Scottish university to introduce comic studies degree
In the Central Lowlands of Scotland, the University of Dundee is to become the first university in the United Kingdom to provide degrees in comic studies. The university has said that courses for its comic studies subject within the English section will commence in September 2011. The city of Dundee is known to be the headquarters for D. C. Thomson & Co., a publishing […]
Ten-year-old okay after being hit by a car this morning
A Castlegar 10-year-old remains comparatively unharmed after being hit by a car outside his school this morning (Tuesday), according to local RCMP. The accident happened on 7th Avenue just after 8 a.m., in the tri-school area downtown, said RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. She said the driver, just a teen herself, did nothing wrong. Mathew said the […]
Delving deep to uncover local history in the Slocan Valley
Local history will literally be unearthed this summer in the Slocan Valley. A hands-on Archeology Field School will take place at Slocan Narrows Pithouse Village near Lemon Creek in the Slocan Valley from June 18 to July 29. Pairing Selkirk College’s School of University Arts and Sciences with the Anthropology Department at Hamilton College (Clinton, […]
Stanley Cup celebrations in Surrey
Surrey RCMP estimate that approximately 4,000 hockey fans attended the Central City Plaza in City Centre on Saturday night to watch the live television broadcast of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The event continues to be a family-friendly affair providing an opportunity for local fans to come together and cheer on the Vancouver […]
Selkirk College support staff in Nelson, Castlegar reach tentative agreement
Selkirk College has reached a tentative two-year agreement under the government’s 2010 mandate with the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada. The tentative agreement covers approximately 227 support staff employees at the college in Nelson and Castlegar. Union members are expected to vote on the agreement in the coming weeks. Selkirk College president and CEO […]
Toughest animal cruelty penalties now B.C. law
Amendments to the Province’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, which make the inhumane treatment of animals a violation in B.C., are now law. The legislation will also make it a provincial offence to harm or attempt to harm a law enforcement animal. Currently, police in British Columbia use both horses and dogs to assist […]
Let’s talk numbers
By Michael Jessen English speaking humans communicate using at least 250,000 distinct words. By contrast there are only 10 individual numbers – larger numbers being combinations of zero to nine. To put our thoughts into words, we have an unlimited capacity to produce vocabulary. We will coin no new numbers. Language is a highly elaborate […]
Could the Net be killing the planet one web search at a time?
By Alex Roslin, For Postmedia News It’s Saturday night, and you want to catch the latest summer blockbuster. You do a quick Google search to find the venue and right time, and off you go to enjoy some mindless fun. Meanwhile, your Internet search has just helped kill the planet. Depending on how long you […]
Green Men vow to cheer on Canucks — in Boston — as game three goes Monday night
The Green Men, the two super fans known as Force and Sully who root for the Vancouver Canucks, aim to spice up Hockey Night in Canada’s Monday broadcast with their antics (5 p.m.). Saturday at a fan rally in downtown Vancouver, the Green Men announced they will be making the trip to Boston to watch […]
Lobby group calls for criminal charges against Castlegar men who penned 'Deflowered in Seconds'
Ed note: The following is a press release issued by a lobby group, in which they name the Castlegar men who penned ‘Deflowered in Seconds’. I agonized over whether to publish these names … at first choosing not to, for fear of repercussions for myself and the young men involved. However, I now know this […]
