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Sixth Annual Christmas Classic Hockey Game set for Dec. 23

The Sixth Annual Christmas Classic hockey game will be at the Castlegar Community Complex on Dec. 23 from 7 to 9 p.m., and then the after party will be at the Element Night cClub from 10 p.m. to 2 p.m.  The goal of the Christmas Classic Hockey game and after party is to raise funds for the Selkirk Saints Championship Hockey...

Gorn backstops Leafs to sixth-straight win, Beaver Valley dumps Rebels

Six in a row! Six in a row! Billy Gorn stopped 28 shots to backstop the Nelson Leafs to a 5-0 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League road victory over the Spokane Braves Friday night in the Lilac City. The win was the sixth consecutive win for the Green and White, setting up a showdown Saturday […]

The Rec Site: Free Public Recreation, or For-Profit Business?

With seven billion and counting on this little planet, space in some places is at a premium.  We’re so lucky here in BC’s southern interior — we aren’t overly crowded.  And yet, we still compete for space.  Space for recreation in the back-country in some areas is highly contentious, with horse-back riders, hikers, skiers, snowshoers, […]

Leafs continue winning ways, score road victory against Rebels

Look who’s won four straight Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games? First guess, a team that was struggling mightily in November. Sawyer Hunt and Aigne McGeady-Bruce each had two points sparking the Nelson Leafs to a 5-4 KIJHL victory over the Castlegar Rebels Friday night in the Sunflower City. The victory was the fourth consecutive […]

Kootenay Whitecaps steal show at Seattle Showcase

To say female soccer in the Kootenays would be the understatement of the year. Three teams from the Kootenay Whitecaps program cooked with the big dogs during a showcase tournament over the weekend in Seattle, Wash. “The soccer and the style that these players played with was amazing the watch,” said Bret Adams, Associate Head […]

Rebels rake Leafs 6 - 3

– Files courtesy Castlegar Rebels Fan Club Facebook page (click here to visit) The Castlegar Rebels top trio of Ed Lindsey, John Moeller, and Logan Styler put nine points on the board as the Rebels defeated the Nelson Leafs 6-3 and extended their winning streak to eight games. The Rebels and Leafs faced off in […]

Mount Sentinel Wildcats head back to provincials as eighth seed

It was a should-have, would-have and could-have weekend for the Mount Sentinel Wildcats. Fernie Falcons rallied from a previous loss to edge the Wildcats 3-1 in the final of the Kootenay High School A Girls Volleyball Championships. The result means the Cats enter the BC High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championship as the second seed […]

CBT Inviting Applications for Recreation Infrastructure Grants

The Editor says: Recreation groups -- need money? Read this press release from CBT and sharpen your wits and your pencils. Columbia Basin Trust is once again looking to provide funding support  to groups and organizations wanting to create new or upgrade existing recreation amenities in your area. This funding can be used for...

Roller Derby comes to Castlegar Saturday

The Dam City Rollers are excited to get our seventh season rolling - We're starting it off with a home game. Two high caliber local teams, the Dam City Rollers of Castlegar will face off against the Nelson Killjoys.. This game will be full of big hits, fast, agile jamming and strategic blocking. "The game is changing; it's ...

Paulson Ski Trails Have Two New Bridges

Just in time for the coming ski season, the Castlegar Nordic Ski Club has completed the installation of two new ski trail bridges at the Paulson Ski Trails, located along highway 3 near the Paulson summit, 32 km. west of Castlegar.  The new bridges replace old log structures crossing Big Sheep Creek on the club’s Short-Loop...