Selkirk College Students Use Business Skills to Support First Nation Economic Resilience
Graduating students in the School of Business at Selkirk College put their education into action for a case competition focused on a northern Ontario First Nation. Teams of students created mocked-up economic development plans for the Atikameksheng First Nation and presented their proposals to a panel of local judges that...
MLA lauds grant funding for Castlegar/Rossland organizations
New Democrat MLA Katrine Conroy is welcoming $31,500 in capital project funding for two community organizations in Castlegar and Rossland. One $17,000 grant will go to the Castlegar Sculpturewalk Society to support sculpture infrastructure upgrades throughout the city. Another $14,500 grant will go to the Black Jack Cross Country Ski Club Society to support the […]
Regional Housing Needs Assessment moving forward
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) announced on Friday the launch of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment. The project is intended to build an awareness of where housing demands and needs are most relevant within the region and allow for collaborative action toward addressing housing gaps and needs within our...
Ninth Annual Christmas Classic hockey game and dance - good cause, great fun!
This year’s Christmas Classic Hockey game will feature Team Gienger vs. Team Price and will be at the Castlegar Community Complex on Saturday, Dec. 21 from 7 – 9 p.m. and will feature a $5,000 shoot-to-win in the first intermission. Shoot-to-win $5,000 sponsored by Tyler Gienger and the Castlegar Realty team with proceeds to...
Selkirk College Saints Back Home for Final Games of Semester
The Selkirk College Saints return home this weekend where the team hopes the holiday spirit will be on their side as they wrap up the first semester of play against the Simon Fraser University Clan. Winless in their last four British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) games, the Saints head into the two-game set...
Cadets write letters to those serving away from home this holiday season
When the Canadian Armed Forces tweeted out an appeal for holidays greetings for soldiers serving away from home this holiday season, the Castlegar Air Cadets answered the call and got right down to work. “I have a friend who has served overseas, in a variety of operations, so I know how important caring contact from home can...
Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute Provides Vital Insight Into Region
The Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) at Selkirk College has just released the 2019 Snapshot Report, a region wide check-up that investigates economic, social, environmental and cultural indicators for the Columbia-Basin Boundary. “RDI is continuing to provide research on well-being to support evidence-based ...
NDP MP Richard Cannings Named Party’s Critic for Natural Resources
Today, in Ottawa, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced that MP Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay) would return as Critic for Natural Resources in the shadow cabinet. Cannings has also been appointed Deputy Critic for Transport. “It’s a privilege to continue serving in our caucus and I’m very pleased that Jagmeet ...
Police to crack down on impaired driving this December
Impaired driving enforcement is a national priority and BC RCMP Traffic Services and its partners support this priority by increasing enforcement efforts across the Province to stop impaired drivers this holiday season. Sunday, Dec. 1 marks the start of the provincial, month-long CounterAttack impaired driving campaign which...
Solar Project Creates New Energy at Selkirk College
The roof of Selkirk College’s main building on the Castlegar Campus has been transformed as the regional post-secondary focuses on a future less reliant on non-renewable energy sources. In October, the college installed a solar array on the roof of the library that includes 275 panels with the capacity to produce an estimated...
