Climate Change March Joins World Wide Movement
Dubbed the “People’s Climate March”, more than 250 Nelson and area residents joined the world in calling for action in Canada on climate change initiatives Sunday afternoon. It was one of 2,000 events taking place in 150 countries around the world ahead of a United Nations climate summit next week in New York city. The […]
10,000 Year-Old Sinixt Remains Reburied in the Slocan Valley
Recently, a group of First Nations people gathered near the banks of the Kootenay River to rebury the 10,000 year-old bones of a Sinixt ancestor, after the remains were exposed earlier this year. The ceremony took place last week. A walker in the Slocan Pool area found the remains in February, which were turned over […]
Superintendent of Schools Jeff Jones explains the start of the 2014-15 year
A letter from Kootenay Lake School District Superintendent Jeff Jones on the return to school guidelines after the BC Teachers Federation and BC Public School Employers’ Association finalized a new contract earlier this week. September 19, 2014 To Our SD8 Community: We are very pleased to now be preparing for Monday, September 22 as the […]
Strike definitively over, teachers vote overwhelmingly in favour of deal
B.C. teachers, tonight, voted 86 per cent in favour of ratifying. As many as 31,741 BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) members cast ballots. Students and teachers will be back in school Monday. Education Minister Peter Fassbender released the following statement today: “On behalf of government, I want to thank and congratulate B.C. teachers for voting in […]
Bike camps, dirt churches, and more!
Options for Keeping the Kids Busy! The Recreation Department’s Fall Programs will be starting soon and as such we are running out of spaces in which to hold Strike Programs. We understand the GoldenBear Daycare, Pines Camp in Grand Forks and the Nelson Recreation Department are all offering options during the Strike. Please...
Nelson's Wayne Naka excited to take on challenge of 55-plus BC Games
Coaching in the Western Hockey League, Wayne Naka truly experienced the meaning of pressure. Those skills were definitely an asset after the Nelson native left the rigors of Tier I hockey for a principal position in the Kootenay-Columbia School District 20. However, the 59-year-old instructor will need to bottle up every bit...
BCTF and BC gov reach tentative deal
Updated A tentative deal has been reached between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA). The announcement came in at 4 a.m. Tuesday morning; the BC Teachers’ Federation will vote Thursday on whether or not to ratify the contract. “This is wonderful news for the students, teachers, administrators, support staff, trustees and parents in […]
UPDATED: Tentative deal reached in BC public teachers' strike confirms mediator Vince Ready
L.V. Rogers High School students can put a hold on a proposed "sit-in" to protest the BC public teachers' strike after mediator Vince Ready confirmed Tuesday morning a tentative deal has been reached in the months-long labour dispute. News sources in Vancouver said the breakthrough in bargaing between the two sides locked in...
Like a phoenix from the ashes...Joe Hill returns for triumphant seventh season!
Like the Mary Ellen Carter in Stan Rogers’ great song, Joe Hill Coffee House rises again! This is our seventh year in a row! We open our new season this coming Sunday, September 21 with a fine collection of talent. Come and hear them: Michael Gifford, our founder, following Joe Hill’s footsteps, singing songs about the teachers’...
Bone up for a public info session on possible wetlands park at Jubilee
North Jubilee Park in Rossland is the site of a pre-existing stream and wetland which has been drained and managed as a park by the City of Rossland for over 65 years. The site is inherently wet, has organic wetland soils and is currently inhabited by a variety of wetland animal and plant species. The City will consider...
