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Island champion Victoria Cougars meet Richmond Sockeyes in the the 2013 Fred ‘Cyclone’ Taylor Cup Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

The Cougars advanced to the final by slamming the host Comox Valley Glacier Kings 6-1 Saturday.

Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champ Castlegar Rebels meet the Glacier Kings for the bronze medal.

The Rebels finished the round robin at 1-2 with its only win coming against the host club with a 5-4 victory against the Glacier Kings.

Richmond books ticket to Cyclone Final; Rebels play waiting game

Nelson RCMP is requesting the assistance of the public to identify those responsible for damaging several signs on Highway 6 between Crescent Valley and Slocan Park in the early morning hours of March 23 (Saturday).
 
Sometime overnight between (Friday) March 22 and (Saturday) March 23, someone drove a vehicle into the ditches and over highway signs along Highway 6 between Crescent Valley, BC and Slocan Park.

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily

Nelson fell from fourth to last place in its failure to rescue critically ill patients in a 2011 report by the Fraser Institute. 

And the doctor citing the Fraser Institute’s Hospital Report Card (www.hospitalreportcards.ca), which used data from 2009, says Nelson residents are still at risk 11 years after the cuts to Kootenay Lake Hospital services were made by Interior Health in 2002.

Head coach Frank Maida looked like a magician in November when the Leafs raced to the top of the Murdoch Division.

However, after the Leafs lost at home to the Castlegar Rebels prior to the Christmas break the Leafs looked anything like a well-oiled machine as the Green and White dropped down the Murdoch division faster than a pair of cement skates in Kootenay Lake.

Nelson finished third behind winner Castlegar Rebels and Beaver Valley Nitehawks despite having the opportunity to clinch the division weeks before the regular season concluded.