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Is your body acidic, alkaline or both?

  This is the time of year for seasonal allergies, so, to minimize them, be alkaline!!  Alkalinity & acidity is based on the essential metabolic processes in the body.  These processes take place at the smallest cellular level.  Energy is acquired in humans by the breakdown or oxidation of large carbohydrates into smaller...

Curtain raises on 2012 West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby League

It’s back!!!!!!! The 2012 edition of the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League kicks off Friday at the Rossland Arena with a doubleheader night. This season promises to be an exciting one for the league with two new expansion franchises joining the existing five teams from 2011. “We’re excited and anxious at the same time […]

Hawks, Calvin open Cyclone with 1-1 tie against Delta

Dallas Calvin continued his torrid playoff scoring streak, netting the only marker for the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in a 1-1 tie against the Delta Ice Hawks Thursday in the opening game of the 2012 Cyclone Taylor Cup in Abbotsford. Calvin’s goal came in the second period and tied the game. The tally increased Calvin’s playoff […]

Beaver Valley opens Cyclone Thursday against Delta Ice Hawks

Fresh from a four-game sweep to clinch the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship, the Beaver Valley Nitehawks continue their playoff season Thursday in Abbotsford at the Cyclone Taylor Cup. First up for the Hawks is the Delta Ice Hawks in the opening game of the four-team tourney. The Ice Hawks won the Pacific Junior […]

Selkirk Saints add to recruitment class with two new addition

The Selkirk College Saints Men’s Hockey program is doing anything and everything to improve on its last place finish in 2012. The Castlegar-based squad has announces two more commitments for the upcoming season in forward Matthew Luongo of Surrey and netminder Stephen Wolff  of Parksville. Luongo is a 5’10” centre who recently completed his junior […]

Roller derby and mental toughness classes for youth...spring in the b*d*ss Mountain Kingdom!

The West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby League launches into its third season with their season opener “Wheels of Fortune” on Friday, April 13th at the Rossland Arena, doors at 5pm, first whistle at 6pm. It's a double-header between Salmo's Babes of Brutality and Nelson's Lumber Jackies, then Castlegar's Dam City Rollers and...

Canucks Playoff Preview - Round One Vs. Kings

Leigh Ramsden lives in Vancouver and is an avid Canucks fan, having been a partial season ticket holder for over 10 years. He’s old enough to have witnessed all three Stanley Cup losses, as such, his prime goal is to remove those scars by seeing a Cup brought to Vancouver. Leigh is Fighting For Stanley’s […]

UPDATED: Nelson Minor Hockey grad Isaac MacLeod helps Boston College to NCAA title

During his freshman season at Boston College Nelson Minor Hockey grad Isaac MacLeod didn’t see a lot of ice time. A season later the smooth-skating defenceman saw a lot more ice as a 20-year-old sophomore while at the same time helping Boston College Eagles to its third NCAA Hockey title in five seasons Saturday at […]

Mount Sentinel grad, Kendra Wayling, earns high praise at UBC Okanagan awards banquet

Kendra Wayling’s place in Mount Sentinel Wildcats volleyball is secure. Spiking, digging and providing solid leadership, Wayling powered the Cats to a provincial title during her senior year in South Slocan. Now the 5’10” middle-blocker-turned-setter has etched her way into the UBC Okanagan’s varsity athletic history books. Wayling was named the 2012 female athlete of […]

Flames Trip Up Canucks In Quest For Conference Supremacy

After the St. Louis Blues had failed to win their previous two games, the Vancouver Canucks found themselves in a position going into Thursday night’s contest with the Calgary Flames where two wins in their remaining games would deliver them the President’s Trophy and home ice advantage throughout the playoffs.  The Flames played the part […]

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