Selkirk College Takes Lead in Canada’s Effort to Create a Better Planet
Adding a vital voice to the concerted worldwide effort to create a more sustainable and just planet, Selkirk College is leading the way amongst Canada’s post-secondary institutions by showing that strong local efforts can contribute to global goals. In 2015, all 193 member-states of the United Nations signed onto the Sustainable...
Selkirk College Sustainability Champions Recognized for Impact on Campus Operations
Building on its commitment of environmental sustainability, Selkirk College is recognizing a pair of exemplary stewards who advanced the institution’s goals over the last year. The Selkirk College Environmental Sustainability Awards are presented annually to a student and an employee who have made significant contributions ...
Selkirk College Increases Focus on Pandemic Financial Assistance
To ensure learners receive the financial support required to continue studies through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Provincial Government is providing increased emergency assistance to Selkirk College. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Advanced Education & Skills Training announced additional emergency ...
Selkirk College Prepares for Safe Return to Campus in September
Under guidance from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, Selkirk College is joining post-secondaries from across British Columbia in preparation for a return to in-person education on campuses for September 2021. On Monday, Dr. Henry released a letter outlining the process that post-secondary institutions will be...
Kootenay Girls take Quantum Leap into Science & Technology on International Women’s Day
Kootenay, B.C. - Quantum Leaps: Girls in STEAM and Leadership Conference is a virtual and FREE event for all girls in the Kootenay Boundary in grades 8 to 12. Organized by GLOWS (the Kootenay Association for Science & Technology’s youth program), this virtual conference is a community-led initiative taking place on Monday,...
Ike Barber Scholarships Keep Selkirk College Transfer Students On Track
Beginning their post-secondary journey in a rural setting, 26 students from Selkirk College are carrying on their education at university with a financial boost from the Ike Barber Transfer Scholarship Program. Offered by the Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society, each year up to 160 transfer students from smaller institutions...
BC mandates masks at middle and secondary schools, tightens guidelines
Enhanced safety measures and $121.2 million in federal funding are on the way, as the Province continues to strengthen health and safety plans in K-12 schools to keep students, teachers and staff safe during the pandemic. All middle and secondary students and K-12 staff will now be required to wear non-medical masks in all ...
Boundary-Similkameen MLA said more health care assistant training to support Kootenay/Boundary seniors
Newly sworn in MLA for Boundary-Similkameen said in a media release that more training opportunities for health care assistants at Selkirk College will strengthen the level of care for people in long-term care and assisted living residences. “Healthcare workers in British Columbia have shown their skill, dedication and...
Selkirk College Speaker Series Event Focuses on Equity for Indigenous Children
One of the nation’s foremost advocates for Indigenous children will examine how state-based discrimination undermines the success of First Nations communities across Canada in a virtual presentation that is part of the Truth & Justice Speaker Series presented by Selkirk College. A member of the Gitxsan First Nation, Cindy...
Selkirk College Alumni Venture Into the Dragons’ Den
A pair of Selkirk College alumni were featured on the Dragons’ Den final show of 2020 and despite not slaying the panel for investment dollars, Mitchell Rosko and Steven Glass left the pitch with a significant national awareness boost to their upstart business. Paved To Pines provides high quality custom school bus/van...
