The True Story of Jumbo -- Wild!
Come on Sunday March 6, at 7:00 pm to the Rossland Miners Union Hall and see Patagonia’s Jumbo Wild – a gripping, hour-long documentary film by Sweetgrass Productions that tells the true story of the decades-long (and on-going) battle over the future of British Columbia’s iconic Jumbo Valley. The Jumbo Valley, located...
COLUMN: FROM THE HILL; ON EDUCATION AND DEBT
By Richard Cannings, Member of Parliament As the NDP critic for post-secondary education, I’ve met with a number of groups over the past weeks and months to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing universities, colleges and technical institutions, as well as with the students who are working hard to better their...
Stretch Your Mind with TED Talks -- at the Rossland Library
The Rossland Public Library will be live-streaming one day of the TED Talks conference taking place in Vancouver on Thursday, February 18. TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). A conference has been held each...
Canadian Literary Icon Lawrence Hill Returns to Region for Workshop and Lectures
Canadian literary icon Lawrence Hill is returning to the West Kootenay-Boundary this spring to speak on his latest timely and acclaimed novel The Illegal, a fictional narrative inspired by the plight of real refugees. In recent conversation with the CBC, Hill — known best for his epic novel The Book of Negroes — said he wanted...
Lab to expand innovation in our region
Local entrepreneurs, students, academics and makers will be able to work with innovative materials, test out original products and get help bringing unique ideas and products to market at a new laboratory in Trail. Known as MIDAS, the laboratory will help create new business opportunities, expand the skill sets of people who...
Selkirk College and the Ski Industry -- in China
Selkirk College Connects to China’s Massive Ski Industry Bob Falle doesn’t mind seeing his students daydream about skiing. “You walk into the classroom, and if it’s snowing outside, you can see the students looking out the window, dreaming the same thing,” says Falle, the Chair of the School of Hospitality & Tourism at ...
Another Success for Rossland's ThoughtExchange
Wait, what's ThoughtExchange? Rossland-based ThoughtExchange makes use of technology for what we might call "crowdthinking." It has created a system for sharing information and eliciting thoughts and ideas from any number of people, from 5 to 50,0000, and allowing them to respond to each other's thoughts, ideas and points...
SD 20 chair says Kindergarten comes with great second language options
In School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia), Kindergarten registration week is Feb. 1 -5, 2016 at your child’s catchment area school. This is such an exciting time for families as they look forward to this major milestone in their child’s life. We all want to give our children the best education possible that will help them...
Rossland Library: Got Fines? Pay with a Food Donation
Food for Fines: Between January 29th and February 13th, the Rossland Public Library will be accepting non-perishable food items instead of cold hard cash for any outstanding fines. The fines are in place to remind people that they are, indeed, borrowing items from the library. When they are returned late, it means someone...
College food bank scores after Selkirk Saints food drive
A weekend food drive at a pair of Selkirk College Saints hockey games scored valuable resources for the Selkirk College Food Bank. The student-initiated food drive took place at the Castlegar & District Recreation Complex on Jan. 8 and 9 where the Saints were kicking off the second half of their B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey...
