Gathering, storing and analyzing reliable water data lies at the core of Living Lakes Canada’s water stewardship work. As climate change impacts continue to occur with increased frequency and severity, long-term data will support the difficult decision making required for adaptation and watershed security. A recent accolade recognizes Living Lakes Canada’s commitment to high quality and […]

Under the bright lights of North America’s foremost showcase of burgeoning woodworking talent, Selkirk College alumni shone bright in Las Vegas with stellar results in the Fresh Wood Student Furniture Competition. Every two years, the Association of Woodworking & Furnishing Suppliers (AWFS) holds a massive fair at the Las Vegas Convention Centre that brings together […]

Selkirk College staff put together 69 gift baskets this week in an attempt to brighten the holiday season for students staying on campus for the holidays.  Katie Comrie, Healthy Campus Coordinator for the college says the gifts are intended to make the season a little brighter for those in residence who will be sticking around […]

With end of their formal post-secondary learning fast approaching, students in Selkirk College’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program presented a myriad of leadership projects that paint a promising picture for future careers in health care. A mainstay of the Selkirk College academic calendar, 22 students in the second last semester of their four-year program […]

Gaining deeper insight into a myriad of data indicators from across the Columbia Basin-Boundary Region is the focus of the latest report released by Selkirk Innovates. The State of the Basin Snapshot Report 2022 is an approachable and illustrative 12-page document that provides an excellent summary of environmental, economic, cultural and social well-being across communities […]

In response to a recent increase in deaths caused by toxic drugs, the BC Coroners Service is issuing a public safety warning to anyone using substances purchased from the illicit market. In its October 2023 update, the coroners service revealed that the province is expected to record an unprecedented number of unregulated drug-related deaths in […]

Kootenay Entrepreneurship and Simulation Showdown Event The Kootenay Entrepreneurship Program (KEP), a collaborative program offered by College of the Rockies, Selkirk College, and Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST), is thrilled to announce the upcoming Startup Showdown, a dynamic business simulation competition set to take place on February 3rd and 4th, 2024. The two-day […]

Local New Democrat MLAs say that funding distributed to local food banks and food security programs across B.C. will help support people in need in the Kootenays. “It’s important that people in our region know they have somewhere they can turn if they run into challenging times,” said Brittny Anderson, MLA for Nelson-Creston. “Our local food […]

The Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Holiday Trains are back on the rails this festive season, traveling through communities throughout North America, raising food and cash donations for local food banks. This year the CPKC Holiday Train is back in the West Kootenay, returning to Castlegar and Nelson, Wednesday, December 13th. The Castlegar stop kicks […]

With 2023 quickly winding down, the  Better Business Bureau of BC has compiled a list of the 12 sneaky scams of Christmas, which urges the public during this hectic shopping or donating holiday season to watch out for schemes trying to swipe cash or steal personal information. “With BC holding one of the highest cost […]