It’s official. Crawford Bay’s Kokanee Springs Golf Resort has been voted Most Scenic in Canada by Reader’s Digest Canada for Hole number five. Located on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake, 40 kilometers north of Nelson, Kokanee Springs, a Norman Woods original course, is characterized by it’s long driving fairways, immense rolling greens, immaculate course […]

Tyler McKay concluded the Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf circuit the way he started – with a victory. The Birchank golfer fired a 1-under-par 107 to edge Brenan Moroney and capture the Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf title Sunday at the Balfour Golf Club. The tour championship was originally scheduled to be 36 […]

Morgan Lofstrom remembers hitting balls into the outfield at Queen Elizabeth Park. If all the planets align just right, someday the former Nelson Baseball Association player may get to smash pitches into the outfield at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The Reds in the 20th round of the Major League Baseball Draft Saturday selected […]

I’m confident that everyone reading this has heard at least one of the many rumours surrounding the proposed ‘new’ chairlift going up Grey Mountain.  With an official announcement from Howard Katkov postponed until further notice, the rumour mill seems to have found another gear.  Everyone I’ve talked to has heard something different, and it is […]

It's time for another derby double header on June 22 at the Nelson Civic Centre. First up, at 5 p.m., is Killjoys vs Babes of Brutality: If you were able to catch the last match up between the Babes and The Killjoys, you would know that it was an all-out grudge match. The score flipped and flopped back and forth faster than...

It’s a red card and it’s going to the Quebec Soccer Federation for their non-compliance to the directive of allowing the wearing of turbans/patkas/keski by soccer players. In a bold, but surprising move, the Canadian Soccer Association Board of Directors on Monday 10 June 2013 moved to immediately suspend the Quebec Soccer Federation for its […]

May had some inconsistent weather.  The month had some of the hottest days, where the water would finally warm up to the ideal temperature and our fish would become aggressive.  But, then there was also some of the coldest weather and storms that seemed to set us back again. However, the big fish are biting.  […]

It’s obvious from the weekend results there’s some pretty good skill on the local roller derby circuit. West Kootenay teams, the All-Star juggernaut known as the Kootenay Kannibelles and Dam City Rollers out of Castlegar, pounded visiting teams from Spokane and Kamloops during a weekend twin bill at the Selkirk College gymnasium in the Sunflower […]

Tyler McKay of Rossland posted a overall score of 231 to capture the Zone One West Kootenay Johnny Bucyk Junior Golf championship Sunday at the The tournanament format had golfers play 36 holes Saturday followed by 18 Sunday. McKay soared to a nine-stroke lead after Saturday with rounds of 75 and 74. Sunday McKay struggled […]

It’s a fun day geared to introduce kids to triathlon — that’s the Trail Parks and Recreation Kids Tri set for Saturday, July 6 in the Silver City. The race, for children between the ages of four to 12, sees entrans swim, bike and run . . . but mostly have a ton of fun. […]