Cool stuff at Trafalgar Cross Cultural Entrepreneur Fair
More than 125 students from Trafalgar Middle School and Sino-Canada School in Shanghai, China took to the Hall Street Plaza last week for the Trafalgar Cross Cultural Entrepreneur Fair. The 90 Grade 6 students from Trafalgar joined 48 from Sino-Canada School in Shanghai, China, attending the Uphill-based Middle School for...
Free universal design training being offered in Castlegar and Nakusp
Join Kootenay Rockies Tourism and Spinal Cord Injury BC for an interactive Universal Design workshop. The workshop is an introduction to Universal Design and how it applies to tourism and our communities. The workshop will provide staff from local government, tourism stakeholders and outdoor recreation professionals and...
Bilingual multi-age child care to open in Castlegar
Young children in Castlegar will soon have the opportunity to learn in both of Canada's official languages in a newly renovated, multi-age child care space set to open in July 2019. The Province is providing nearly $47,500 through its Childcare BC New Spaces Fund to support the opening of Les Roudoudous French-English Daycare....
First Kootenay Massage Therapy Graduates Celebrate
Kootenay Columbia College of Integrative Health Sciences in Nelson will celebrate the graduation of its first class of the Registered Massage Therapy Program on May 26 at 2pm at the Nelson Commons. The ceremony is a private ceremony for the RMT graduates as well as for graduates from the school’s Traditional Chinese Medicine...
Selkirk College Responds to Need in Tech Sector with New Program
Employment opportunities in today’s digital environment are abundant and a new Selkirk College program aims to prepare learners for a rewarding career vital in the foundation of tech. The eight-month Web Development Program launches in September 2019 where students will be provided the tools to enter a field where demand is...
OP/Ed: Think globally, conserve locally
This week, representatives of 132 governments around the world released a United Nations report that issues a stark warning: the accelerating deterioration of nature is jeopardizing humanity’s collective future. The report is the most comprehensive-ever study of life on Earth. 455 scientists, researchers and experts have...
One River: Ethics Matter Conference, May 30 - 31
Advancing environmental justice and stewardship in the Columbia River Basin is the focus of a conference in late-May that will bring together those interested in pushing for a brighter future on both sides of the Canada-United States border. Selkirk College and the Community Colleges of Spokane are hosting the One River:...
Trades Sampler Program at Selkirk College Offers Clarity for High School Students
The push to start high school students on a rewarding career in the trades has been bolstered with a program aimed at presenting the array of choices available at Selkirk College. The Youth Explore Trades Sampler (YETS) is currently underway at Nelson’s Silver King Campus where seven students from L.V. Rogers Secondary and ...
It's time to go after invasive weeds.
Some ask, “What’s so bad about those so-called invasive species? Some of them are so pretty!” Yes, they’re pretty. One example is Himalayan Balsam, also known as “Policeman’s Helmet.” It has beautiful flowers. And it grows SO easily! The trouble with it is . . . it grows...
Trades Training Sets Students Up On Career Paths Early
Zohara Hatfield wants to travel and cook. She’s only 17, has already completed her high school diploma, achieved top marks in the Professional Cook first year training program at Selkirk College and has an internship lined up with Mission Hill Wineries for the summer. This ambitious Mt. Sentinel graduate was able to fast track...
