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Thursday, February 11, 2016 Clearwater Times
Sports
Kamloops to host world women's hockey tournament Marty Hastings – Kamloops This Week
Cassie CampbellPascall is feeling good about the growth of
women’s hockey in Canada and across the world.
SNOWARAMA
Sunday February 14
Registration at Elk’s Hall 8 am - 10 am
Pledge forms are available at several locations around town.
Proceeds to the B.C. Lions Society will provide housing and holiday camps for handicapped children. This fundraiser is jointly sponsored by the Clearwater Sno-Drifters and the Clearwater-Vavenby Lions.
For more info contact Ralph Sunderman
250-674-3773 Ad sponsor ed by:
www.bcsf.org/events/snowarama
“I might be biased, but I love to see the growth of the women’s game in these communities,” said CampbellPascall, now a broadcaster for Sportsnet. The World Women’s Hockey Championship will be held in Kamloops from March 28 to April 4 and Canada will be looking to exact revenge on the U.S. The Americans downed the Canadians 7-5 to claim gold at the world championship last year in Sweden. Finland, Sweden, Russia, Japan, Switzerland and the Czech Republic will be underdogs looking to upset the two powerhouse nations. Many of the Canadian team’s women play in the CWHL, which has gained traction in recent years and is occasionally on Sportsnet.
NORTH THOMPSON SPORTSPLEX
Hockey Lives Here! Wells Gray Curling Club call 250.674.3768
Adult Hockey
Mens Drop In Hockey Fridays @ 7:45pm Oldtimers Hockey will be Sundays @ 7pm & Wednesdays @ 8:35pm
Ladies Hockey Drop in: Sunday @ 5:45pm
Family Skating Friday @ 4:45PM & Sunday @ 4:15PM February 12 & 14 Sponsored by Royal Purple #302
Minor Hockey Schedule SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13 9:00am 10:00am 11:00am 2:00pm
Novice Pre Novice Peewee vs. 100 Mile Peewee vs. 100 Mile
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14 2:00pm
Atoms vs. Chase Game 3
Coming Events Feb. 19,20,21 Provincial Forestry Tourney Feb. 26,27,28 Oldtimers Hockey Tourney Ladies Bonspiel Mar. 4
Figure Skating Carnival “GLEE”
Mar. 4 – 6
Peewee and Bantam Okanagan Championships
Mar. 12 – 13
Peewee Tournament
Mar. 18 – 20
Mens Tournament
For more information about the Sportsplex or any programs call 250 674 2143
Atoms beat Chase Clearwater Atom Thunder Hawk Kylie Fischer goes in for a shot on goal during a playoff game against Chase at the Sportsplex on Saturday. The local squad won the game by a narrow margin, and then won a second game on Sunday by another narrow margin. " The whole team played as hard as they could. A true team effort!" said coach Barb Coates. The Thunder Hawks will play Logan Lake in the finals in one week. Photo by Keith McNeill
Be avalanche prepared Submitted
REVELSTOKE: In the wake of the deaths of five persons in an avalanche near McBride on Jan. 29, the BC Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada are joining to stress the need for preparedness for those heading into the backcountry this winter. A total of 17 snowmobilers were in the Mount Renshaw Alpine Recreation Site when the avalanche hit. First responders, the Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada all note that the majority of groups had proper rescue equipment with them, and that the impressive effort made by those on scene to rescue themselves and others undoubtedly prevented the loss of more lives. However, notes Gilles Valade, executive director of Avalanche Canada, even better than knowing to respond to an avalanche incident is knowing how to prevent one from occurring in the first place. “Avalanche safety education is essential for all winter backcountry recreationists,” said Valade. “Basic
skills, such as recognizing avalanche terrain and not exposing multiple people to overhead hazard, make a big difference in reducing the consequences of an event.” Equipment alone is not enough, noted chief coroner Lisa Lapointe. Three of the five fatalities from the Renshaw avalanche had deployed avalanche airbags designed to “float” someone along the surface of a moving avalanche. But the airbags were ineffective in this case because the victims were in a gully at the bottom of a slope – an area where the debris flow of the avalanche is too constricted. The vast majority of fatal avalanches are triggered by the victim or someone in the victim’s party. Avalanche skills training courses teach proper trip planning, terrain selection and safe travel techniques, which can be effective in preventing accidents. Information about current safety conditions, as well as training courses and equipment needs can be found at Avalanche Canada’s website, www.avalanche.ca.