The free Compassion in Action Community Conference is coming up soon in Grand Forks on Friday June 24th and Saturday June 25th , from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. This free community event will include continental breakfast and a Doukhobor lunch each day. All attendees must preregister for the event at the Compassion in...

An essential community in the Selkirk College learning corridor for five decades, the purchase of the building that houses the Trail Campus opens a new chapter of exciting possibility and future growth in the Lower Columbia and Boundary regions. The Greater Trail Community Centre building located at the corner of Cedar and ...

Even Mother Nature chipped in to cooperate to make the 2022 L.V. Rogers Cavalcade and Grad Walk a success. Saturday, the LVR graduating class of 2022 mustered up enough positive energy to part the clouds and allow the sun to shine down on the annual Cavalcade ceremonies, that this year included a Grad Walk to follow the parade...

The Compassion in Action Community Conference is coming up on Friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th in Grand Forks. This two-day educational conference event will be an opportunity to learn from experts about the provincial overdose crisis and the healthcare response. The conference will provide education about substance...

As drivers hit the road this Victoria Day long weekend, ICBC (Insurance Cooporation of BC) and police are asking drivers to watch their speed. ICBC said on average, 480 people are injured and three people are killed in 1,800 crashes — including 63 people injured in 270 crashes throughout the Southern Interior — in the province...

As part of Selkirk College’s upcoming Giving Day on Thursday, May 12, the Kootenay Savings Community Foundation is proud to announce a $10,000 contribution to Selkirk College to help boost student wellness and tackle inequality.  The College’s Giving Day is a 24-hour fundraising challenge to ensure every single student has ...

Each student’s experience of post-secondary is unique, but there is one vital tool that everyone needs to navigate the education system and truly thrive: support. For Selkirk College Nursing Program student Melissa Markin, one of this year’s recipients of the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Bird Construction/Paul and...

ICBC is making changes to its policy on when cyclists, pedestrians and other active transportation users could be charged with damages to a vehicle when they have some responsibility for a crash. “Government and ICBC listened to the concerns raised from cycling advocates and Mr. Bolliger about the decision to bill him for...

As the earth makes another rotation around the sun and humanity faces more environmental and humanitarian crises than ever before, so increases the need for the impassioned work of activists around the globe. Humanity faces many global challenges, such as climate change, war, famine, plastic pollution in our oceans and more....

Only a few years since he walked the hallways of the Castlegar Campus and still on an educational journey towards his ultimate goal, Selkirk College alumnus Darren Paterson is giving back to the community that holds a special place in his heart. Now a PhD student at York University in Toronto, Paterson graduated with a two-year...