ELECTRIC GRAPEVINE: Searching for a Man's Man
What really is a “man’s man,” and why does it sound so homoerotic when it’s supposed to mean the inverse? I have thought about this over the years as I postulate what might have been if I’d picked up a hammer and not a camera or learned a trade and not an art. The […]
From expansion to KIJHL champs, Osoyoos continues magical ride
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports In the end 42 wins, 90 points and runaway winners of the 2010-11 regular season really does mean something. The Osoyoos Coyotes flexed their offensive muscles, scoring four times in the opening period to trounce the Castlegar Rebels 7-1 and clinch the 2011 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship […]
Desert Dogs rout Rebels to capture 2011 KIJHL title
By The Nelson Daily Sports The Osoyoos Coyotes exploded for four first period goals en route to thumping the Castlegar Rebels 7-1 to clinch the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship Saturday at the Complex in the Sunflower City. The Desert Dogs win the best-of-seven series 4-2 and now represent the KIJHL at the Cyclone […]
Rebels face elimination game Saturday after Dogs 4-2 win in Game five
It’s taken more than six week, but the Castlegar Rebels finally face an elimination game. A goal by Matt Geurts at seven minutes of the third period snapped a 2-2 tie and powered the Osoyoos Coyotes to a 4-2 victory over the Rebels in Game five of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Final Friday […]
Conservative government goes down; Election set for May 2
Forget spring cleaning and the Stanley Cup playoffs, Canadians are going to the polls May 2. Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Rideau Hall early Saturday to ask Gov. Gen. David Johnston to dissolve Parliament. A non-confidence motion supported by the opposition in the House of Commons Friday defeated the federal Conservative government. The campaign for Canada’s […]
Roast pig not advised for Christina Lake hunters
Walking the trails around Christina Lake you may see a new kind of wildlife which will surprise you – wild boars. Initially being raised at a near-by farm, the pigs are loose and on the rampage. Despite all the issues being raised about the missing piggies, Brenda LaCroix, co-ordinator of the Christina Lake Stewardship Society […]
Bear feeding Christina Lake man to be sentenced at end of year
Self-proclaimed “bear dude” Allen Piche plead guilty to charges of feeding dangerous wildlife under the Wildlife Act. The case, heard Tuesday in Grand Forks Provincial Court, stemmed from a raid on his property at Christina Lake that uncovered a grow-op along with up to two dozen black bears. Last month Piche plead not guilty to […]
Ross backstops Rebels to 2-0 win, series tied at 2-2
By The Nelson Daily Sports The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Final is now down to a best-of-three series. Timely scoring and a 21-save performance from goalie Alex Ross powered the Castlegar Rebels to a 2-0 victory over the Osoyoos Coyotes in game four of the KIJHL Final Wednesday night at the Complex in the […]
Four arrested in Pass Creek grow-op
Saturday saw four locals, two men and two women, arrested after police raided a grow op in a residence on Lady Bird Creek Forest Service Road in Pass Creek. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr said the search warrant was executed at roughly 6 p.m., and the subsequent search yielded 285 marijuana plants and 12 pounds of...
Old ladies to read porn for Earth Hour?
Castlegar residents are rallying to see our city bring home a hat-trick win in this year’s Fortis BC Earth Hour competition … and some are really pulling out all the stops. The goal is simple – the city with the most people per capita to pledge to reduce their energy consumption for a single hour (between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m....
