Fines for drivers passing school buses with flashing lights in British Columbia are more than doubling to $368, announced Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Todd Stone. This follows a review of the penalties conducted in March 2016 that found the previous fine of $167 was one of the lowest in Canada and not enough...

I will be voting against the proposed 2016/2017 budget. This budget contains a school-defining item slated for budget reduction . It is the beginning of the demise of fully funded public busing. Everyone associates the picture of the yellow-and-black bus with school. Restricting the operations of the school bus program strikes...

A group of eight Selkirk College students recently showcased their Peace Studies service learning projects that took them from the classroom into the community as leaders promoting peace and making a difference. Peace Studies Instructor Lori Barkley welcomed the self-directed students home to the Mir Centre for Peace as they...

Selkirk College Alumnus Brian Fry considers himself an ordinary man from an ordinary region, both capable of extraordinary things. Humble to the core, the one-time ski racer, now millionaire is a small town boy true to his roots ready to help grow potential in the West Kootenay. “There is a way to do so much here. But we do...

Not many schools can promise a student will have a job at the end of their studies. This year, Selkirk College’s cooking program is offering its grads their choice of them. “Right now we have 16 students and more than 40 jobs to fill,” says Simon Parr, Instructional Assistant for Professional Cook (Level One) at the Tenth...

Slowly, but surely, Kootenay Lake School District No. 8 is moving along with its facilities draft plan. The first major decision coming for the upcoming school term appears to have Yahk Elementary School will be closing for 2016-2017. However, the school will not close permanently, but with an expected enrolment of zero...

Facilities and teacher staffing headline two major philosophical changes to the school district’s newly minted budget as the board of education searches for answers to facility funding shortfalls. In its budget — released last week — School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) the board of trustees elected to not add any surplus ...

The Community Foundation of North Kootenay Lake (CFNKLS) has provided a generous donation to provide bursaries for students who were enrolled the Selkirk College Health Care Assistant Program. A special cohort of the 26-week Health Care Assistant Program started in January at the college’s Kaslo Learning Centre. The offering...

We are hosting our Third Annual Spring Farm Fair on May 14 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., at the Pass Creek Regional Exhibition Grounds in Robson. Spring Farm Fair is associated with the Annual Pass Creek Fall Fair, which informs and educates the public regarding the importance of the Agricultural Industry and the positive impact...

The Third West Kootenay- Boundary Junior Dragons Den business competition, took place April 21 at the Charles Bailey Theatre in Trail. The event saw 14 youth businesses from Grand forks to Nakusp, vying for dominance as they pitched their wares to a panel of local Dragons (aka. ‘the judges’) in front of a live audience....