Rossland Council's Feb. 25 meeting put a new animal bylaw in motion, heard an appeal from the museum, moved the farmers’ market back downtown, reset the Cook Ave. development, dove into a new recreation bursary program, and agreed to the possibility of a taxation increase to fund a reserve for the hospital in Trail. Public ...

Arena Season is officially only two more weeks – so if you haven’t enjoyed Public Skating or taken in a Hockey Game, don’t delay…..Spring is right around the corner!   Several Arena programs will also be ending within the next two weeks - the Senior’s Hockey ice time on Fridays from 9:30-10:45am has officially ended.  The...

The Nelson Leafs are making believers out of the few fans that picked them to win against Beaver Valley in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff pool. J.J. Beitel’s goal 6:20 into overtime sparked the Leafs 2-1 Murdoch Division Semi Final victory before 550-plus fans Monday night at the NDCC Arena. The Leafs, losers […]

The Selkirk College Saints continue to make this season as one for the history books. The Saints defeated rival Simon Fraser University Clan 2-1 in shootout to set new B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League records for wins (20) and points (40) Saturday at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby. Thomas Hardy scored the deciding marker […]

Ryan Edwards scored twice as the Beaver Valley Nitehawks squared its Murdoch Division Semi Final with a 5-3 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the Nelson Leafs Saturday night in Fruitvale. Nelson took the opener of the best-of-seven series 6-1 Friday. The series now shifts to the NDCC Arena in Nelson Monday and […]

The Nelson Leafs ushered in the playoffs in a big way, by snapping a late season slide with a 6-1 trashing of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in Game one of the Murdoch Division semi finals Friday in Fruitvale. The Leafs lead the best-of-seven series 1-0 with game two back in the Hawks Nest Saturday at […]

This weekend is your chance to catch up with some local athletes in the midst of a very promising alpine ski season for Red Mountain Racers. Red Mountain is hosting the TECK U14 & U16 zone GS event with 2 races on Saturday and 2 races on Sunday. You will have the opportunity to catch Jane Andison (U14) from Rossland in ...

Icing a winner has caught the eye of another recruit as the Selkirk Saints announced defenceman Ryan Procyshyn will join the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League team next season. Procyshyn, from Surrey, is completing his final season of junior eligibility with the Delta Ice Hawks of the Pacific Junior Hockey League. The 20-year old finished third […]

The Recreation Department is working on the Spring Brochure, which will be available mid-March and cover the months of April, May and June.   If you’re new to town and interested in teaching a hobby or skill that you enjoy, please contact us to discuss opportunities for running a program.  If you represent a local organization...

Ah, hockey - Canada’s national game. And with hockey, as with many competitive sports, comes something else: great rivalries. You know, Montreal and Boston, Montreal and Toronto, provincial rivals Edmonton and Calgary. And then there are the lesser known rivalries from days gone by that were just as contentious in their time,...