Two West Kootenay ice rinks are assuming the role of guinea pigs as the company REALice, in conjunction with FortisBC, looks to significantly reduce energy use and cutting CO2 emissions. “At FortisBC, we promote the adoption of innovative, energy-saving technology across B.C. and we’re constantly investigating new ways to help our customers save energy and […]

Rossland Winter Carnival – 2014 Check out the activities around town this weekend!  The schedule of events is available in hard copy around town and also on the website, at www.rosslandwintercarnival.com. Available ice at the Rossland Arena Lots of ice available this weekend if you’d like to put together a family reunion, a...

Rossland Rotary Club is celebrating its 25th annual Wine Tasting Festival event with a "Polyester Disco Nights" dance from 10pm to 1am at the Rossland Miner's Hall, following the Wine Festival at the Prestige Mountain Resort from 7pm to 10pm. Tickets are limited and going fast with the discounted ticket price expiring soon ...

As part of this year’s Winter Carnival festivities, the Rossland Skatepark Association in association with RossVegas, will be hosting the official after party for ‘The Wild In The Streets’ jib jam competition taking place on Saturday January 25th. When the jib jam wraps up, take the short walk down Columbia to the Rossland ...

They say beggars can’t be choosers. While were not insisting the Selkirk College Saints are beggars, the defending B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League champs will be happy with the three-point weekend on the road. Selkirk began the 2014 portion of the BCIHL regular season schedule beating Thompson Rivers University by a 3-1 score before falling to […]

The Grand Forks Border Bruins were on home ice for Jan. 17th’s game against the Nelson Leafs taking the game for a final score of 5:2. The Leafs only owned the ice for first period. Both their goals were scored at the start of the game. As for the second and third periods, the Leafs […]

There will be no repeat for the Tom Shypitka rink. Ken McHargue did the unthinkable, defeating the defending Kootenay Champs two straight games en route to the Senior Men’s Zone Curling Championships Sunday at the Nelson Curling Club. McHargue, third Gerry Kent, second Grant Klapp and lead Bruce Young outlasted Shypitka & Company 7-5 in […]

There’s a fight brewing in Creston. And it’s not over the new recipe for the world-famous Kokanee Beer brewed in the small East Kootenay community. This battle is over daylight saving time. Creston Mayor Ron Toyota think the city should remain on Mountain Time while Regional District of Central Kootenay chairman and Area Director John […]

The bubble finally broke for the Nelson Leafs. Playing with only three healthy defencemen in the lineup for the past few games, the Leafs watched the back end explode as the Grand Forks Border Bruins scored five unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 decision over the Green and White Friday in the Boundary City. […]

A rash of break-and-enter thefts that began the night of Jan. 14 has continued, with police reporting two new crimes, according to RCMP Const. Colleen Lowing.   “In the early morning hours of Jan.16, the Taghum Shell near Nelson and The Dragonfly Cafein Salmo were broken into,” Lowing said in a press release this morning. […]