Andrew Weaver's 'Bye Bye Jumbo Resort' Bill?
BC's lone Green Party MLA, Andrew Weaver, has been busy lately. He has proposed Bill M214 — Local Government Amendment Act, 2016, which would amend the Local Government Act by repealing parts of Section 8. Those parts were passed by the BC Legislature in 2012, apparently for the sole purpose of creating more favourable...
UPDATED: Heartbreak for Team BC at 2016 Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Championships
Team BC's run at the 2016 Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Championships in Digby, Nova Scotia ended Saturday morning with a 6-5 loss to Bryan Cochrane of Team Ontario during semi final action. Team BC lost a chance to finish in the medals after dropping a 7-5 decision to Alan O'Leary of Team Nova Scotia in the Bronze Medal...
Wranglers knock off defending champion Dynamiters to clinch 2016 KIJHL Title
In 2015, Kimberley netminder Tyson Brouwer was "All World" in backstopping the Nitros to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship. This year is was Zane Steeves turn to lead his 100 Mile House Wranglers to the top of the KIJHL. Steeves turned aside 40 of 41 shots to lead the Wranglers to a 2-1 victory over...
Richter scores hat trick to help Nitros even KIJHL Final against Wranglers
Not so fast 100 Mile House Wranglers. The defending Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champs are not willing to let their title go without a fight. Jason Richter scored a natural hat trick to power the Nitros to a 4-1 decision over the 100 Mile House Wranglers Sunday in KIJHL Finals action in Kimberley. The victory...
Olympic Skier Gets Fresh Start in Selkirk College Nursing Program
After traveling the world as a competitive skier, two-time Olympian George Grey has come home to study at Selkirk College launching a new chapter in his life. Grey, a 36-year-old retired cross-country ski racer, is in his third year of the Selkirk College Nursing Program. Growing up in Rossland, naturally outdoor pursuits...
Selkirk College Saints Invite Community to Championship Rally
Support from hockey fans helped fuel the Selkirk College Saints to a fourth straight British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) title this past weekend and now the student athletes are hosting a gathering to celebrate with the community. The Saints Celebration Rally is set for Wednesday starting at noon on the...
Heppler, Kramer spark Hawks past Nitros 2-1 to stay alive in Kootenay Conference Playoff
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks live to play again. Dylan Heppler had two points and Tallon Kramer stopped 26 shots to spark the Murdoch Division Champs to a 2-1 victory over the Kimberley Dynamiters in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Kootenay Conference playoff action Saturday night in Fruitvale. Kimberley leads the...
Selkirk College Saints Cement Dynasty with Fourth Straight BCIHL Title
The Selkirk College Saints captured their fourth straight British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) championship with a 2-1 victory over the Trinity Western University Spartans before a packed house Saturday night at the Castlegar & District Recreation Complex. More than 800 hockey fans packed the Castlegar...
Nelson's Sawyer Hunt sparks Kimberley past Beaver Valley in Kootenay Conference Finals
Sawyer Hunt's goal with 32 seconds left in the game sparked the Kimberley Dynamiters to a 4-3 victory over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Kootenay Conference Playoff action Friday in Fruitvale. The goal gives the defending KIJHL Champs a 3-0 stranglehold on the best-of-seven Conference...
Saints blast Spartans to move within a win of fourth BCIHL title
The British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League’s (BCIHL) championship best-of-three final opened Friday night at the Castlegar & District Recreation Complex with a 5-1 Selkirk College Saints victory over the Trinity Western University Spartans. Game two of the series goes Saturday at 7 p.m. tonight in Castlegar at the...
