Each student’s experience of post-secondary is unique, but there is one vital tool that everyone needs to navigate the education system and truly thrive: support. For Selkirk College Nursing Program student Melissa Markin, one of this year’s recipients of the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Bird Construction/Paul and...

  This summer brings back an engaging educational experience for teens that’s been sidelined since COVID-19 hit.Go Wild! Is a six-day Kootenay-based adventure and outdoor leadership program for youth. With loaded backpacks and two experienced, certified wilderness guides, 14 teens will have the opportunity this July to...

“Best view comes after the hardest climb”- Author Unknown Growing up in a mountain biking mecca as a backyard and a four-season playground, it is easy to see how youngsters in Rossland are seriously good at sports. This alpine community that we call home is minutes away from Red Mountain Ski Resort, Blackjack Nordic Centre,...

Be the solution, not the pollution. Once a year, the calendar invites global citizens to make proactive changes to their lifestyles to protect the earth. Earth Day started in 1970, a precursor to the laws protecting the environment. Today, advocacy has strengthened and gained popularity. “Invest in our planet” is the theme ...

It’s not science fiction to recognize that the landscapes we encounter daily, and whatever is in them, can be at various points in a time continuum. Put another way, most of the things we see are stamped with information from years gone by, and the way they are stamped differs greatly. A wooden table was once a tree. So too,...

“The journey changes you as it should. It leaves a mark on your memory, consciousness, heart, and body. You take something with you and hopefully leave something good behind.” Anthony Bourdain. Lily Holmes, a senior student at Seven Summits Centre For Learning, takes her compassion paired with a flair for leadership to shine...

Youth from across the Columbia Basin have a unique opportunity this summer to be immersed in the mighty Columbia River.Wildsight's Columbia River Field School (CRFS) is a canoe trip and learning adventure for students aged 15-18. Students paddle key sections of the Canadian side of the Columbia River and camp along its...

“Learning is not a race for information; it’s a walk of discovery”-Anonymous. Discovery learning is an educational model that engages students’ interest in learning an objective through the route of exploration. Students who use this model to reach a learning objective may attain a greater depth of understanding as they have...

Committed to his community and adored by patients, Dr. Jack Colbert was the epitome of a rural doctor. A passionate supporter of Selkirk College and empowering future health care professionals, the new Dr. Jack Colbert Memorial Awards Fund is a legacy that will assist students in the Rural Pre-Medicine (RPM) Program aiming ...

“Being physically healthy is not expensive! Being injured is!”-Joerg Teichmann. Living in the mountains provides for regular participation in outdoor activities. Doing sports like mountain biking, golfing, trail running in the summer and skiing, snowboarding, skating in the winter are the tip of the iceberg. However, with...