An Outdoor Classroom for RSS -- If We Help
Adding More Nature to the Schoolyard The RSS Parent Advisory Council would love to see more access to nature for RSS students right next to the school. This spring plans are underway to build an outdoor classroom space and mini-forest on the east side of Jubilee Field. The idea is to create a gathering place for outdoor...
Citizen Science -- a Valuable Contribution
Digging science: Citizens amplify knowledge about the natural world By David Suzuki One of this year’s most popular Sundance Film Festival entries, Tangerine, was shot with an iPhone 5S and edited with an $8 app called Filmic Pro. New technology has also made music easier to produce and distribute, inspiring independent...
Letter: Kootenay Lake District parents concerned about ramifications of Bill 11
To the Editor: Honourable Peter Fassbender, Minister of Education PO Box 9045, Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC, V8W 9E2 Dear Minister Fassbender: Re: Bill 11, The Education Statutes Amendment Act We write to you as representatives of the parents of almost 5,000 students in the Kootenay Lake School District who are gravely...
Distinguished Educator John Armstrong Brings the World to the West Kootenay
Long before technology connected people from across the globe, John Armstrong was helping shrink the world through international education. Armstrong began teaching at Selkirk College in 1980 and over the course of a 34-year career was a pioneer in post-secondary international education. The ethnic diversity in the West...
It was Earth Day on the 22nd. How About Today, Too?
On april 22, people celebrated Earth Day and many of us did actions to acknowledge and help continue the life-supporting capacity of this planet. Here are a few links to articles with ideas to help us be more life-friendly, more mindful of what the earth gives us, every day. After all, we need to live every day, and we...
Plastic Consumer Madness
Microbeads are a sign of our plastic consumer madness By David Suzuki How much plastic microbeads worth to you? Are they worth the water and fish in the Great Lakes? The cormorants that nest along the shore? The coral reefs that provide refuge and habitat for so much ocean life? Are they worth the oceans that give us half the...
Yule to be honoured at Selkirk graduation ceremony Friday
Geoff Yule believes the future is secure as long as there’s ample opportunity for young people to succeed. A Selkirk College alumnus, the Castlegar resident’s work in the community over the last 20 years is a testament to how he feels life in the West Kootenay is enhanced when youth are given the tools to make a contribution...
Student Scientists show their stuff at Regional Science Fair
Nicholas Paun, Dylan Peil and Ivie Lock‐Luttmer proved that science can be fun after the trio rocked the KAST (Kootenay Association for Science & Technology) fair Saturday at the L.V. Rogers Gymnasium in Nelson. The trio are now off to Fredricton, NB, for the Canadian Science Fair May 14-16. Paun and Peil have racked up...
More Action and Learning with Rossland Rec
The Week in REC! Standard First Aid with CPR-C Rossland Arena Lounge, April 25 & 26, 2015 Designed to give serious training for regular citizens and professionals who encounter emergency situations. This course provides comprehensive First Aid & CPR techniques for those who want more knowledge to respond to ...
Kinnaird Elementary wins $25,000 in national contest
Staples Canada yesterday awarded Castlegar’s own Kinnaird Elementary School $25,000 worth of new technology in a surprise school assembly yesterday morning. Kinnaird Elementary was selected for their outstanding sustainability efforts and environmental initiatives. In collaboration with Earth Day Canada, the nationwide contest...
