Selkirk College Forest Technology Students Shift to Mountain Classroom
Trading textbooks for tools of the trade, first year Selkirk College Forest Technology Program students wrapped up their semester in the bush. Though outdoor work in the natural surroundings of the West Kootenay is a fixture of the nationally accredited two-year program, the semester ending ten-day field study session is an...
Kootenay Studio Arts culminates with Year End Show & Sale
It's a Grand Finale Show that always packs in the crowds. This weekend the Selkirk College’s Kootenay Studio Arts presents its annual Year End Show & Sale Friday and Saturday at the Selkirk College’s downtown Nelson campus located at the corner of Victoria and Josephine streets. Students will have the results of many hours...
Selkirk's Plant Operator Program offers ticket to multi-industry opportunities
Selkirk College is opening doors to multi-industry opportunities by offering an additional intake for the popular Plant Operator Program. Based out of Nelson’s Silver King Campus, the 24-week Plant Operator Program prepares students for entry level positions in a multitude of areas like oil & gas, refineries, pulp mills,...
WKTEP moving to Heritage City beginning in September
By Zaynab Mohammed, The Nelson Daily The Heritage City is going to see a lot more teachers roaming around in the downtown core after the West Kootenay Teacher Education Program decided to move its operations from Castlegar to Nelson in September. For the past 26 years the WKTEP has been located at Castlegar’s Selkirk College....
A Scientific Mission, a Dream, and a Sailing Ship
Former Rossland resident Agathe Bernard has a dream and hopes to realize it this year: she wants to be part of an all-female research team sampling the waters of the Atlantic Ocean to discover what humankind has done to them, and to the creatures who live in those waters. She hopes to document the team's work and findings...
Selkirk College Board of Governors Green Lights Balanced Budget
Selkirk College will move into the next fiscal year with a balanced budget after receiving approval from its Board of Governors earlier this month. After months of hard work by administration and staff, the 2015-2016 Selkirk College budget was passed at the June 2 board meeting. The college can now proceed with its $43.1...
Smiles and Grads filled streets during LVR 2015 Cavalcade
Mother Nature was shining on the 2015 L.V. Rogers Graduating Class Saturday in the Heritage City. Following Friday's Cap and Gown Ceremony, where Valedictorian Dunavan Janzen-Morris spoke on behalf of the Grads, the LVR graduating class held the Grand March before taking to the streets of Nelson for the spectacular Cavalcade....
LVR Grad 2015 — Not about the destination, it’s about the company you keep during the journey
For Dunavan Janzen-Morris, the 2014-15 school year at L.V. Rogers high school has been a wild, wild ride. Janzen-Morris was front and center speaking for students during the labour dispute between the BC Teachers' Federation and the B.C. Public Employers' Association. The dispute delayed start of the school term for all LVR...
Nelson salutes 2015 LVR Graduating Class
Nelsonites have the opportunity to salute the 2015 graduating class at L.V. Rogers during ceremonies this weekend at the NDCC Arena. Following a successful Talent Show, the celebrations continue Friday with the Cap and Gown Ceremony beginning at 6:45 with the entrance of the graduates. There is no charge for seating. Saturday,...
Castlegar Selkirk to host fiddle, guitar, piano workshop
The BC Old Time Fiddlers, Kootenay Branch No.9, are busy planning the 14th Annual 2015 Fiddle, Guitar and Piano Workshop. This week-long summer camp will take place from July 13 to the 17 at the Selkirk College Castlegar Campus. This very popular camp continues to provide some of Canada’s very best champion fiddlers as...
