Columbia Basin Trust gives helping hand to West Kootenay Women’s Association
The West Kootenay Women’s Association has received a helping hand from the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) to the tune of a $2,500 grant. The cash allows the West Kootenay Women’s Association to hire a consultant for a one-day workshop and six months of follow-up support in order to explore alternative sources of revenue and create […]
UPDATED: Saints sweep defending champs right out of the playoffs
Selkirk College continued to add to their list of ‘firsts’ accomplished during the 2012-13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season, as the Saints advanced to the league finals for the first time by beating the University of Victoria by a 4-1 score on Saturday night. The win capped a two-game series sweep of the defending BCIHL […]
Murdoch Final all square after Hawks thump Rebels, Game five Sunday in Castlegar
The Murdoch Final has been boiled down to a best-of-three showdown. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks scored three times in the first period to dump the Castlegar Rebels 6-2 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff action Friday in Fruitvale. The best-of-seven divisional final is all square at 2-2 with Game five set for Sunday at […]
Gluck backstops Rebels to 2-1 series lead in Murdoch Final
Defence has been the hallmark for success of the Castlegar Rebels all season long. The Rebs turned the thumbscrews down on the Beaver Valley Nitehawks offence, holding the high flyers to one goal en route to a 2-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory Thursday night in Fruitvale. The game’s third star, Castlegar netminder […]
Smoke Eater named to All-Star team
Trail Smoke Eaters forward Brent Baltus has been named to the 2012-13 BCHL Interior Conference Second All-Star Team. Baltus, 20, leads the Smoke Eaters in scoring this season with 24 goals and 51 points from 46 games played. The Nanaimo product also leads the Smokies in short-handed goals with two this season. In 115 career […]
Two locals appear in court today after CRU arrests
Two people are in police custody and will be attending Rossland court today, according to Crime Reduction Unit commanding officer Cpl. Darryl Orr. “On March 7, members of the Trail Crime Reduction Unit arrested Melody Hutchinson, 23, and Trevor Isenor, 34, without incident,” Orr said. “Isenor was arrested on an outstanding warrant of arrest for […]
Grand Forks resident dies after car accident east of Greenwood
Seventy-year-old Shiela Ann Hackett of Grand Forks died in hospital yesterday after loosing control of her vehicle on an icy patch of Highway 3. Midway RCMP and the Midway Fire Rescue were called out to the accident at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6. It happened 7.5 kilometers east of Greenwood. Hackett had been driving […]
Trio of West Kootenay teams drop openers at BC High School Basketball touraments
Three West Kootenay teams competing at B.C. High School Basketball Tournaments took is on the chin during opening day action. The L.V. Rogers Bombers, ranked 13th overall, dropped a lopsided 106-67 decision to Kelowna Christian during Day one of the B.C. High School AA Boy’s Basketball Championships Wednesday in Kamloops....
Fireworks a 'hot' topic for RDCK director in Area E
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Fireworks went off at the February meeting of the Regional District of Central Kootenay. Or at least the topic did. Area E director Ramona Faust said she was getting complaints about summer fireworks even before she was elected and it was time to get some help. The topic went […]
Rebels even series, double Hawks 4-2 in Castlegar
The Castlegar Rebels bounced back to square the Murdoch Division Final, but needed a third-period explosion to even the series. Diego Bartlett, Aaron Brewer and Jamie Vlanich scored during a three-minute span early in the final frame to lift the Rebels to a 4-2 win over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in Kootenay International Junior Hockey […]
