Local Sports

New owners to construct new clubhouse, full practice facility and aim to re-open early 2018

Bottom fishing certainly has been tough for the last few days due to the strong tides. Halibut are definitely keying in on salmon scraps for bait as well as herring. Salmon fishing has been on and off, but there still has been some good catches coming across the docks. Anchovies, Coyote spoons and Lahr Jensen Flash Flies all continue to produce both Chinook and Coho salmon. Watch your fish finder for signs of bait and Salmon and put your gear in the zone.

Rumble on the Runway blasted through Port McNeill airport once again on July 22-23. See more in next week’s Gazette.

Filomi Days family fishing results:

The Kyle Scow Memorial Skatepark was taken over by Jump Camp’s skateboarding camp July 17-18. This was the first time the camp had ever been held in Port Hardy, and if the reaction from the six kids who attended is any indication, it was a hit.

Seven Hills Golf and Country Club hosted the annual Cops for Cancer golf tournament on Saturday, July 23. The event had 42 participants, including five junior players, all playing in groups of four or five.

Killer Whale swimmer alumni Mackenzie Padington is in Budapest for the FINA World Championships with Team Canada right now.

“We need to be so proud of all of our paddlers - shows how strong we make them here!”

Sointula hosted a sailing race on July 1. The winner was Sailing Vessel (SV) SV Tick Tac, second place was SV Astray from Port McNeill, and pictured here in the photo is the SV Ice 9 from Alert Bay, which belongs to Declam Gohm. All participants received a great prize of boat products. The sailing rave runs annually and is a good draw for the community on Malcolm Island. The Lion Club runs the harbour in Sointula.

17-year-old Port Hardy Secondary School student Jaylon Grenier set a personal best at the Kusam Klimb this year, which ultimately made him the fastest Port Hardy ‘klimber’.