Smoke Eaters Shutout By Vipers In Vernon
The Trail Smoke Eaters couldn’t find their footing and muster much offence in a 4-0 loss to the Vernon Vipers on Wednesday night at Kal Tire Place. Jagger Williamson registered three points in the game, scoring twice and adding an assist while Max Palaga made 26 saves for his first BCHL shutout as the Smoke Eaters fell on...
Smoke Eaters Captain Braeden Tuck Commits To Sacred Heart University
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club is pleased to announce forward Braeden Tuck (’98) has committed to Sacred Heart University for the 2019/20 season. Tuck, 20, is in his third season as a member of the Smoke Eaters, playing in 121 career regular season games while registering 31 goals and 48 assists for 79 points...
Smoke Eaters Acquire Trevor Peca From Chilliwack
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club is pleased to announce the acquisition of forward Trevor Peca (‘00) from the Chilliwack Chiefs in exchange for future considerations. Peca, 18, spent last season with the Buffalo Jr. Sabres of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), collecting 12 goals and 36 assists for 48...
What are Rosslanders' Recreation Priorities? Tell the City, Please.
Recreation is a huge part of Rossland’s appeal; it’s the reason many of us live here. There are so many options – and some of them require significant investment from the people who use them, and from other taxpayers. Maybe we can’t afford to keep them all. How much are we really willing to pay, and for what facilities? ...
UPDATE: Crawford Bay Soccer Tourney CANCELLED -- too much smoke.
The soccer tournament scheduled for August 25 and 26 has been cancelled because of the dense smoke blanketing the rergion. For more on the adverse health effects of smoke, see the editorial "How to avoid ... breathing?" Original story: The Eastshore United Soccer team hosts its annual KING O’ THE BALLS tournament at Crawford...
Percival, Breese signings bolster Saints roster
The Selkirk College Saints didn’t need to look far to find a pair of top forward prospects to join the recruiting class for the upcoming 2018-2019 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season. As the Saints gear up to plot a return to the BCIHL championship final, Saints’ head coach Brent Heaven...
BCHL's Smoke Eaters set sights on Greater Vancouver spring camp
The Trail Smoke Eaters head to the Lower Mainland to host their last identification camp of the off-season, from June 8 to 10, at Planet Ice in Delta, BC. Registrants will compete for a spot in the team’s main camp, where they may earn a roster spot in the Interior Division of the BCHL, where the […]
Let's get our skatepark finished!
Ed.: Come out on Saturday and be part of the fun, because this is one fundraiser that's bound to be LOTS of fun. Whether you're an avid skateboarder or a newbie, or just a creaky old person like me who will never be on a skateboard but thinks this is a terrific amenity for the whole community, get a ticket to support getting...
Organizers make difficult decision, cancel 2018 GFI Baseball Tournament
There’s been another casualty due to the Great Flood of 2018. On its Facebook Page Friday, the Grand Forks International Baseball Committee said it is cancelling the 2018 Tournament due to the spring flooding that has devastated the Boundary City this spring. “The Grand Forks International Committee is saddened to make the ...
Opinion: Your stoke won't save us
By Ethan Linck, for High Country News (republished with permission) The twin summits of the mountain that U.S. Geological Survey Capt. George Davidson called “The Brothers” are 60 miles from Seattle on the far side of Puget Sound. From my office in the biology department at the University of Washington, I can just see their...
