Break out the champagne; the Grand Forks Border Bruins won for the first time in the 2011-12 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. And the Bruins achieved the victory in dramatic style. Five different players scored to rally the Bruins from a 3-1 deficit en route to a 5-4 win over the Columbia Valley Rockies […]

Sunday at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, the B.C. Lions play host to the Winnipeg Jets in the 99th Grey Cup. More than 6 Million football fans from coast to coast are expected to tune in for the Canadian Football League Championship. Some facts about the CFL Finale include: Teams: Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. B.C. […]

The game mirrored a good old fashion, Ali-Frazier boxing match. The Nelson Leafs fired the first series of haymakers then the Spokane Braves answered some bombs of their own. And when the final bell sounded the Leafs walked out of the rink with an 8-6 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory Friday south of the […]

A letter expressing upset to city council penned by the president of the Castlegar Rebels, Jim Craig, has proved to be the catalyst for a good news story, in which everyone walked away happy.  Craig said in a letter included in Monday night’s council meeting that the Rebels rely on their community bingo nights for […]

Cole Buckley’s stay with the Grand Forks Border Bruins lasted whopping seven games after the Murdoch Division cellar dwellers traded the Penticton native to the Osoyoos Coyotes earlier this week in a futures deal. Buckley, 19, was dealt to the defending Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champs Monday in a deal that sees Grand Forks […]

A new facebook page, a blog, and a fresh website:  Red Mountain Racers continue to improve the way they communicate with the community in anticipation of a great ski season!  These are just a few highlights of the Red Mountain Racers AGM that was held Sunday at the Conference Centre at Red Mountain Resort.  While the racers...

For the second tournament in a week the Kaslo/Nelson Midget Reps settled for second place. South Okanagan scored in each period en route to a 3-1 victory over Kaslo/Nelson in the final of the Kelowna Minor Hockey Midget Rep Tournament Sunday in the Central Okanagan City. Kaslo/Nelson lost to Tri-Cities in the final of the […]

Penalties in the final minutes of the game allowed Fraser Valley Bruins to score twice on the power play and pull out a 6-6 tie against Kootenay Ice in B.C. Major Midget Hockey League play Sunday at the Castlegar and District Community Complex. Kootenay looked to be in control leading 6-4 with two minutes remaining […]

Have you ever wondered about Chinese Martial Arts and the various forms and techniques?  Instructor Wayne Cheung is offering a 3 hour workshop that will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the discipline. Students can expect to learn the basics and foundations of all Chinese martial arts, including: the use of stance...

Beasley resident Steve Archdekin has never met a hurdle he couldn’t overcome. In September of 1993 Archdekin came down with what he thought was a case of the common cold. Little did the Brampton, Ont., native know was this common cold turned into a full blown case of rare form of arthritis called, Reiter’s Syndrome. […]