Mark your calendar for Toadfest because you’re invited! It’s at Summit Lake Provincial Park near Nakusp on Wednesday, August 16 from 4-7 p.m. and Thursday, August 17, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Toadfest is a free, fun, family event, raising awareness about the western toad — designated federally as a Species of Special Concern in ...

Are you noticing more bats around your house or property? You are not alone! Mid-summer is the time when landowners typically notice more bat activity, may have bats flying into their house, and occasionally find a bat on the ground or roosting in unusual locations. These surprise visitors are often the young pups. “In...

Shared learning about Indigenous peoples and shared understanding about the legacy of colonialism is the focus of the 94 Days of Education & Action initiative that launched on June 29. Building towards the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation that takes place on September 30, Selkirk College is taking the regional ...

Rossland’s Public Works department put on an entertaining and educational day for Grade Four classes in Rossland on Thursday, June 15, and the kids loved it.  They had an opportunity to suggest names for the snowplow pictured above; they got to play with a heavy-duty leaf (and whatever else gets in its way) blower,...

The final year of high school can be overwhelming for Grade 12 students as many pound out scholarship applications in search of funds to cover post-secondary studies. For Makayla Pickering of Nelson, attending university just became a little easier after the L.V. Rogers graduate was awarded a Beedie Luminaries Scholarship...

On a warm spring morning along the shore of Kootenay Lake’s West Arm, Selkirk College alumna Meredith Vezina is getting to work preparing the foundation for a renovation project she’s overseeing for Ellenwood Homes. A Red Seal carpenter who began her training at Nelson’s Silver King Campus in 2011 with very little experience...

The L.V. Rogers Class of 2023 will celebrate the conclusion of 12 years of school beginning Friday with the Cap & Gown Ceremony in the Hangar. The Cap & Gown Ceremony begins at 7 p.m. with grads being saluted and awards presented. Saturday the always entertaining salute to the Grads Cavalcade begins at Tenth Street ...

Preparations for Hume Elementary’s centennial celebration on June 1 are well underway. Staff and students at Hume are working with the Nelson Museum, Archives and Gallery on historical presentations and an archival display including tales of teaching, learning and extraordinary events at the school over the past 100 years. ...

Following months of consultation, School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) has completed its new strategic plan which is a high-level roadmap for the district for the next five years. In a media release, SD8 staff said the Kootenay Lake Board of Education approved the plan on May 9 along with the 2023-2024 school budget that...

Submitted by Kootenay Conservation Program Here’s a question. What well-known animal is quickly becoming a true climate change celebrity? Think roly-poly body, wee squat legs, yellowy buckteeth, that pear-shaped profile on the Canadian nickel. Indeed, the lowly beaver may often be disregarded and in some circles despised. But...