Do you roll your eyes at the word "sustainability" and scoff at concerns about food security? Well, how much of the world's news have you been reading -- or do you stick to celebrity gossip and animal photos so as not to become too depressed about bombings, weird extreme weather and famine in distant places, or about political...

Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-Medicine Program has received an endorsement from the School of Medicine at the University of Calgary in an exciting development that will benefit students, who will now have enhanced opportunities to pursue their educational goals at the Alberta university’s medical school . Rural Pre-Medicine...

Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-Medicine Program has received an endorsement from the School of Medicine at the University of Calgary in an exciting development that will benefit students. Rural Pre-Medicine Program (RPM) Coordinator Elizabeth Lund says this stamp of approval from the University of Calgary comes from ongoing efforts to develop a major inter-institutional collaboration. “This […]

Selkirk College nursing graduate Holli Norberg was recently recognized by the University of Victoria for top marks in the faculty of Human and Social Development which partners with the local school in offering the Nursing degree program. There are over 3,500 students enrolled in the faculty. Norberg, a Nelson resident, took...

The North Jubilee wetland ponds are full of water and wildlife including frogs and ducks -- a sign of success in the first season of this community wetland restoration project. Unfortunately, a vandal has been cutting the new rope line fence which was built to protect the fragile riparian areas around the ponds. This  wastes...

On Thursday,  August 11, Rossland foodies and gardeners can learn even more about food and growing it at home.  A "Foodie Film Festival" from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm will show a dozen short films on various related topics such as Mobile  Greenhouses  and Growing Good Bugs  and Seed Farming.   How can we resist?  Admission is by ...

"Night at the Museum" on August 10, from 7:30 to 8:30 pm, will feature Dr. Gavin Hanke of the Royal Museum of BC, and the opportunity to speak with him informally.  He will have with him some exhibits -- and a vast store of knowledge on vertebrates:  that's all the creatures with backbones, though he doesn't include humans ...

(Editor's Note:  Southern BC is also home to most of the world's at-risk population of Mountain Caribou, and the comments in the column below about the need for undisturbed habitat apply equally.  For a BC government document on the Mountain Caribou's need for "large tracts of old-growth forest in the Interior Wet Belt," ...

Online registration for bussing remains open!  Over 1,050 students are already registered for bussing for the 2016/2017 school year.  To register your child(ren) visit www.sd20.bc.ca and on the main page you will find the link to our Transportation Registration System. Fees will increase as of August 1st so please register now to ensure a seat on the bus.  […]

UBC researchers have determined that certain facial features, not the expression, influence whether people think someone is trustworthy. UBC psychology professor Stephen Porter, who teaches psychology at UBC’s Okanagan campus, and PhD student Alysha Baker, recently completed two studies determining that people often make judgments of trustworthiness based solely on the face. “Our findings in […]