Bartlett sends Rebels into Kootenay Conference Final with overtime winner in Game seven of Murdoch Final against Beaver Valley
This time is was Castlegar’s turn to win a Game seven playoff series against the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Still stinging from a crushing Game seven loss to the Hawks a year ago, the Rebels got to taste from the victory cup when Diego Bartlett put the puck past Beaver Valley netminder Jarrod Schamerhorn 15 minutes […]
Kootenay Music Awards back for round two in May at Spiritbar
The Kootenay Music Awards are returning this year after a raucous event last year at The Royal. Title sponsor The Nelson Brewing Company has come on board and Black Press has partnered with KMA founder Chad Hansen to ensure the awards not only continue but flourish in the years to come as a fundraising opportunity […]
Mota Automotive Ltd captures Trail Men's Basketball title
Mota Automotive Ltd completed a Cinderella season by topping Adrenaline Adventures 82-76 to captured the Trail Men’s Basketball League title recently in the Silver City. Steve Mota led the charge for the third-place regular season finishers with a game-high 26 points. Minko Mulic and Dylan Fitzpatrick each scored 18 points for Mota Automotive Ltd. Keelan […]
Gearing up for new deputy fire chief
The Castlegar Fire Department has the search for a new full-time deputy fire chief well in hand, according to Fire Chief Gerry Rempel. Rempel said they can't post the job until the 2013 budget is adopted (anticipated to happen at council's regular meeting this coming Monday), but they're already writing up the job description...
Protecting pooch (and other pets) now part of emergency paradigm
We've all heard the stories about the faithful pooches who smell smoke and save their families from burning to death by waking everyone in time to get out. But what happens if good ol' Rover (or Fido or Spot) ends up suffering from smoke inhalation, or has a weak heart that can't bear up under the strain of emergency? The...
Smokies' head coach to stay in Trail
The Trail Smoke Eaters announced today that head coach and general manager Bill Birks has accepted a contract extension. Birks joined the Smoke Eaters as an assistant coach for the 2010-11 season and was named head coach and general manager in May of 2011. This past season, Birks led the Smoke Eaters to a 26-28-0-2 […]
Last year for free water meters; majority of homes outfitted
This summer could be your last chance to have your water meter installed for free, according to city councillor Kevin Chernoff after a Public Works meeting yesterday. “There are approximately 2027 water meters installed to-date and approximately 840 meters outstanding in the north end of town,” he said. “If you haven’t had ...
Counterfeit Cash Cropping Up in Grand Forks
Counterfeit Canadian $100 bills were passed twice recently in Grand Forks. In the past few days two retail locations, the Subway restaurant and the Extra Foods Gas Bar, were the victims of counterfeit money being passed off as the genuine article. The counterfeits are of older Canadian $100 bills. In both cases the serial number […]
Smokies forward honoured as Interior Conference MVP
The Trail Smoke Eaters didn’t advance into the B.C. Hockey League playoffs, but that didn’t stop forward Brent Baltus from being named the 2012-13 Interior Conference Most Valuable Player. Baltus, 20, led the Smoke Eaters in scoring this season with 24 goals and 52 points, including two shorthanded markers and three game-winning goals. In 116 […]
Air Cadets crown Kootenay Wing champion
On Saturday (March 9) FCpl Joel O’Sullivan of the 279 Elk Valley Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Sparwood won the gold medal at the Air Cadet League of Canada, Kootenay Wing Effective Speaking Competition held in Trail. Dustin Brooks, 266 Kimberley RCACs, Kimberley earned the silver medal and LAC Sierra Blackwell, 552 Key City […]
