Digitization Workshop: Do you have old family photos you want to digitize? We can help with that! The first workshop of the new year is all about digitization! Whether you are looking to digitize your family photographs, some unknown negatives, or your grandmother’s letters, this is the workshop for you. For this session, book a 1-hour appointment […]

Selkirk College instructor Robin DuPont has been added to the pantheon of British Columbia’s outstanding working artists after being honoured with the 2024 Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design. An instructor in the 10-month Ceramics Program based out of Nelson’s Victoria Street Campus, DuPont is a frontrunner in contemporary ceramics in North America. […]

We invite you to join us for this Ktunaxa Introductory Online Language Course. Join Alfred Joseph and Mara Nelson for 8 weeks of Foundational Ktunaxa Language Learning. Learn the sounds, words and some history of the Ktunaxa Language. This course is designed for you to garner skills that will enable you to carry Ktunaxa Language […]

The David Suzuki Foundation welcomes the final clean electricity regulations announced today by Environment and Climate Change Canada Minister Steven Guilbeault. Research from the David Suzuki Foundation and modelling from others show Canada can achieve net-zero electricity by 2035 that is reliable and more affordable. Around the world many countries are already moving toward targets for clean electricity by 2035 or sooner, […]

Since 2019, the BC SPCA has seen a 350 per cent increase in the number of disputes against animal removals resulting from animal protection investigations, at a huge cost to both the organization and the animals’ welfare. Further to this, approximately 50 per cent of the BC SPCA’s “no-return” dispute decisions are being appealed to […]

From kids’ bikes and storage cubbies to microwaves and fire alarm systems, child care providers across the Columbia Basin are enhancing their facilities with nearly $112,000 in support from Columbia Basin Trust. This funding will improve 622 existing child care spaces and create 79 new ones, addressing critical needs for families in the region. “Healthy […]

Jennifer Blatherwick, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, has released the following statement in recognition of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers: “This day, also known as Red Umbrella Day, was founded by sex workers and community advocates to call for an end to hate crimes and violence against sex workers worldwide. “This […]

The B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF) has made remarkable strides in ecosystem restoration this year, constructing 71 Beaver Dam Analogues (BDAs) across seven project sites—all within a single field season. We completed beaver dams across B.C. in Thompson Nicola, Squamish Lillooet, East Kootenay, Skeena, and Omni-Peace regions, to address pressing environmental challenges such as drought, flooding, and […]

I’ve written before about the three Es of road safety; education, engineering and enforcement. The enforcement component was the subject of a comment to me concerning a visible police presence on our highways. The observation was that the use of unmarked police cars contributes to what seems like minimal enforcement and creates an “I can […]

Jocey Terwoord was working as a summer student in the zinc smelter at Teck’s Trail Operations when she received an email from University of British Columbia’s Island Medical Program. On summer break working as a plant operator and fresh from graduating Selkirk College’s three-year Rural Pre-Medicine Program, Terwoord opened the letter to find out she […]