Selkirk College will pay tribute to its past and send students off into promising futures at the annual Graduation Ceremony in Castlegar on Friday. A total of 765 students will graduate from the regional college this spring. Friday’s ceremony is expected to include up to 275 students who will receive diplomas or certificates...

When Richard Rowberry ran for mayor in the fall of 2011 claiming to be possessed as the ghost of John Houston, his candidacy was dismiss by many as a prank. The fact that in the end he received 20 percent of the votes cast was taken to say more about Nelson than his own political merits. “It was frustrating,” he recalls of ...

Despite the growing popularity of craft beer in British Columbia, many consumers are still being left in the dark when it comes to knowing exactly what’s in their glass and a local consumer advocacy group is asking them to make a fuss about it.  A letter was sent earlier this morning by the Campaign for Real Ale Society of ...

Cranbrook Pride is planning to celebrate the diversity of the rainbow community in Cranbrook on Victoria Day long weekend. In anticipation, organizers and volunteers have begun putting together a weekend of fun activities and entertainment for the Saturday, May 17 event. The organizers of Cranbrook Pride, have put together ...

Modeled after CBC’s “The Dragons’ Den”, where qualifying entrepreneurs pitch their business idea to a group of potential investors, Junior Dragons’ Den, the West Kootenay wide business contest for youth entrepreneurs, is taking flight!Background - spearheaded by Community Futures, students in Grades 8-12 from throughout the...

The Kootenay Literacy Competition (KLC) awards were handed on March 14 in Nelson. Of the award winners was a local resident. Leslie Davidson from Grand Forks won in the Adult Creative Non-Fiction category, along with Graham Kenyon of Rossland. Davidson won for her short story “Hold On.” The winners were given their awards at...

The Kootenay Festival of the Arts has been showcasing dancers, pianist, vocalists and musicians since 1930. And for the next 10 days, more than 400 performers between five and 69 years of age will be performing in front of adjudicators in the 2014 edition. “A lot of people don’t realize how much talent there is in the Kootenays,”...

April is National Poetry Month and Selkirk College writing instructor Almeda Glenn Miller and Business Administration student Melissa McCready are combining efforts to create a delicious metaphor. Miller is currently promoting her new book, a volume of poetry titled Begin with the Corners. On Friday night at Nelson’s Kootenay...

Scheherazade: The Musical Adventure, will be performed by the Kootenay Home Educators, directed by Allison Girvan and produced by Kate Tait.  The 37 home educated students from ages 4 to 15, perform four classic stories from 'Tales of the Arabian Nights', which are cleverly interwoven into this colourful show featuring Princess...

Cutting edge design, art, illustration and ideas will be on display in Nelson’s downtown starting Friday when the Selkirk College Digital Arts & New Media Program presents its year end student show. Students in the Tenth Street Campus-based program are getting set to unveil the best they have to offer in a new downtown ...