Knights tame Coyotes 4-0 to advance to play Rebels in KIJHL Final
The Castlegar Rebels finally have an opponent to play for all the marbles in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. After watching the Osoyoos Coyotes storm back to even the Okanagan Conference Final, the North Okanagan Knights scored three times in the opening period en route to a convincing 4-0 victory in Game seven of […]
Today's your last chance to vote for hockey hero Ken Koshey
The Greater Trail Minor Hockey League has successfully nominated Trail’s Ken Koshey for the Kraft Hockey Goes On contest. Koshey now sits in the top 100 and will need the votes of his family, friends, colleagues and the Greater Trail Area to win a spot in the top 25. Five grand prize winning nominees will […]
CBT announces over $19 million in new funding for 2013/2014 fiscal year
Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) will provide $19.4 million in new funding in the 2013/14 fiscal year to support a broad range of social, economic and environmental initiatives throughout the region. “A key approach in how CBT delivers benefits is to support Basin communities and residents in identifying their priorities, and to provide funds and other […]
Salmo Valley Swimming Pool wins FortisBC Earth Hour challenge
Salmo Valley Swimming Pool edged out Princeton Exhibition Association in the FortisBC Challenge as millions throughout the world joined in to conserve power during Earth Hour Saturday. Salmo Valley Swimming Pool nipped Princeton 26 percent to 22 percent. Salmo Valley Swimming Pool is now entitled to $4000 in energy saving after earning the highest percentage […]
Creston RCMP foil home invasion, arrest two suspects
Creston RCMP got their men, and stopped a home invasion in progress Wednesday. The home, resulting in the arrest of two men, is believed to be drug related. The incident started Wednesday (March 20) around 8 pm. local time when RCMP responded a 911 call of a home invasion in progress at a home in […]
Playful bears outside Rossland's post office
A new sculpture of a bear playing with its cub will soon liven up the sidewalk outside the post office on Columbia Ave. as the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) raise the final funds necessary to put artist John McKinnon on the task. "It's been a long time coming," said RCAC president Renate Fleming. "It's been our...
OP/ED: Local MP less-than-pleased with federal budget
Local NDP MP Alex Atamanenko says that, with the exception of a small business tax credit, the Conservative budget falls short of delivering results for people here in rural B.C. “The government promised to focus on jobs but has not introduced any new measures to create meaningful employment. It is good that skills training is […]
70-yr-old California man dies in skiing mishap
A 70-year-old California man has died after a heliskiing mishap yesterday, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel. “At 1:48 p.m., the Great Northern Cat Skiing company contacted the Nakusp RCMP reporting a fatal incident where a skier had fallen into a tree well,” Seibel said, explaining tree wells inthe higher elevations can be three […]
UPDATE: Okanagan sweeps Kootenay Wildcats out of playoffs
The hockey season for the Kootenay Wildcats came to an end Saturday in the Central Okanagan. The B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey squad lost 5-2 to Okanagan Rockets in semi final playoff action Saturday in Kelowna at the Capital News Centre. The Rockets won the best-of-three series 2-0 and now advance to the league final […]
Mallard's Team of the Week — Selkirk Saints
This selection was easy for the Mallard’s Source for Sports Staff and Management after the Selkirk Saints completed its rags to riches season Saturday at the NDCC Arena by capturing the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League Championship, in overtime no less. For those people just crawling out from under a rock the Saints went from a […]
