Kootenay Lake School Board set to announce facilities draft plan
Kootenay Lake School District 8 board will announce its draft plan Tuesday during a Special Board Meeting as they move forward with the next round of public meetings discussing the future of schools in the Nelson area. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 5 p.m. According to Kootenay Lake Secretary Treasurer Kim Morris, the […]
Businesses: April 8 Deadline for Free Broadband Connection
Rossland businesses within the "eligible area" have until April 8, 2016, to sign up for one year with an internet service provider in order to receive the benefit of a free connection to the broadband service. At a presentation and demonstration at the Rossland Public Library on March 23, a crowd of people gathered to learn ...
ATTENTION YOUTH FILM-MAKERS!
The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) and the Rossland Youth Action Network (YAN) are presenting a series of film-making workshops for youth. For the past nine years RCAC has been providing youth film programming, hosting workshops and presenting the West Kootenay U19 Film Festival each spring. “This year, in...
FortisBC Grant Energizes Selkirk College’s Sustainability Project
A $10,000 grant from FortisBC has energized Selkirk College's quest for sustainability, joining together as leaders in the community. "Sustainability is important at the college," says grant applicant and Selkirk College Geography and Hydrology instructor Allison Lutz. "It's our responsibility as leaders in our community to...
LIVELY GATHERING AT THE OLD FIREHALL
The event was well-attended. Mayor Moore and our Member of Parliament Richard Cannings were there, and Council members John Greene and Andrew Zwicker, and a good crowd of Rossland's other famously engaged citizens attended to view and discuss the displays created by Selkirk College students. The students were there too,...
Selkirk alumnus nominated for Juno Award
One of Selkirk College’s own has been nominated for Juno Award. Contemporary Music & Technology Program alumnus Nils Mikkelsen received the nod from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for Electronic Album of the Year. He’s thrilled his album A Life Well Lived, a project by AM Static with partner Chris...
Columbia River Treaty to be Re-negotiated
Most residents of the Columbia Basin know something about the Columbia River Treaty. In 1964, Canada and the United States entered into this agreement to construct and operate dams on the upper Columbia River, for flood control and power production to benefit both countries. Both BC and the US have benefited economically,...
Selkirk College Students Help Build an Inclusive Community
Sometimes you have to fight to change the world. Sometimes you have to talk to make a difference. And sometimes you can change it—just a little—by having fun. The students of the Selkirk College Classroom and Community Support Worker Program (CCSW) will be doing just that on Monday, March 21, with the 11th annual Celebration...
Selkirk College Co-Op Program Puts Education to Work
Selkirk College is joining institutions across Canada in celebrating Co-operative Education Week March 14 to 18, marking a tradition more than two decades old at the local post-secondary school. “The Co-op Education Program at Selkirk College is over 25 years of age,” says Brenda Smith, Manager of Co-op Education and Employment...
Police encourage residents to attend anti-violence event in Trail
The Clothesline Event is once again coming to Trail, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. “On April 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., members of the Trail & Greater District RCMP will be attending the Clothesline Event being held outside of Ferrarro Foods in Trail,” Orr said. “The goal of the event is to bring awareness to the ...
