The Grand Forks Border Bruins’ home game against Beaver Valley Nitehawks on Jan. 19 was a fast-pace, exciting game. The Nitehawks kept the lead and overtook the Bruins 7-5. Before the first puck had been dropped, Bruins’ Brandon Savaia received a two-minute penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.  The first goal of the game was scored by […]

A fire last night in Pass Creek destroyed a home, despite the attendance of three fire departments and roughly 20 firefighters, according to Pass Creek fire chief Brian Bebelman. He said the call came in at about 9:55 p.m. to respond to a fire at the end of McDaniels Road, at a double-wide trailer mounted on a full foundation,...

The Nelson Leafs kept pace with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in the race to the top of the Neil Murdoch Division by putting an good old-fashioned whipping on the Castlegar Rebels in KIJHL action Friday night at the NDCC Arena. Final score: 9-0 Leafs. Former Rebel Jamie Vlanich finished with five points, including three goals, […]

Implications that the City of Castlegar failed to exercise due diligence in its bid to expand its boundaries have proven to be unfounded. The contention first arose when the city announced its intent to expand its boundaries to include Ootischenia gravel pit lands, which are currently owned by the Ministry of Transportation...

Woodland Park residents may soon be getting new neighbours, as the owners of the Woodland Park Elementary School site have begun a process with the city to rezone the land for residential development. The parcel of land in question has been empty since the summer of 2009, when an arson fire burned the abandoned elementary...

Reports of a man waving a handgun around in a Trail intersection Tuesday ended in a high risk arrest in the city's downtown core, according to RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson.   "On Jan. 21, at 10:54 a.m., the Trail and Greater District RCMP received a call for service reporting a male in the area of Bay Avenue and Victoria Street...

The worst kept secret is now official as the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2014 was announced Thursday. And on the list is Nelson Minor Hockey grad Pat Price. “This is absolutely fantastic,” Price said moments after leaving the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame press conference at Rogers Arena in Nelson. “It’s always […]

Castlegar's bid to become Kraft Hockeyville 2014 is skating along and gathering force, with a Facebook page, Twitter account, and events planned for this weekend and next. (The Facebook page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/www.castlegarishockeyville and the Twitter account is called CastlegarHockey). While the Facebook...

A group of concerned Ootischenia residents is holding a public meeting Monday to discuss the City of Castlegar's interest in extending its boundaries to include a parcel of land currently owned by the Ministry of Transportation (MoT). (Click here to read the city's public notice on the matter). A press release issued this...

Artists in all disciplines—as well as arts, culture and heritage organizations—are invited to apply for funding through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), which delivers the Arts, Culture and Heritage Program of Columbia Basin Trust. “This is the 17th year that CKCA has been able to provide financial support for...