Today’s student is tomorrow’s employee. For this reason, schools prepare students for the functional transition into the workplace and future adult roles. Personal development for students relies on educators teaching more than just the ‘3 Rs’ of reading, writing, and arithmetic, but also on how to become contributing members...

Robert Frost began his poem “Mending Wall” with the line, “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall.” He could have been speaking for wildlife. Walls and fences fragment their habitat, limit travel for food and mating, block migration routes and cause death. (As do roads.) A 2011 study found “the fence along the U.S.–Mexico...

Seven KBRFR firefighters responded to a reported structure fire Tuesday night, according to Cpt. Grant Tyson. Tyson said the call came in at 10:47 p.m.. to attend the 100 block of 12 Avenue in Genelle, where crews found two vehicles engulfed in flames. “Flames were approaching the home,” he said, adding the fire was extinguished...

The fall semester climax for students in the Selkirk College School of Business saw learners rise to the challenge with exciting small business concepts. Held over Zoom in early-December and facilitated by Entrepreneurship course instructor Cibylla Rakestraw, the Business Plan Tradeshow Competition functions as a key piece of each student’s capstone project. Although the showcase […]

We are excited to announce the return of the Olaus Jeldness Rossland Winter Carnival, to be held the weekend of Jan. 28 to Jan. 30 2022! Community and family-oriented activities will decorate this historical weekend, with lots of reasons and ways to celebrate! RED Mountain’s famous Rail Jam, ice sculptures, snow slides,...

Children should be warned of the dangers of playing near roads during falling snow or icy conditions.  It is much more difficult for vehicles to steer and slow down in the snowy/icy conditions. Snowplows and snow removal equipment can be fun to watch in action.  Please teach children to move well back from the road if they ...

The Trail Smoke Eaters and the Prince George Spruce Kings have finalized details to reschedule the Jan 5 game that was postponed due to Covid-19. The Smoke Eaters will now host the Spruce Kings for three straight games the weekend of January 21st. The Smoke Eaters already had two games scheduled against Prince George on […]

As British Columbia (B.C.) experiences a colder than average winter season and recent snowstorms hitting earlier than usual, FortisBC Energy Inc. and FortisBC Inc. (together, FortisBC) is reminding its customers to become aware of their energy use to reduce higher than average monthly bills. Customers often experience their...

When people do things they shouldn’t, they often try to distract attention from their actions. Guardian writer George Monbiot notes that many corporations fuelling the planet’s destruction spend significant resources to shift attention away from themselves and onto us. “The deliberate effort to stop us seeing the bigger picture...

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan;  The proper study of mankind is Man.     -- Alexander Pope “Man is above all else mind, consciousness -- that is, he is a product of history, not of nature. . . . Is it better to work out consciously and critically one's own conception of the world and thus, in connection with the...