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 […]

Saturday (September 29) the Trail Parks and Rec is hosting a Kids Duathlon race at Gryro Park. The race, for children ages four to 12, is a run-bike-run event beginning at 10 a.m. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. at Gyro with race orientation 45 minutes prior to the start of the event. Cost is $22 […]

Major Midget hockey is back. The Kootenay Ice take to the NDCC Arena Saturday and Sunday on opening weekend in the B.C. Hockey Major Midget Hockey League. The Ice, coached by Mario DiBella, host the North Island Silvertips beginning Saturday at 2 p.m. The two teams are back in action Sunday at 9:15 a.m. at […]

The Jesse Knowler/Western Hockey League experiment appears to be over. The Trail Smoke Eaters announced Thursday the addition of 18 year-old Castlegar native to the club’s active roster. Knowler joins the Smokies after making 57 appearances during the 2011-12 season with the WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders. He was re-assigned to the BCHL by Raider management. […]

With the Fall & Winter Brochure in the mailboxes and online, registrations have been busy!  There are lots of new and exciting programs and courses to check out!  If you didn’t receive one in the mail, log on to www.rossland.ca, then City Hall, then Rossland Recreation, then Program Guide.  Excited about the new Blended...

It’s official, the National Hockey League locked out its players at midnight Saturday, September 15. Here’s the statement from the National Hockey League on its website: Despite the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the National Hockey League has been, and remains, committed to negotiating around the clock to reach a new CBA that is […]

The two 2012 Murdoch Division Finalists once again assumed similar spots atop the standings following opening week in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks and Castlegar Rebels completed the weekend each with three points. However, both teams took different routes to the top of the standings. Castlegar rode the 28-save performance […]

Colton McCarthy’s second goal of the game in the final minute of regulation time lifted the Nelson Leafs to a 5-5 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League overtime tie against the Castlegar Rebels Friday night at the NDCC Arena. The goal by the 16-year-old rookie from Salmon Arm came with 11 ticks left on the clock […]

After a solid volunteer effort—from planning and design, to fundraising and construction—the RSS playground is finished and bringing joy to the young and young-at-heart. The process began back in October 2011 when the playground subcommittee was put together with representatives from the PACs (Parent Advisory Councils) of all...