If you’re looking for a fun opportunity to exercise in a warm, dry environment, consider Folk Dancing in the Miners Hall this Thursday, December 6th from 7:00-9:30pm.  The group dances English Country dancing and American Contra Dance.  Although both styles of dance are done with couples, it’s best for newcomers to dance with...

All season the Mount Sentinel Wildcats sat third in the B.C. High School A Girl’s Volleyball top ten poll. The pollsters must have done their homework as the Cats rode home crowd support en route to a 2-0 win over White Rock Christian in the bronze medal match at the B.C. High School A Girl’s […]

The Selkirk College received an early Christmas present Saturday night in the Sunflower City. The Saints tied the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League record for the longest regular season win streak at 12 games with a 6-1 win over the University of Victoria Saturday at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. Ironically the Saints tied the Vikes for […]

The road to adding another blue banner to the walls of the Mount Sentinel gymnasium just got a little tougher for the Wildcats. White Rock Christian Academy edged the host Casts 15-9 in the third game of the best-of-three match to defeat the host school 2-1 in round robin play Thursday at the B.C. High […]

New snow is calling to those who enjoy winter sports, but the Canadian Avalanche Center suggests enthusiasts be observant. Light amounts of new snow fell in the region on Wednesday night and the forecasted wind and snow will add to the size and reactivity of this developing slab, according to Joe Lammers, one of the center's...

Two new shuttle services to Red Mountain Resort have been negotiated for this ski season, one all the way to and from Spokane, and one a short five minute ride between Rossland and Red.Deanne Steven of Tourism Rossland (TR) announced the new services to Rossland’s council at Monday evening's regular meeting. She was particularly...

This Saturday, December 1st marks the19th Annual Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas!  Come visit the brightest little ski town in the Kootenays and get in the yuletide spirit!  Old favorites include having photos taken with Santa by Larry Doel, drinking some Christmas cheer, singing some carols and buying your Christmas tree ...

The Selkirk Saints rallied back from a second-period deficit to edge the Eastern Washington University Eagles 5-3 in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey Saturday night at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The win extended Selkirk’s BCIHL-record streak for wins to start a season to 11 and maintained the Saints’ tight grip on first place in the league standings. […]

The city has applied for a 2013 "Age-friendly Community Planning and Project Grant" to renovate the swimming pool to make it more accessible to seniors—some of whom were here in 1932 for the grand opening of BC's oldest pool. "Due to the age of the facility and the lack of age friendly infrastructure, many of the seniors in...

Now that Winter is starting to settle in, you might be thinking about learning how to skate ski, or perhaps become a better skate skier.  There is a Beginners Skate Skiing class starting on December 4 and running for three weeks on Tuesday evenings, from 6:30-7:30pm.   The Intermediate and Advanced Skate Skiing class starts...