Distracted driving is a factor in nearly 40% of police-reported car crash injuries and contributes to 77 deaths in B.C. each year. Despite the risk, many B.C. drivers continue to use electronic devices while driving. Since 2018, police have issued more than 140,000 distracted driving tickets (Every year, on average, 30 people...

After decades of distinctive dedication, one retired educator still serves the Rossland community's academic interests. Christine DeMarco has been an educator for over 35 years. After moving to Rossland in the late 70s, she worked as a special education teacher at Beaver Valley Junior High, and a special education and...

Bright futures await graduates from Selkirk College’s School of Hospitality & Tourism and employers from across the province who are eager to meet potential industry stars descended on Nelson’s Tenth Street Campus to get acquainted. The annual School of Hospitality & Tourism Job Fair was held at Mary Hall in mid-February...

B.C.’s bats, including the well-known Little Brown Bat, are threatened by a fungal disease headed towards the province from Alberta and Washington State. The Kootenay Community Bat Program, in collaboration with the Province of BC, are asking the public for help in the effort to detect and prevent the spread of White-Nose...

A group of community-minded Selkirk College students are doing their part to help those in the region experiencing hurt, hunger and homelessness. On Saturday, February 25, Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast will take part in annual Coldest Night of the Year events that raise money for those struggling in their local...

Four elementary schools in School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) have received a combined $1300 toward food for students and families thanks to fundraising efforts by the Nelson Professional Firefighters Association Local 1343. In December 2022, Nelson firefighters held a fundraiser to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada...

Digging deeper into a multitude of rural issues to establish facts and data-driven evidence for decision-makers, Selkirk Innovates is producing results and helping guide the region into a more informed future. With more than $3.7 million in government and private sector funding actioned in the fiscal year ending March 2021,...

Recently, the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) celebrated the 20th year of the Fish in Schools (FinS) program by delivering a final round of the fish tanks and equipment to 50 schools and institutions throughout Syilx territory. During the last 20 years the program has rippled out to Band, Public, Private schools throughout...

Acclaimed author, naturalist and biologist Douglas Chadwick is touring the Kootenays this February to share his latest book, Four Fifths a Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature that Just Might Save Us All. In collaboration with Wildsight, Chadwick will be presenting in Nelson Friday, Feb. 10th. “The goal of my book is to get...

SD8 is renewing its strategic plan and wants the public to share their ideas. The plan will set the mission, vision, goals and priorities for the Board of Education and staff for the next five years from 2024 through 2029. The Board of Education invites anyone with an interest in education to share ideas, vote for ideas they...