mother Heather Cunningham watching from the stands, team trainers, medics as well as a group of local firefighter raced to save...

Over two hundred athletes traveled to Rossland from across Canada, with representatives from Brazil, and Portugal, and several from the United States.  Team coaches came along, and some family members accompanied young athletes.  Despite early worries about snow depth, there was enough, and skiers reported good conditions. ...