Open house on rural education coming soon to Trail
Trail area families are being encouraged to attend an open house on Feb. 24 to share their ideas on how to transform rural education in British Columbia....
Art in Public Places policy gets updated
During a recent council meeting, elected officials put in place a few changes the city will be making to its Art in Public Places policy. The changes to the policy are as follows:...
Conservation friendly agriculture can have a positive impact on nature
On the occasion of Canada’s Agriculture Day, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is underscoring the importance of working with agricultural communities to help conserve lands and waters of high conservation value across the country. The not-for-profit charitable organization has established relationships with farmers and...
Gas leak forces closure of Fruitvale Elementary School
This morning was kicked off with some angst and upset for Fruitvale Elementary School staff, administration, students and parents after a problem with the school's natural gas regulators forced the closure of the school. School District 20 Superintendent Bill Ford said school administration had been in contact with Fortis...
SD51 closes schools for the first time in over 20 years
School District 51 (SD51) is somewhat notorious for not closing on snow days, but icy road conditions have finally pushed pause on this steadfast tradition. Parents and teachers woke up this morning to news that schools across the Boundary would be closed today, Feb....
WANTED: Local scientists to inspire children
Science World’s Scientists and Innovators in the Schools (SIS) program gets kids excited about science and technology through school visits from local science professionals. To better serve communities in the Kootenay region, we are holding a communication training workshop in Castlegar, for science professionals interested...
WorkBC's Find Your Fit to showcase B.C.'s in-demand jobs in Castlegar
Young people of Castlegar will have an opportunity to learn the skills they will need for tomorrow's in-demand occupations. WorkBC's Find Your Fit tour will be making its next stop at the Stanley Humphries school, Feb. 16....
Help monitor the spread of bat-killing White Nose Syndrome
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Journalist and Author Amy Goodman Coming to Selkirk College Mir Lecture Series
Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace Lecture series welcomes award winning alternative investigative journalist Amy Goodman to Castlegar this spring. Goodman is the host of Democracy Now, an independent global news program. She’s authored six books and won numerous awards for her work including the Gandhi Peace Award for ...
Calling all passionate and inspiring youth
Calling all youth -- that is, those who will be between the ages of 18 and 23 in late July of this year -- are you inspiring and visionary? Are you passionate about creating postive social change? Read on: if you make an exceptional presentation in a two-minute video, and fill in the required application form, you could...
