New boss at helm of Trail Chamber of Commerce
The Trail and District Chamber of Commerce now has a new leader at its helm, after the abrupt and somewhat controversial departure of former executive director Maggie Stayanovich (see http://trailchampion.com/news/update-chamber-president-offers-clarification-22206#.UOSh5uQ0WSo ). Incoming executive director Norm Casler, 50, was already at his desk this afternoon (Wednesday), ready to hit the ground running. “The best thing for […]
Feeling stronger every day — Saints get boost with addition of forward Colin Minardi
It’s not like the Selkirk Saints are a struggling hockey team needing help to right the ship. But the undefeated B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League is still getting help, thank you very much. The Saints Men’s Hockey program recently announced forward Colin Minardi (Summerland, B.C.) has committed to join the team for the remainder of the […]
Fire totals home in Trail's Gulch
Saturday night saw a single-family home in the Gulch essentially gutted by fire, according to regional fire chief Terry Martin. He said the call came in 1:03 a.m. Dec. 29, after the residents of the rental home at 816 Rossland Ave. noticed smoke coming up from the stairwell. “They went and checked, and saw flames […]
A whole new year of fun in lucky '13
The Rossland Arena has moved into the Holiday Schedule, which means there are lots of available ice times if you’d like to rent some ice. Birthday parties, Christmas parties, New Year’s parties, private rentals, fun games of hockey, private coaching – all can be accommodated over the Holiday Season. For more information ...
Beaver Valley Nitehawks ring in New Year in style, rally past Leafs 7-5 in clash of Murdoch heavyweights
The Murdoch Division is a lot tighter to start 2013 after the Beaver Valley Nitehawks put some serious hurt on the front running Nelson Leafs in the traditional New Year’s Eve classic Monday at the NDCC Arena. The Hawks exploded for five third period goals en route to a 7-5 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League […]
Ring in the New Year and survive the next day
Ringing in the New Year often leaves us with the echo of ringing in our ears and groggy thoughts for the first day of the year. Whether you follow George Clooney’s advice to avoid hangovers in the first place, sweat it out in a workout like Daniel Craig, or resort to the trusty “hair of […]
OUT OF LEFT FIELD: What was important in 2012
I’ve been trying for days to pen a year-in-review column, and God knows there’s no lack of material. Just within our little business world, there’s been the launch of The Trail Champion, The Castlegar Source’s Facebook supremacy (yes, that was a little bit of a brag, I’m so very delighted to see 1,632 people following […]
UPDATE: Canada wins Spengler Cup with 7-2 win over HC Davos
Team Canada made it look easy in the final of the Spengler Cup Monday, dumping the host club and defending champion HC Davos 7-2 to capture the title for the 12th time. Canada’s Patrice Bergeron, finishing the game with four points, scored 46 seconds into the game and Canada never looked back. It was Canada’s […]
Winning Powder Mag contest should increase exposure, awareness and tourism in West Kootenay
There was no million-dollar first prize or feature magazine story for the winner. But that doesn’t seem to be a concern to anyone in the Kootenays after the Whitewater/Red Mountain tag team captured bragging rights in the recent Powder Magazine Ski Town Throwdown contest to find the best ski towns in North America. “It validates […]
Man serving weekends at NPD cells looking at more time after arriving intoxicated
A 28-year-old man serving weekend jail time for a previous offence had better free up a few more calendar days after police noticed the male was a little intoxicated before entering Nelson Police Department cells. The incident happened Friday (December 28) when the man reported for NPD office to serve a portion of his custodial […]
