Administrative savings from school districts being directed back to students
Kootenay Lake School District is to receive $252,383. Kootenay-Columbia gets $178,204. Arrow Lakes, $36,091. SD 51 Boundary, $77,888. The Government of British Columbia is redirecting $25 million in administrative savings from school districts back into frontline services for students. Education Minister Mike Bernier, who...
Selkirk College Partners with Rwandan Music School
A blossoming relationship between the Selkirk College Contemporary Music & Technology Program and Rwanda’s Nyundo School of Music has been formalized. Earlier this spring, music program instructor Gilles Parenteau and three Selkirk College students traveled to the African nation to repay a visit that took place this past...
Rossland Student Wins Scholarship to Carleton University
A few years after graduating from high school in Rossland, Maddie Snelgrove decided it was time to return to school but still didn’t have her career path planned out. Two years later, the local woman not only has two years post-secondary education under her belt from Selkirk College, she has a dream she’s ready to make happen....
Jewett Elementary supporters not being heard says RDCK Area D Rep
The School Board’s facilities plan is ruffling a few feathers in rural areas of the district, including Meadow Creek, where the closure of Jewett Elementary School has locals concerned about the future quality of education in the area. As the public meetings continue to move forward, the Board has strongly encouraged feedback...
Selkirk College Students Assist Arrow Lakes Restoration Project
Selkirk College students in the Integrated Environmental Planning (IEP) Program dug a little deeper into their studies at the end of the semester along the banks of the Lower Arrow Lake. At the tail end of completing the first year of the two-year program, 17 students gathered in a 50-hectare wetland area just up the lake...
SD 20 approves fees for riding school bus
Not even SD 20 trustees were happy about voting in favour of user-fees for school busing, according to Trail trustee Toni Driutti, after the board approved the fees at their regular meeting Monday evening. Driutti pointed to decreasing ministry funding and wage increases the ministry negotiated but isn't funding, as the reason...
Selkirk College School of Environment & Geomatics Students Awarded for Superb Work
Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC) Regional Manager Bruce Stevens attended the Selkirk College graduation ceremony last month to honour five students from the School of Environment & Geomatics for their presentations made during the recent applied research conference. The students...
Strength in numbers — Winlaw supporters send message to Kootenay Lake School Board
The Kootenay Lake School Board received the cold-shoulder treatment during its meeting Tuesday at W.E. Graham School in Slocan as more than 350 parents, students and Valley residents attended to voice their displeasure over the potential decision to close Winlaw Elementary School. Winlaw was included in the recent Kootenay ...
SD 20 students get to participate in Selkirk College's Project Heavy Duty
A group of 20 high school students from School District 20 will get a chance to take their keen interest in the trades and local industry one step further with a hands-on experience that could cement their future. Project Heavy Duty is being offered for the first time in this region as a way to connect employers, educators ...
Winlaw parents upset local elementary school could be on chopping blocks
Not everyone is pleased with the Kootenay Lake School District 8 facilities draft plan. And some parents in the Slocan Valley plan to voice their displeasure in person during Tuesday's Kootenay Lake School Board meeting at W.E. Graham in Slocan. A large contingent of Winlaw parents are upset their local elementary school is...
