The Recreation Department is working through some challenging computer software issues that have resulted in the loss of all data for the period August 12 to the end of September.  Although the loss of information is complete, we are prioritizing the issues and are working through a system of re-entering the information.  At...

The Dam Inn Mates held off a late charge by Castlegar to remain undefeated in the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League. The Mates Kelly Voykin tossed a pair of touchdowns sparking the home side to a 26-24 victory over the Castlegar Vikings Sunday at Mount Sentinel Field. The win was the fourth of the […]

Thanks in part to a two-out-of-three win weekend, the Castlegar Rebels surged atop the Neil Murdoch Division as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its first month of the season. The Rebels looked like world-beaters during the two wins, scoring a total of 15 goals against Grand Forks and Spokane. However, it was the […]

Rossland's Wannes Luppens recently completed a 25 day, 1400km journey down the Fraser River, from its headwaters near Mt. Robson to its mouth in Vancouver. Travelling by voyageur canoe and raft, he was one of seven participants on the Sustainable Living Leadership Program, organized annually by the Rivershed Society of BC. ...

If this keeps up college staff may want to reserve the marching band for the victory celebrations. The Selkirk Saints closed out the preseason Sunday undefeated after stopping Eastern Washington Eagles 6-1 in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League action at the Castlegar Complex. The Saints dominated possession and established a 21-6 advantage in shots on goal, […]

It appears Beaver Valley forward Brandon Butlin suffered a severe concussion after being checked near the boards during Saturday night’s Kootenay International Junior Hockey League at the NDCC Arena between the Leafs and Nitehawks. The hit, happening with 2:45 remaining in the third period, silenced the more than 300 people in attendance. “When (Beaver Valley […]

Hockey took a back seat with just over three minutes remaining in Saturday night’s Kootenay International Junior Hockey League contest between the Nelson Leafs and Beaver Valley Nitehawks at the NDCC Arena. That’s when a collision near boards by the Leafs bench sent 17-year-old Brandon Butlin into convulsions, forcing the Nitehawks forward to be taken […]

The showdown didn’t live up to its original billing. Dam Inn Mates scored early and often en route to crushing Nelson Hour Glass 34-6 in West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League action Sunday at the Mount Sentinel Field. The game was billed as a showdown between the league’s two undefeated teams. Mates quarterback Kelly Voykin […]

The Selkirk Saints look to continue its winning ways during the exhibition season when the Men’s Hockey team hosts Eastern Washington University Eagles visit the Castlegar Recreation Complex for a 2 p.m. puck drop. The match-up represents the third and final exhibition tune-up for the Saints, who have posted back-to-back victories over the KIJHL’s Beaver […]

Obviously not the start head coach Mario DiBella and the Kootenay Ice wanted. The North Island Silvertips got better as the games progressed as the Island rep stomped the Kootenay Ice 5-1 and 10-2 in B.C. Hockey Major Midget League action this past weekend at the NDCC Arena. The weekend series was the first games […]