Cooler temperatures help prolong spring fishing season
Summer is here, finally. Kerry Reed of Reel Adventures Charters is back on the water fishing for the big one. Here’s Reed with the Fishing Report for July. Kootenay Lake Well Summer may finally be here. With the latest forecast finally calling for some sunshine, we may actually get a break from the rising water […]
Gnarlies Angels dump Salmo; Killjoys beat up on city rivals, Lumber Jackies
Defending champion Rossland Gnarlies Angels made a statement Friday night in Nelson that the road to West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League title still goes through the Golden City. The Angels outscored Salmo’s Babes of Brutality 102-60 in the second half to dump their league rivals 167-120 at the Crashablanca Friday at the Nelson and […]
It didn't take Tom Renney long to find a new job, joins Detroit Red Wings
It’s didn’t take former Kootenay International Junior Hockey League coach Tom Renney to find a job back in the pros. The Columbia Valley Rockies skipper, who took the one proud franchise to a KIJHL title, accepted an offer earlier this week with the Detroit Red Wings as associate coach. Renney fell out of favour with […]
Local triathlete Steve Archdekin featured in British magazine
Steve Archdekin likes to make a grand entrance when he competes at triathlon races — not. But the British Columbian transplant is definitely making a splash on the world triathlon scene after having a story published about him in the British magazine Triathlon Plus. “It was a good article, so I’m glad about that,” Archdekin […]
Dimestore Fishermen TV series featuring Nelson airs Friday and Saturday
Nelson will be showcased once again on television, this time as part of the Dimestore Fishermen series appearing on the World Fishing Network (WFN) Friday. The episode shot on Kootenay Lake in the fall of 2011 is on Channel 152 on Shaw TV. Airtimes are Friday at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. and Saturday 6 […]
Christina Lake Golf Club to host women’s provincial amateur golf tournament this week
Six local Christina Lake Golf Club members are set to golf alongside 66 other competitors from across the province during the 2012 British Columbia Women’s Amateur/Mid-Amateur Championships, July 3-6. Round one tee time starts at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, July 3) and at regular intervals all morning long as the top women...
Time running on registration for third annual Kids-Tri event in Trail
Time is running out on youngsters wanting to enter the third annual the Kids-Tri event Saturday, July 7 in Trail. The race is open to Participants from ages four to 12 with different routes and distances for each age group (4 years; 5-6 years; 7-8 years; 9-10 years; 11-12 years). Cost is $36.00, and every […]
Skatepark rolls up to final design
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Robin Strachan of the RSA has just informed us that, in deference to the RSS meeting on Tuesday night, the skatepark design review meeting will be postponed. A new date and time has not yet been set. Strachan wrote, "We feel it is more important folks are able to attend [the RSS] meeting. We will provide an ...
Saints dip into Grizzlies den and add Lucas Hildebrand to roster for next season
Another week, another signing by the braintrust of the Selkirk College Saints Men’s Hockey program. Staff is pleased to announce a commitment from defenceman Lucas Hildebrand of Vancouver, B.C. to attend the Castlegar-based school for the upcoming 2012/13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Hildebrand joins the Saints following three seasons in the Kootenay International Junior […]
Kannibelles no match for Terminal City girls as Vancouver squad captures Western Canadian title
In the end heart and desire was no match for experience. The Terminal City Roller Girls scored early and often en route to a convincing 159-75 victory over the Kootenay Kannibelles in the final of the Klash In The Kootenays Western Canadian Women’s Roller Derby Championships Sunday at the NDCC Arena in Nelson. Despite losing […]
