Phantom ends Cats season by sweeping Kootenay out of the playoffs
The playoff run of the Kootenay Wildcats came to an end Saturday as Fraser Valley Phantom completed a two-game sweep in B.C. Hockey Female Midget AAA Hockey semi final series. The Phantom, regular season champs, finished off the Cats with a 4-3 win at the Langley Sportsplex. Fraser Valley won the opener of the best-of-three […]
McLaughlin scores twice as Fernie squares Kootenay Conference Final, Chiefs up two games on Eagles in Okanagan
Connor McLaughlin spent a few seasons getting kicked around by the Beaver Valley Nitehawks as a member of the Nelson Leafs hockey club. Sunday night in Fruitvale McLaughlin got a little revenge. The Arizona native scored twice to lead the Fernie Ghostriders to a 6-3 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory. The win squares […]
Sleep- Over-rated?? I don't think so!!!!! Treat that apnea today!!!
Sleep can be allusive for some folks. I always ask about a person’s sleep patterns, because, if you are not sleeping well, it can cause all sorts of imbalances in the body. It is extremely important that you get at least 7-8 hrs/night uninterrupted sleep so the body can recover completely and optimize wellness. One […]
Fly Fishing Symposium in Castlegar Saturday and Sunday
Columbia Power has donated $1500 in support of the 2012 West Kootenay Fly Fishing Symposium in Castlegar Saturday and Sunday. This Saturday and Sunday, March 17th and 18th, the West Kootenay Fly Fishing Symposium will take place in Castlegar at the Castlegar Complex. Hosted every year by the West Kootenay Fly Fishing Club, this is […]
Stinky stash leads police to pot
Two women were arrested Wednesday when malodorous marijuana led police straight to a stash of pot. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said it was about 9 a.m. when two RCMP officers went to Tim Horton’s for coffee. “While walking through the parking lot, the officers could smell marijuana,” she said. “There was no one in the...
Castlegar/Trail rivalry renewed over regional hospital discussion
A meeting between Castlegar representatives and BC Health Minister Mike de Jong is creating conflict between Castlegar and Trail city councillors. Castlegar councillors Kevin Chernoff and Russ Hearne, along with city manager John Malcolm, met with de Jong March 1 to discuss a variety of issues – including the possibility of a new regional hospital. […]
Castlegar cop assaulted
A 24-year-old Castlegar man is facing charges of Assault Causing Bodily Harm on a Police Officer after an incident in the Castlegar RCMP detachment yesterday, March 15, at approximately 11 a.m. According to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew, the male, who was in police custody due to an assault incident from the night before, had...
Niminiken sends Hawks into KIJHL Conference Finals as Beaver Valley outlasts Rebels 5-3 in Murdoch Division game seven
There’s no way Justin Niminiken wanted his junior hockey career to end in the Murdoch Final. The 21-year-old Nelson native scored the winning goal with three minutes remaining, snapping a 3-3 tie to send the Beaver Valley Nitehawks into the Kootenay Confernece Finals with a 5-3 game seven victory over the pesky Castlegar Rebels Thursday […]
Nelson woman killed Thursday after colliding head-on with a chip truck
A 56-year-old Nelson woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision Thursday morning near the Bakery store in Thrums on Highway 3A east of Castlegar. At approximately 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nelson RCMP and Tarrys Fire Department responded to a call of an accident at the 1600 block of Thrums east of Castlegar. “The driver of a […]
Police release the name of fatality in this morning's accident near Thrums
Police have released the name of a woman killed in an auto crash near Thrums this morning. Fifty-six-year-old Gwen Elizabeth Kalyniuk of Nelson, died when her SUV veered into the oncoming lane and struck a tractor-trailer. No one else was injured in the crash, which happened about 8:30 a.m. on Hwy 3A near Thrums. Police are...
