Rubberhead Bike Festival getting in shape for another year
Rossland’s Rubberhead Bike Festival returns in early September for another round of heart-pumping, high-flying, and mettle-testing events. The festival takes place over two weekends in September and caters to all ages, backgrounds, and skill-levels. This will be the fifth year of the festival, as it is now organized, but ...
Saints fill netminder hole with addition of James Prigione
Goalies are supposed to rotate during the season and not in the off-season. For the fourth time this off-season the Selkirk Saints added a netminder. The Saints announced the playing commitment from goaltender James Prigione (Guelph, ON) to attend Selkirk College and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2013/14 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. […]
Bikes, bikes, bikes!
7 Summits Poker Ride-Sunday, September 1st 2013-The Seven Summits Poker Ride is a non-competitive group ride on the Seven Summits Trail taking place Sunday Sept 1st. Participants are expected to be expert riders in good shape and self- reliant in the remote trail setting. Costumes optional, friendly attitudes required....
Changes coming to elk hunting in East Kootenay
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has announced changes to the elk hunting season in the East Kootenay. For this fall, the elk hunting seasons in the South Trench of the Kootenay region will be as follows: General Open Season for antlerless elk in 4-03 Zone X (includes portions of 4-2 to […]
Leafs, Rebels pull off blockbuster KIJHL deal
The BC Hockey roster deadline is more than six months away but already Leaf head coach Frank Maida has made more deals than Drew Carey on The Price is Right. Maida sent forwards Dallon Stoddart and James Sorrey along with D-man Seth Schmidt to Castlegar in exchange for sniper Jamie Vlanich and forward Travis Wellman. […]
Trail rugby team wins at Greenwood tournament
Greenwood’s first annual social rugby tournament — held Aug 3 to 5 — was deemed a success with the Trail Colonials coming out ahead. Organized Oliver Glaser said the Colonials won a “very hard fought, final match” against the East Vancouver Scribes with the game ending 35 to 20. Glaser subbed in many of the […]
Killjoys, Roller Girls post wins as WKRD concludes regular season
The Nelson Killjoys secured a place in the Mountain Mayhem 4 by outlasting Dam City Rollers Friday during the final West Kootenay Roller Derby Doubleheader of the regular season at the Selkirk College Gymnasium. The Killjoys now move to 3-0 on the season with an impressive 222-176 victory over the host Dam City Rollers. In […]
Major Midget tryouts set for NDCC Arena
Head coach Mario DiBella is going have his eyes glued to the NDCC Arena ice as more than 50 players are expected for the Kootenay Ice Major Midget Evaluation Camp. Team officials and BC Hockey High Performance evaluators will evaluate players at the three-day camp. Final selections of the 20 players, including two goaltenders, which […]
Roller Derby Regular season final Friday at Selkirk College
Selkirk College gymnasium is the place to be for exciting roller derby action as the Dam City Rollers host the final doubleheader of the West Kootenay Roller Derby regular season. The last double header — with Rossland/Trail Roller Girls facing Valley Vendettas at 6 p.m. and Dam City hosting Nelson Killjoys at 8 p.m. — […]
7 Summits Poker, Aquatots, Art Camp, the list is endless!
7 Summits Poker Ride-Sunday, September 1st 2013-The Seven Summits Poker Ride is a non-competitive group ride on the Seven Summits Trail taking place Sunday Sept 1st. Participants are expected to be expert riders in good shape and self- reliant in the remote trail setting. Costumes optional, friendly attitudes required....
