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West Kootenay Kennel Club hosts Canine Good Neigbour Trail

by Contributor on 24 Jan 2012

The West Kootenay Kennel Club will be hosting a Canine Good Neighbour (CGN) Trial on Sunday, February 19 from 2-4 p.m. in Castlegar Castlegar and District Complex.

The Canadian Kennel Club's Canine Good Neighbour Program is a
full Obedience Title, open to all dogs, both purebred and mixed-breed dogs, and aims to identify and reward responsible, caring owners and their canine partners throughout Canada.

This non-competitive test aspires to have dogs accepted as valued members of our communities.

Selkirk College’s Recycling celebrates 20 years

by Contributor on 29 Dec 2011

Selkirk College’s Recycling Department is celebrating 20 years of making the college a greener place to work.

Established in 1991, the Recycling Department is run by the Kootenay Society for Community Living, a regional organization that provides support services for a range of people in communities throughout the Kootenays.

Worried about Alzheimers? Here are eight tips

by Contributor on 28 Dec 2011

Applying the word "Alzheimer's" to someone close to you can be uncomfortable, even if the signs, or symptoms, have been adding up for some time.

It's much easier to gloss over strange behavior: "Oh, Mom's just getting older. "Or to rationalize: "Well, we all forget things sometimes."

Only a qualified physician can conclude with high certainty that a living person has Alzheimer's disease. But the following eight symptoms are strongly associated with the disease.

If you detect these signs in someone, it would be wise to seek a medical evaluation.

Local surgeon honoured: Dr. Steve McVicar

by Trail Champion on 14 Dec 2011

Dr. Steve McVicar, orthopedic surgeon at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, was recently honored by the Department of National Defence with the General Service Medal for South West Asia in recognition of his significant contribution and support to the Canadian Forces while deployed to the Role 3 Hospital Air Field in the spring of 2007 and the summer of 2010.

This award recognizes those brave Canadian citizens who have provided direct support to the Canadian Forces while deployed in the presence of an armed enemy.

Selkirk College hosts a conversation on B.C. forests

by Nelson Daily staff on 23 Nov 2011

Selkirk College and its School of Environment and Geomatics invites the public to attend a community dialogue on B.C. forest management as part of the Healthy Forests- Healthy Communities initiative.

It will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1 (9 a.m.-12 p.m.) at the Selkirk College Castlegar Campus in the staff lounge.

Community dialogue sessions will be held across the province to constructively explore the expressed needs of concerned citizens, helping to determine if current management practices enable local forests to satisfy their public purpose.

Dismay caused by loss of local voice on the BC Arts Council

by Contributor on 03 Nov 2011

Changes to the BC Arts Council board will result in the loss of a unique rural perspective, and will lessen the BC Arts Council’s ability to meet the needs of arts organization and artists in rural B.C., says Columbia River–Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald.

The decision of the BC Arts Council not to renew the board appointment of Bill Usher of Golden — and instead replace him with an appointee from Victoria — is being called into question by those who are working to promote the arts in rural communities.

Kootenay Boundary Auxiliaries’ annual general meeting update

by Trail Champion ... on 24 Oct 2011

The next big project for the KBRH Health Foundation is underway as support builds for the purchase of digital mammogram equipment for Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital.

The 11 health care auxiliaries of the Kootenay Boundary — the KBRH Health Foundation — gathered Sept. 16 at the Prestige Mountain Resort in Rossland for their annual general meeting and announced their next big project of financial support.

Renowned hypnotherapist to teach in Nelson

by Nelson Daily staff on 29 Sep 2011

According to Statistics Canada, approximately 3.3 million Canadians have trouble sleeping, and up to 15 per cent of Canadians experience pain to a degree that it affects daily activities—a number that rises with age.

Almost everyone experiences these and other challenges such as weight issues, anxiety, and fear.

Scotch broom: not your typical plant for the Kootenay region

by Contributor on 22 Sep 2011

It's time to get the weeds out.

And with that in mind, students from Trafalgar Secondary School and the Recreation, Fish and Wildlife program of Selkirk College will descend on Kokanee Creek Provincial Park this Monday, Sept. 26 (9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) to being pulling the invasive species.

With funding from the Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network and the BC Parks Community Legacy Fund, the Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee (CKIPC) will engage students in controlling invasive plants at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park.

Chickens, veggies and composting - part of back to school for many students

by Contributor on 16 Sep 2011

Pens, paper and binders are what most people think of as school supplies but what about trowels and gardening gloves?

With assistance from Interior Health’s Community Food Action Initiative many schools are teaching students about producing healthy food and the science behind it by providing opportunities for them to get their hands dirty and develop valuable life long skills.

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