The Salmon Arm Silverbacks now have a significant playoff lead after defeating the Trail Smoke Eaters 4-3 in Game 3 of their BCHL Interior West series last night. The winning goal came from Silverback Landon Mackie in a power play during the last 24 seconds of the third period. This gives the Silverbacks a commanding […]

CORRECTION: The start time originally given for the Saturday game was incorrect; the actual start time will be 6:00 pm. The West Kootenay Timberwolves are preparing for the upcoming season as their program continues to grow across the region. The existing Junior team joined the West Coast Junior Lacrosse League for the 2026 season and […]

Before the Committee-of-the Whole meeting to decide which applicants will get how much of the available funding, Rossland’s City Council members read and considered over 800 pages of  material from 64 applicants for Columbia Basin Trust’s ReDi Grant program. All Council members attended the meeting, as did CAO Bryan Teasdale, Executive Assistant Rachel Newton, and […]

“Eight former members of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) have announced that they will create their own independent league starting in 2026-27, called the Western International Junior Hockey League (WIJHL), and will no longer be affiliated with the KIJHL, Hockey Canada or BC Hockey, following the end of the 2025-26 season. The eight […]

Beaver Valley Nitehawks (2) at Castlegar Rebels (4) Jac Carli gave the Rebels another strong performance making 37 saves with Hudson Makway’s second of the season standing as the winning goal. Aiden Hicks had two assists for the Rebels and Adam Valach scored his 10th goal. Brady Walker had two points for the Nitehawks, including […]

The City of Rossland is proud to extend its heartfelt congratulations to Remi and Jasmine Drolet, two remarkable local, Black Jack Ski Club athletes who will be representing Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina later this week. This brother-sister duo earned their place on Team Canada’s Cross‑Country Ski Team late last year and are currently training together as […]

The Trail Smoke Eaters have acquired 2006-born defenseman Cole Hutchinson from the Chilliwack Chiefs in exchange for future considerations. Hutchinson, a 19-year-old right-shot defenseman from East Lansing, Michigan, recorded four goals and six assists for 10 points in 33 games with the Chiefs this season. “With recent changes to our defensive group, we were looking […]

Castlegar Rebels (3) at Kelowna Chiefs (4) OT Owen Miller buried the winner for the Chiefs, who trailed 2-0, and had a 3-2 lead before the Rebels tied it at the 20-minute mark of the third period. Miller beat Jac Carli, who finished with 46 saves. Miller also had an assist, starting the play to […]

By:  BC  Winter Games Black Jack Ski Club has begun construction on a new, fully accessible 2,750-square-foot day lodge—an important legacy project for the region and a transformative investment in the future of Nordic sport in the Kootenays. The lodge will open in advance of the Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games, where Black Jack will […]

This summer, on July 11, the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame will welcome another Stanley Cup champion in Travis Green, as well as Andrew Ladd and Josh Gorges, along with Malcolm Ashford, Daryl Reaugh and the 2008-09 and ‘09-10 Vernon Vipers. Green, a Castlegar native, was drafted by the New York Islanders in 1989 in […]