Since we don't have the water for a Polar Bear Swim on January 1, why not consider a ‘SNo Fun Run?
Anyone out there interested in a bit of healthy exercise to start the New Year? Nothing too ambitious of course being the morning after the Eve before; a lot less ambitious than hurling yourself into the Columbia River. Please say yes since us old folks who have been doing the ‘SNo Fun Run for the past 30 years or so need...
Hawks dump Leafs 6-2 to take over Murdoch Division lead
The Nelson Leafs are no longer the top dogs in the Murdoch Division. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks, winners of eight straight games, assumed the penthouse in the division by spanking the Leafs 6-2 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Sunday evening in Fruitvale. Beaver Valley, 26-6-1-2, lead Nelson by one point after stopping the […]
Canada, Kinrade on to Spengler Cup semi finals
Team Canada started its assault on defending Spengler Cup by stopping the Rochester Americans 6-3 Sunday in Davos, Switzerland. Team Canada, with Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade anchoring the defence, built up a 3-0 first period lead before holding off the American Hockey League reps in quarterfinal action. Byron Ritchie and Jacob Micflikier each scored twice while […]
UPDATED: Team Canada begins long road to Spengler Cup defence
Team Canada will need to take the longer road to defend its Spengler Cup after the champs dropped a 3-2 decision to the host team Saturday in Davos, Switzerland. Team Canada, a squad consisting of players from European teams including Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade, will need three wins in as many days if it hopes to […]
Leaf outlast Rebels 9-6 to sweep home-and-home Murdoch Division series
Troy Petrick scored three times to spark the Nelson Leafs to a 9-6 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League shootout victory over the Castlegar Rebels Friday night at the NDCC Arena. The win allowed Nelson to sweep the home-and-home series. Nelson has not lost to Castlegar this season. For Petrick, the game marked the first multi-goal […]
Leafs dump Castlegar Rebels 6-2 in Sunflower City
Travis Wellman continues to hold the hot hand for the Nelson Leafs. The Calgary native increased his consecutive point streak to 10 games sparking the Nelson Leafs to a 6-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the hometown Castlegar Rebels Thursday night in the Sunflower City. Wellman, finishing the game with four points, scored […]
Design a logo...learn to paint with Stephanie Gauvin...Mery Christmas!
The Winter 2014 Brochure is available online, at www.rossland.ca, City Hall home page and the Recreation Program Guide page. You can also pick up a hard copy, at City Hall, the Credit Union, RSS, the Public Library and at the Arena. Registrations for all programs starts January 2nd. The Recreation Department hours over the...
A triumphant weekend for Black Jack as Norams wrap
It was an exciting weekend of racing as Black Jack held the Haywood Nor Am, Buff Sprints, and Teck Kootenay Cup events. The field included racers from all across North America with Olympians, Olympic hopefuls, World Cup athletes and National Champions in attendance. There were over 250 racers, of which more than 200 were...
Wildcats fail to take advantage of home cooking during BC Female AAA Hockey tourney weekend
The Kootenay Wildcats had the rest of the B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League right where they wanted them — back in the Kootenays. However, the Cats failed to take advantage of home cooking, scoring a single win in four attempts during a B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League playday weekend in Nelson and Castlegar. […]
Bruins struggle to conquer the Dynamiters on ice
The Grand Forks Border Bruins played head to head two days in a row against the Kimberley Dynamiters with the second game held at the Grand Forks Arena, Saturday night. The game was just like the movie … 2 Fast 2 Furious. Regardless of the great attempt to take the lead for a win, the […]
