Local talent heading to BC Senior Curling Championships in Richmond
A combined Trail/Nelson team will represent the Kootenays when the BC Senior Women’s Curling Championships begin February 15-21 in Richmond. Team Matthews, consisting of skip Marnie Matthews and third Rose Beauchamp of Trail and second Carol Bennettt and lead Cathy McLeod, both of Nelson, recently defeated Heather Nichols of Castlegar to capture the zone berth. […]
Rebels Headrick sinks Leafs with overtime winner
The Nelson Leafs know they can play with the best in the Murdoch Division. Now the players overcome the hurdle by registering a few wins. Nick Headrick scored a power play goal in overtime to spark the Rebels to a 2-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Leafs Saturday night in Castlegar. Headrick […]
Bobsled Race Pledges for our Skatepark!
The Sonny Samuelson Bobsled Race is also a fundraiser for the Rossland Skatepark Association (RSA) this year. Registration for the bobsled race is easier than ever now because it has moved on-line. RSA board member Barry McLane said, "We approached race organizer Kelly Acheson with the idea of having race teams collect...
Slopes For Hope -- Rossland
The Canadian Cancer Society is inviting snowboarders, alpine and nordic skiers and all people who love to play in the snow to the 4th Annual Slopes for Hope Red Mountain Resort and Black Jack Ski Club event on Saturday, February 21, 2016. Join us for this family friendly ski-a-thon in which participants attempt to ski or...
Rossland Recreation News
There's lots to do in Rossland in the winter ... read on for inspiration. RSS Programming for the Community! Check out some of the 2016 programming at Rossland’s community school gym located at Rossland Summit School. For more information please check the website at www.rossland.ca Please register for Rossland Recreation...
Nelson/Castlegar needs to work a little extra time to capture Cranbrook tourney title
Nathan Medeiros scored in overtime to lift the Nelson/Castlgar to a 3-2 victory over the host Kings team in the final of the Peewee Rep Minor Hockey Tournament Sunday in Cranbrook. Medeiros, picked up the loose puck before putting a shifty move on the Cranbrook defense man and scoring the winning goal off the cross-bar […]
Field is set for 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship
The field for the 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship in Nelson is now set. Three teams have earned the final berths in the 16-team BC Championship field, a tournament that includes Tom Buchy of Kimberley and Creston’s Chris Ducharme, during qualifying this past weekend in Salmon Arm. Two Vancouver ...
Avalanche Awareness Day at Red
Avalanche Awareness Day is planned for Saturday, January 16, 10 AM to 3 PM, outside the Base Lodge at Red Mountain Resort. This free event, hosted by Rossland & District Search and Rescue, offers hands-on avalanche safety gear clinics, competitions for kids, demonstrations, races, and prizes. Those interested should dress...
Selkirk College Human Services Students Set for Food Drive at Saints Hockey Game
Students in Selkirk College’s School of Health & Human Services are starting the new year by giving back to peers who struggle to make ends meet while gaining an education. Partnering with the student athletes on the Selkirk College Saints, the second annual food drive will take place on Friday (January 8) during an exhibition […]
Nelson's Julien Locke captures bronze medal at US Cross Country Championships
Julien Locke of Nelson finished in the medals Monday at the 2016 U.S. Cross Country Championships at Michigan Tech University in Houghton Michigan. Locke, who competes for the Black Jack Ski Team in Rossland, finished the 1.5 kilometer Sprint Distance in third place in a time of three minutes, 18.38 seconds. Reese Hanneman of the […]
