Letter re: closure of Old School Cafe: In 2010, the school district was looking for a space in Castlegar which would allow us to open an alternate learning opportunity for students not currently attending school due to anxiety challenges. An aspect of the program we wanted to provide was an opportunity for students to interact...

Students at Selkirk College in Castlegar are frustrated following misleading comments by Minister of Advance Education Andrew Wilkinson recently about the levels of debt among students and graduates. “Politicians in Victoria are putting sound bites before citizens when it comes to the student debt crisis in BC,” said Matthew...

Editor: Proudly hanging on a wall of the Old School Cafe is a letter dated May 2011from Education Minister George Abbott.  He congratulates the vision of those who established the Alternate School and the Cafe program saying, “I was glad to have the opportunity to visit the Old School Cafe and learn about your fantastic...

TeckServ Student Internship Supports Rural Community Development Funding is available to help organizations work with post-secondary students to undertake community-based research in the West Kootenay and Boundary regions. The annual TeckServ Internship, now in its fifth year, provides support for a Selkirk College student ...

Best-selling author and cleantech investor Tom Rand will give a public talk on the solutions to climate disruption at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson on March 16. The first 100 people to arrive for the talk will receive a free copy of Rand’s latest book Waking the Frog, a $30 value. Admission is $10 and all students will be...

This February, Cranbrook will be visited by building industry professionals from British Columbia, Alberta, and the United States for the Kootenay region’s first-ever radon measurement and mitigation certification course. With the support of Health Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society is organizing the training for building ...

Castlegar Social Planning Society presents: A Free Workshop – Friday, March 6, 2015 Knowing Which Way the Wind Blows: Using Community Indicators to guide Social Planning and Action   Learn about community indicators, explore key concepts, and gain an understanding of how to use indicators in community planning, decision-making...

BIRTH TO FIVE – WATCH ME THRIVE! ROSSLAND, BC– Every parent wants their child to be healthy and on track with growth and development.   From 9 am to 2:30pm on Monday, February 23, 2015 at the Rossland Summit School, the Family Action Network (FAN) will be hosting an Ages and Stages Day.  During the event, parents with children...

The clean-up due to the fire in one of the main floor bathrooms at Stanley Humphries Secondary School continues. We had a crew in the building Wednesday and today but unfortunately more deep cleaning remains.  While we have made good progress on the bathroom itself and the smell of smoke throughout the school has lessened, ...

Though it’s a month away from the start of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) post season, the Selkirk College Saints had a taste of playoff hockey Friday night at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. With time ticking down on the regular season, the two-time defending BCIHL champion Saints locked horns...