Big Bad Bruins back in Stanley Cup Final, slow Canucks drive with 8-1 shellacking in Beantown
Somewhere in the Heritage City the two Joe’s, Mario and, of course, David from The Grand Merchants Beer and Wine store, are smiling from ear to ear.The Boston Bruins took advantage of some opportunistic breaks in the second period to climb back into the Stanley Cup Final with a resounding 8-1 shellacking of the Vancouver...
Burrows, Canucks take major bite out of Bruins, edge Boston 3-2 in overtime
Fourteen wins down, two to go. Alex Burrows took a major league bite out of the Boston Bruins, scoring 11 seconds into overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 victory in game two of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday at the Rogers Centre. Vancouver now leads the best-of-seven Cup series 2-0 with game […]
Green Men vow to cheer on Canucks — in Boston — as game three goes Monday night
The Green Men, the two super fans known as Force and Sully who root for the Vancouver Canucks, aim to spice up Hockey Night in Canada’s Monday broadcast with their antics (5 p.m.). Saturday at a fan rally in downtown Vancouver, the Green Men announced they will be making the trip to Boston to watch […]
Local guidebook celebrates 15 years of mapping the Kootenays with new version
What started out as a living room enterprise by two brothers from Trail has grown into a cross-country venture that embraces Canada’s great outdoor spaces. The widely popular Backroad Mapbook series tackles BC`s Kootenay Rockies region with a comprehensive new 144-page guide. “Fishermen, families who enjoy camping, hikers and hunters, people who like canoeing or […]
Picking up famous Irishmen in West Vancouver
Edmonton Oiler Gilbert Brule and his girlfriend picked up an unusual hitchhiker in West Vancouver on Tuesday — U2 frontman Bono, The Vancouver Province reported. Brule and girlfriend Kelsey Nichols were driving to a park to walk Bella, their German shepherd, on Tuesday afternoon near the West Vancouver Yacht Club when they spotted a couple […]
Boy, was that ever close — Canucks take Cup opener 1-0
Boy was that ever close. Raffi Torres tapped in a Jannik Hansen pass with 19 seconds remaining in the contest sparking the Vancouver Canucks to a 1-0 victory over Boston Bruins Wednesday in game one of the Stanley Cup Finals at the Rogers Arena.
Game two of the best-of-seven series goes Saturday in Vancouver at […]
SK8 Jam goes Sunday as 2011 Kootenay Skateboard Series heads to Castlegar
The Castlegar Skateboard Park next to the Sports Complex is host site for the next stop on the 2011 Kootenay Skateboard Series. The event, dubbed the 2011 Castlegar SK8 Jam is part of the Sunfest Celebrations in the Sunflower City and kicks off at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The Kootenay Skateboard Series started last year as […]
Raid the North Extreme to air on Global Television and PBS
The region’s premiere expedition adventure race is going national as Global Television and PBS have committed to broadcasting an hour-long, high-definition documentary across Canada and the USA after the July race. The Raid the North Extreme (RTNX) — a six-day, non-stop expedition race in the West Kootenay, July 23-31 — broadcast is the first airing […]
Why hockey and Viagra ads don’t mix
It’s been 18 years since I’ve been a serious hockey fan. In 1993, the Montreal Canadiens went to the Stanley Cup – and won against Los Angeles. Back in those days, I was a big time Habs fan–something I got into when I was 14 and bored. And I was into it big time. […]
Melanson gets better of Coletti for second straight tourney, captures Men's Qualifier
For the second week in a row Jordan Melanson got the better of his Granite Pointe teammate.Melanson shot a 1-under-par 71 to edge Josh Coletti by a stroke to claim the title at the Zone One West Kootenay Men’s Qualifying Tournament Sunday at Granite Pointe.The captain of the Simon Fraser University Men's golf team out dueled...
