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by Interior Health Authority on Friday May 15 2020
An order by Interior Health’s Chief Medical Health Officer (MHO) closing all fitness centres, gyms, yoga studios or similar personal training facilities will be lifted on May 19.
The order, issued April 2, is being rescinded in accordance with ...
by Bob Hall on Monday May 11 2020
The Selkirk College Saints have added a pair of players to its recruitment class that are expected to make an immediate impact on the team’s success.
Brad Marshall and Bekkam Willis have committed to the Saints program for the 2020-2021 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season, packing solid resumes of Junior A experience at both ends of the ice.
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by Contributor on Thursday May 07 2020
KIJHL Communications
As Angus Amadio moves forward with his education, he hopes to carry on in Grant Sheridan’s footsteps and encourage others the way Sheridan did and hopefully inspire and lead by his example.
It’s a reason why Amadio of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks is the first recipient of the Remembering Grant Sheridan Scholarship.
The Calgary...
by Nelson Daily Sports on Tuesday Apr 28 2020
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) announced Tuesday in a media release that the Junior B league will seek financial assistance from the provincial and federal governments due to the monetary impact as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 20-team -Junior B league followed the lead of many other sports organizations around the globe in March by cancelling the...
by Bob Hall on Sunday Apr 26 2020
The Selkirk College Saints put the official wraps on the 2019-2020 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season at the team’s annual awards evening using tools that have become a symbol for current times.
Gathering in their homes and connected using Zoom videoconferencing, players and coaches recognized outstanding contributions in a hockey season that came to a...
by Bob Hall on Tuesday Apr 14 2020
It’s not the ending Selkirk College Saints’ captain Parker Wakaruk anticipated.
On March 12, the Saints had traveled to Langley and were preparing for the first-round British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) playoff series against the Trinity Western University Spartans when they received news that all games were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We knew...
by Contributor on Wednesday Mar 25 2020
To reduce the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health of British Columbians, the 2020 BC Summer Games that were scheduled for July 23-26 in Maple Ridge have been cancelled.
“Keeping British Columbians safe and healthy is our top priority. Through conversations with leadership at the BC Games Society, it became clear that there was no viable path forward to host the Games this year and...
by Contributor on Saturday Mar 21 2020
By Emanuel Sequeira, KIJHL Communications Manager
Being on the bench of the WHL’s Spokane Chiefs, it’s another step closer to Adam Maglio realizing his ultimate goal of coaching in the NHL.
Working with head coach Manny Viveiros and assistant coaches Adam Deadmarsh and Dustin Donaghy, Maglio says he wouldn’t be there were it not for playing in the...
