Brain Exercise: RED Talks on April 29
It's for sharing ideas, talent, and skills. Attend RED Talks at Rossland's Old Firehall on April 29th, and we can enjoy an event planned by Rossland's youth and designed for the whole community. Rossland's Seven Summits Centre for Learning and the Rossland Youth Action Network (YAN) are hosting the third annual Red Talks....
Lots to do to Celebrate Earth Day
Rosslanders can celebrate Earth Day all week by participating in fun, family oriented activities organized by local community groups and co-ordinated by the Sustainability Commission. This year, celebrations include the annual Rossland Real Foods Chicken and Compost Crawl, a special Shop Local, Eat Local themed Rossland...
A Walk in the Forest Serious Work for Selkirk College Forestry Students
A Walk in the Forest Serious Work for Selkirk College Forestry Students CASTLEGAR – You’ve got to get an education to have a career in forestry management these days. But it’s still important to see how things work in the “real world”—especially if it’s a different world from the one you’ve been learning about in the classroom...
Parents create petition after SD 20 proposes $200/yr fee for school bussing
Parents of students in School District 20 (SD20) have reached such a level of frustration with ongoing and relentless cuts to education funding in the area that they've started a petition, according to Rebecca McDonnell, president of the District Parent Advisory Council. “This our sixth year of deficits approaching $1 million,...
Doukhobor Cultural Association Donates to Selkirk College’s Peacekeeping Program
A $5,000 donation from the Doukhobor Cultural Association will help support students from around the world enrolled in Selkirk College’s Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping Program. Selkirk College, in collaboration with non-governmental organization Nonviolent Peaceforce, has begun the program, the first program of its kind offered...
Selkirk College Class of 2016 Valedictorian Brings Message of Passion to Graduates
A passion for protecting water resources is at the heart of Tanya Tran’s studies at Selkirk College and as the Class of 2016 valedictorian, the Integrated Environmental Planning Program student will bring some of that fervent energy to the graduation ceremony being held April 22. Being first generation born Canadian, it was...
Scholar to Discuss Violence and Islam at Selkirk College Mir Lecture Series Event
Beheadings, suicide bombings and civil war. Horrific attacks in Brussels and San Bernardino. There is no shortage of examples of the violence that rocks the Islamic world. Shocking pictures and gruesome acts done in the name of religion seem to appear daily on our news feeds. The media hammers the point home—that Muslim...
Brenda Trenholme has cycled half-way across Africa -- fundraising for education
BC retiree Dr. Brenda Trenholme’s epic fundraising cycling adventure across Africa has passed the half-way point. Brenda is undertaking a 4 month, ten country, 12,000+km trip by bicycle from Cairo, Egypt to Cape Town, South Africa, fundraising for scholarships for Kenyan students. “High school is not free in Kenya”, Brenda ...
BATS: ESSENTIAL BUT MISUNDERSTOOD -- AND NOW IN TROUBLE
Bats! Such harmless and essential creatures -- yet, even now, still so often feared and misunderstood. If you see a bat flying around at dusk in the Kootenays, be aware that the little creature is eating insects at a great rate. Insect-eating bats are of vital importance to farmers around the world for controlling insect...
Selkirk College School of University Arts & Sciences Honours Top Students
As Selkirk College students prepare for the final push to the end of the Winter Semester, students and instructors in the School of University Arts & Sciences (UAS) gathered on the Castlegar Campus last week to recognize outstanding achievements and accomplishments. The annual UAS Excellence Awards Ceremony was held in The Pit and provided a […]
