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Editorial Rant: Speed, Mountain Biking, and Being Nice

We Canadians are such nice people.  We don't look very hard for opportunities to sue other people, unlike our more litigious neighbours south of the border.  Here's an example from right here in the Greater Rossland area.  True story: A mountain biker was riding uphill on a popular trail when an out-of-control downhill rider...

Rossland Fireighters Win 2016 Outhouse Races

Golden City Days enjoyed beautiful weather.  Happy crowds lined Columbia Avenue to watch as the parade marched in sunshine, crowds flooded into the Rossland Arena for the Fall Fair and enjoyed refreshements at the various food booths around town, music boomed from the stage set up in Sourdough Alley, and at 2:30 pm more crowds...

Selkirk College Saints Kick Off Exhibition Season September 23

The four-time defending British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) champion Selkirk College Saints have arrived back to the rink and will kick off their exhibition season on September 23. The Selkirk College hockey team is currently in training camp and will get their first taste of action against rival Eastern ...

Get Ready for Golden City Days

Everybody loves a parade, and we'll have a parade -- and also sports events, entertainment galore, reunions, a pancake breakfast, a look back in history at the library, a rambunctious outhouse race, a special farmers' market, the not-to-be-missed Fall Fair at the Rossland Arena, excellent food from various vendors, and more...

Sign up for the Castlegar Gentleman’s Hockey League 2016-17 Season

The CGHL is a league that offers competitive hockey for all adult age groups at any level of hockey. They welcome all skill levels and offer a fun and safe way to play hockey competitively and meet new people across all age groups. “I’ve played in the CGHL for five years and it’s a great […]

What BlackJack Skiers Do in their Summer Vacation

BlackJack Skier Development Program The Junior skiers had their first summer training camp in early July.  They joined with skiers from five clubs from Alberta and BC – Canmore, Calgary, Foothills, Kimberly and Comox – and completed an eight day training camp.  The first four days were dryland training in  Kaslo followed by...

Rebels solidifying fall line-up under new leadership

New Castlegar Rebels head coach and general manager Bill Rotheisler has had a busy couple of weeks since taking control of the Castlegar Rebels. The team is pleased to announce they’ve acquired the playing rights to 20-year-old Logan Styler from the Creston Valley Thunder Cats. In exchange, the Thunder Cats receive the playing rights to […]

Charity Golf Tournament at Redstone

Golfers (and brave beginners who are willing to give it a try) can swing with the best of them at the Charity Golf Tournament at Redstone on August 6, and compete for prizes.  There will be some sort of prize at every hole, and  some lucky, or highly skilled, or both, golfer could win a prize of $10,000 for getting a hole-in-one...

Head of Kootenay Christian Martial Arts School reaches Sixth Dan Black Belt level

Crescent Valley’s Dean Siminoff joined an elite company after the local martial arts expert tested, and passed, his Sixth Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo. Siminoff achieved the feat during United States Chung Do Kwan Association (USCDKA) recently in Florida. “Florida was fantastic,” Siminoff said. “I tested alongside three other Masters and even though any testing […]

GIMME SHELTER -- in the Rossland Range Recreation Site

Things are happening up in those hills, and if they aren't happening yet, they're being planned.  Here's an update for those who want to know. Old, rat-infested shelters are being replaced with new, rodent-proof ones.   Many of us held those old, often tarp-covered "huts" dear,  nurturing our memories of cosy warmth,  socializing...