Selkirk College Entrance Scholarships Provide Financial Boost
High school students from around the region starting their post-secondary journey close to home have the opportunity to benefit financially with a Selkirk College Entrance Scholarship. At the start of each academic year, the Selkirk College Board of Governors presents 40 scholarships to high school students and those attending...
Selkirk students to host community dialogue regarding international learners
Students in Selkirk College’s Peace & Justice Program are inviting the community to take part in an open dialogue to discuss the growth of international learners in the region with a goal of increased understanding. Selkirk College is part of the province-wide upward trend in post-secondary international student enrolment....
Selkirk College Music Program Students Present Year-End Concert Series
Ryan Hommy is a Selkirk College Contemporary Music & Technology Program student, but he’s also a veteran performer and fan. As he joins classmates in preparing for the annual Year-End Showcase Concert Series that runs over the next three weeks, Hommy is looking forward to an entertaining eight nights of music. “It’s always...
Government delivers funding to build new playgrounds
The B.C. government is building 50 new playgrounds in 34 school districts this year, delivering healthier, more accessible learning environments for kids, while reducing pressure on parents to fundraise, announced Rob Fleming, Minister of Education. “As a parent, I understand first-hand how tough it can be for schools and...
Kootenay Lake receives additional $2.4 million in capital funding
While there’s only a bit of new money to begin the process of moving students into different schools, the Kootenay Lake School District said it pleased to receive an additional $2.4 million in capital funding from the provincial government for 2019-2020. In a recent media release, Kootenay Lake District said the Ministry of...
Selkirk College Takes Title as Coolest Campus in BC
Selkirk College has triumphed over the province’s post-secondary giants to claim bragging rights in the BC Cool Campus Challenge after students and staff pledged to take steps towards climate action. To demonstrate climate leadership by reducing natural gas use in January and February, Selkirk College joined the University ...
CBT gives $6 mill to innovate and enhance college experience.
A new $6-million partnership between Columbia Basin Trust, College of the Rockies and Selkirk College will work toward shared priorities to enhance the quality, availability and uniqueness of the college experience for students. “We know that education is the foundation to social, economic and environmental well-being, and ...
Acclaimed Nisga’a Poet to Discuss Residential Schools in Indigenous Literature
Selkirk College’s Indigenous Services Department and the Mir Centre for Peace are proud to present Nisga’a author Jordan Abel, speaking at Selkirk College Castlegar Campus on March 16. Abel will explore what it means to be Indigenous, what it means to be an intergenerational survivor of residential schools, and what it looks...
Canada obliged to protect future generations from climate change, test case on carbon tax hears
Young people ‘will live their entire lives under the mounting environmental, economic, and health stresses’ caused by growing greenhouse gas emissions, coalition argues By Larry Pynn, for The Narwhal When the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan publicly squared off in court in Regina this month over the constitutionality...
Kootenay Lake School Trustee elected as Regional Director for BCPSEA Board
School Trustee Dawn Lang elected as a Regional Director for provincial BC Public School Employers’ Association Board.. Lang believes in public education and is committed to providing quality education for every student in the Kootenay Lake school district. Now serving her fourth term as a Board Trustee with SD8,...
