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Phantom ends Cats season by sweeping Kootenay out of the playoffs

The playoff run of the Kootenay Wildcats came to an end Saturday as Fraser Valley Phantom completed a two-game sweep in B.C. Hockey Female Midget AAA Hockey semi final series. The Phantom, regular season champs, finished off the Cats with a 4-3 win at the Langley Sportsplex. Fraser Valley won the opener of the best-of-three […]

McLaughlin scores twice as Fernie squares Kootenay Conference Final, Chiefs up two games on Eagles in Okanagan

Connor McLaughlin spent a few seasons getting kicked around by the Beaver Valley Nitehawks as a member of the Nelson Leafs hockey club. Sunday night in Fruitvale McLaughlin got a little revenge. The Arizona native scored twice to lead the Fernie Ghostriders to a 6-3 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory. The win squares […]

Sleep- Over-rated?? I don't think so!!!!! Treat that apnea today!!!

Sleep can be allusive for some folks. I always ask about a person’s sleep patterns, because, if you are not sleeping well, it can cause all sorts of imbalances in the body.  It is extremely important that you get at least 7-8 hrs/night uninterrupted sleep so the body can recover completely and optimize wellness.  One […]

Fly Fishing Symposium in Castlegar Saturday and Sunday

Columbia Power has donated $1500 in support of the 2012 West Kootenay Fly Fishing Symposium in Castlegar Saturday and Sunday. This Saturday and Sunday, March 17th and 18th, the West Kootenay Fly Fishing Symposium will take place in Castlegar at the Castlegar Complex. Hosted every year by the West Kootenay Fly Fishing Club, this is […]

Castlegar/Trail rivalry renewed over regional hospital discussion

A meeting between Castlegar representatives and BC Health Minister Mike de Jong is creating conflict between Castlegar and Trail city councillors. Castlegar councillors Kevin Chernoff and Russ Hearne, along with city manager John Malcolm, met with de Jong March 1 to discuss a variety of issues – including the possibility of a new regional hospital. […]

Niminiken sends Hawks into KIJHL Conference Finals as Beaver Valley outlasts Rebels 5-3 in Murdoch Division game seven

There’s no way Justin Niminiken wanted his junior hockey career to end in the Murdoch Final. The 21-year-old Nelson native scored the winning goal with three minutes remaining, snapping a 3-3 tie to send the Beaver Valley Nitehawks into the Kootenay Confernece Finals with a 5-3 game seven victory over the pesky Castlegar Rebels Thursday […]

Nelson woman killed Thursday after colliding head-on with a chip truck

A 56-year-old Nelson woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision Thursday morning near the Bakery store in Thrums on Highway 3A east of Castlegar. At approximately 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nelson RCMP and Tarrys Fire Department responded to a call of an accident at the 1600 block of Thrums east of Castlegar. “The driver of a […]

Green is the colour of the day on St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day. St. Paddy’s Day. Or, St. Patty’s Day. No matter how it’s written or pronounced, the feast of Saint Patrick, this year falling on Saturday, is a commemortation of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. For folks in Canada, it’s a time to hoist a few cool ones while wearing as much green […]

Water advisory enters week three at Christina Lake

A boil water advisory at Christina Lake should be lifted next week if tests continue to show the all clear. Sutherland Creek Water Works District issued the advisory two weeks ago after a regular water test showed an anomaly, said Mike Burrows, a trustee with the water district. Since then they have had two clear […]

Being able to supply our region's food topic of upcoming forum

Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, is all set to welcome constituents to a series of public forums he has organized with others throughout the riding on the topic of Food Sovereignty. “I couldn’t be more pleased that Colleen Ross, Vice President of Policy for the National Farmers Union (NFU) has offered to share […]