High above the Kootenay Sea and under the shining sun, Rossland’s premiere winter sporting event, the Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships, went off successfully again this year on the slopes of Link’s Line and the face of Mt. Roberts. The first two days of competition hosted the qualifiers and semi-finals on Link’s Line ...

For three days last week, mid-town Rossland became hockey central as 300-some odd pond hockey players descended upon (or would that be ascended to?) the Alpine city with hopes of qualifying for next year’s Canadian Pond Hockey Championships. The Emcon yard on 3rd Avenue and Washington Street, along with the arena parking lot,...

Rossland's George Grey and Alex Harvey joined forces to win their first-ever World Cup medal, capturing the bronze in the team skate-sprint relay at Whistler Olympic Park on Sunday. The 29-year-old Grey, who is the oldest member of the Canadian men’s squad, formed a dynamic duo with 20-year-old World Cup rookie, Alex Harvey,...

The first week of school after Christmas break, seventeen year old Black Jack Ski Club member, Monica Markvardsen missed as she returned to her birthplace, Anchorage Alaska, to attend the US National Cross Country Ski Championships. The weather was a factor during the entire event where temperatures were lower than -20 C each...

Patients who suffer abdominal pain as a result of gallbladder disease are frequently told to avoid 'gallbladder foods' such as cabbage, fats and many spices. However, at least two studies have shown other foods may be responsible. The following table shows the incidence of foods shown in those studies to cause gallbladder...

A trust fund has been established to aid the families of the eight snowmobilers who were killed in Sparwood on December 29, 2008. Donations can be made to Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Transit: 5080 Branch: 003 Account: 5077425 or Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Transit: 03070 Branch: 010 Account: 7573138 Anyone wishing...

Remember back when you were seven years old and it was a thrill just bombing semi-snowplow, poles tucked up under your armpits points to the sky down the steepest blue trail you could find, impressed in your own ‘Look mom, I didn’t fall!’ style? OK maybe that was just me in my pre-Western days on the small hills of Nova Scotia...

Kootenay Cup # 1, held Sunday at Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club, was a rousing success. 90 racers (including 40 in the Atoms and Peewees division) turned out for a great day of racing. The youngest skiers were 3 years old and the Atoms and Peewees division gave an exciting finish as kids vied for 1st place. Some Atoms...

While Rossland may be best known for the millions of dollars’ worth of gold that came out of Red Mountain last century, the Red Mountain Racers and a dedicated team of volunteers are working hard to showcase a whole different kind of gold that came not from beneath the surface but from the snowy slopes of Red Mountain. Over...

Lately as I’ve been walking past the Emcon yard on 3rd Ave. I keep having a slightly modified version of the Monday Night Football song opening run through my head: “Are you ready for some Hockeeyyyyy!” Pond Hockey, that is. With the Western Qualifying tournament of the Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships coming to ...