Rossland REAL Food’s Second Annual Seedy Sunday & Movie at the Miners’ Hall on March 11
Starting to think about gardening and buying seeds for the fruitful season ahead? Some of the best local seed growers in the West Kootenays will have seeds for sale at Rossland’s annual Seedy Sunday at the Miners' Hall from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on March 10. The seed swap will be followed by a scrumptious $5 vegetarian dinner,...
Martin scores twice as Hawks outlast Rebels 4-1, Posse, Riders, Storm also win on opening night of Conference semi finals
It took the Beaver Valley Nitehawks a littte bit of time to solve the stingy Castlegar Rebel defence. But once the home team found its offence there was no stopping the Murdoch regular season champs. Craig Martin scored twice snapping a 1-1 tie to spark the Hawks to a hard-fought 4-1 decision in the opening […]
Advanced certificate in renewable energy technology launching May 2012
Selkirk College is addressing the increased demand for new renewable energy technical and design skills, with their new Advanced Certificate In Renewable Energy Technology launching in May 2012 at the Castlegar Campus. This intensive six-week program will build on an individual’s existing education and experience, to provide...
Preventing Dry Coughs/Whooping cough/Pertussis
This is the time of year when I start seeing many folks in, young and old, for those viral upper respiratory infections with resultant irritating dry coughs. I will go through the basic steps I use to eliminate the infection quickly and efficiently. 1. The first step is, as always, what you are eating preventatively. […]
No controversy on Day one as SD 8 teachers take a professional approach to job action
Day one of the B.C. Teachers Federation three-day job action came and went in the Kootenay Lake School District No. 8 without much controversy on the picket lines said Kootenay Lake Superintendent of Schools/CEO Jeff Jones. “I had the opportunity to see some teachers on the (picket) lines around some of the sites in our […]
Next round of KIJHL playoffs begin Tuesday, Rebels meet Beaver Valley in Hawks' Nest
The final eight teams in the hunt for the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship have been determined after Sicamous and Princeton won their respective game sevens Sunday. Locally, West Kootenay hockey fans have waited all season and now they have their feast as Murdoch winning Beaver Valley hosts rival Castlegar in the divisional final […]
Fusion posts weekend sweep of Wildcats, Kootenay hosts PG as playoffs begin next weekend at NDCC Arena
It’s not the way the Kootenay Wildcats wanted to complete the B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League season. The Vancouver Fusion pulled off a two-game sweep of the Cats, winning 2-1 Saturday and 6-1 Sunday at the NDCC Arena. The two losses means Kootenay will finish fourth in the five-team league and host Prince George […]
Nelson B & E suspect ordered to have psychiatric evaluation
A 21-year-old male appeared in Provincial Court in Castlegar Wednesday after Nelson Police arrested the man during what is described as “bizarre” scene Tuesday, February 27. Police responded to a complaint in the Fairview area of Nelson of a woman reporting an intruder in her residence. Upon arriving police apprehended the male and took him […]
Experience paves road to Murdoch Final for Castlegar Rebels, eliminate Leafs in five games
In the end experience, and hitting anything and everything in a green and white jersey, paved the road for the Castlegar Rebels to advance into the second round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs. First period goals by Anthony Delong and Cody Disher and less than three minutes apart snapped a 1-1 tie, […]
Team Kootenay finishes seventh at B.C. Games U16 hockey tourney
Stephanie McAuley of Trail had three points sparking Team Kootenay to a convincing 6-1 victory over North West in the consolation round of the 2012 B.C. Winter Games U16 Girl’s Hockey in Vernon. McAuley scored twice to spark Team Kootenay to a seventh-place finish in the tournament. Emma Hare of Nelson, Kira Steliev of Nakusp […]
