This year, Kootenay Permaculture, in cooperation with Selkirk College, is offering a 72 hour Permaculture Design Course in a six weekend (12 day) format. The course will start on April 3 and run for three weekends in April and three weekends in May. It will be offered at the Silver King Campus in Nelson. The goal of the course is […]

In a sensitive case that has discrimination based on sexual orientation up against the right to religious freedom; the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal rejected Grand Forks respondents Les and Susan Molnar’s request for dismissal last week. According to the complainants, Shaun Eadie and Brian Thomas, the Molnars refused them a room at their bed and […]

Photo by Nick Chernoff: some of the chaos wrought by would-be burglars in a break-in on St. Patrick's Day. Trowelex may be the only company in local history to make money off a break-in. The luck of the Irish is a double-sided coin for the folks at Trowelex - 17 minutes into St. Patrick's Day, they received a call from the ...

  "On March 12, a Castlegar resident received a call from a male claiming to be her grandson in Calgary," said Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "This male knew her grandson's name, and sounded like him. The male provided a story about how he had been arrested and needed money to bail him out of jail." The victim in this...

Ed. Note: The following is a press release issued by the City of Castlegar: Castlegar is once again challenging neighbours in the West Kootenay to do their part to slow climate change. Earth Hour is a global movement to encourage people to reduce energy consumption and bring attention to a cause that grows more urgent by […]

It’s all about the money, honey – at least it will be this Monday night, when a special council meeting will see the unveiling of Castlegar’s proposed 2010 budget and five-year financial plan … and, possibly, the future role Celgar will play within it. The meeting, to be held at the Community Forum at 7 […]

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is announcing $390,000 to launch the 2010 Summer Works Program, a Basin-wide wage subsidy program for small business and social enterprise to create up to 100 summer student jobs in the region. The program aims to encourage businesses to provide employment this summer for high school and post-secondary...

First year Nursing student, Kayla Dixson, gains valuable experience during the Hearts at Work fair recently held at Walmart in Nelson. The Nursing program at Selkirk College has partnered with Interior Health to promote wellness in the workplace. Over the last few months, first and third year Nursing students and the Interior...

A little taste of history continues to be harvested annually at Selkirk College’s Castlegar Campus through the work and dedication of a small group of aging members of the Selkirk Vintners. The Company has been growing grapes at the campus and producing wine for over 35 years. However, things may start to ‘wilt’ if more […]

Food is so often at the heart of community fundraising – barbecues, bake sales and the like – but the complex rules and regulations governing food sale may be overwhelming to those with even the best of intentions. No stranger to fundraising herself, Castlegar Hospice executive director Suzanne Lehbauer set out to address...