KEEPING IT REAL: Are NHL Refs Tougher on Canadian Teams?
Is it my imagination or are the NHL refs favoring the U.S. teams when they play Canadian teams? This radical thought crossed my mind last year during the playoffs: it just seemed to me that whenever I watched a Canadian team in the NHL playoffs come up against ANY U.S. contender, the refs were tougher on […]
Extreme racing event to raid the region
Castlegar's about to get 'raided' by extreme sports fans, as a six-day, 500-kilometre adventure race invades the West Kootenay. Raid the North Extreme has hosted intense, non-stop wilderness races through some of Canada's most challenging landscape, from Newfoundland and the Queen Charlotte Islands to Revelstoke and Whitehorse,...
Castlegar coach gets national honours
Castlegar's own head skating coach has been named one of the top 10 coaches in Canada by the NCCP, the National Coaching Certification Program. Sabrina Hinson, 27, was not even aware she's been nominated for the honour until she received a call saying she'd been short-listed. Raised in Nova Scotia, Hinson has been skating ...
Rossland Skatepark Association invites public to open house discussion
The Rossland Skatepark Association (RSA) is inviting the public to an open house meeting regarding the future planning of a skateboard park in the city. All interested residents and members of the public are welcomed to the Rossland Miners’ Hall on Apr. 6 from 7-9 p.m. The RSA will introduce themselves, present their mission statement, discuss […]
The Gathering at Red Mountain: Back for another round
Last year’s impromptu ‘Gathering’ brought together the legendary group of friends who perfected the freeski alpine lifestyle, melding mountaineering with mogul-mania and fashion with free-dog in Verbier in the 1970s and 80s. News of the frenetic blend of skiing, philosophizing and partying that ensued over three days in March 2009 at Red Mountain traveled through […]
Saints soar in final league play
It was a battle of pride as the Saints volleyball team took on their cross-Kootenay rivals, College of the Rockies, in Cranbrook on Feb 13. With both teams out of the playoff picture, bragging rights were on the line and the Saints held nothing back. The Saints women had one final chance to end their winless season and who ...
Back-to-back double headers for Saints hockey at Complex
The Saints hockey team will complete the regular season with a four-game home stand over the next two weekends. First up for the Saints is the expansion Thompson Rivers University (TRU), who have proven to be very strong in their first BCIHL season. Currently sitting in second place, TRU has become a top contender for the...
Kidsport coming to Castlegar?
You are cordially invited to attend an information meeting on Feb. 9 at the Castlegar Community Complex- Kootenay Room, to hear about the formation of a KidSport Castlegar community chapter. KidSport™ is the charitable arm of Sport BC and since 1993 has been providing grants to assist with the costs of sport registration fees...
Selkirk Saints suffer
Both men’s volleyball and hockey experienced the same gut wrenching disappointment this weekend as they saw commendable efforts come up just short of the finish line.Capilano University was in town on Friday night to face the Saints men’s volleyball squad that was still glowing from a strong finish last semester when they...
Avalanche death a reminder to be aware
The unfortunate death of an Albertan man in an avalanche over the weekend in Rossland is a tragic reminder that avalanche awareness is critical to anyone doing backcountry sports in the Kootenay Boundary. Greg Johnson, avalanche forecaster for the Canadian Avalanche Centre based in Revelstoke, explained that current conditions across the regions are dangerous. “It […]
