Selkirk College Takes Title as Coolest Campus in BC
Selkirk College has triumphed over the province’s post-secondary giants to claim bragging rights in the BC Cool Campus Challenge after students and staff pledged to take steps towards climate action. To demonstrate climate leadership by reducing natural gas use in January and February, Selkirk College joined the University ...
Canada obliged to protect future generations from climate change, test case on carbon tax hears
Young people ‘will live their entire lives under the mounting environmental, economic, and health stresses’ caused by growing greenhouse gas emissions, coalition argues By Larry Pynn, for The Narwhal When the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan publicly squared off in court in Regina this month over the constitutionality...
Mural Project Reflects Healthy Campus Experience at Selkirk College
A new splash of colour and creativity at Selkirk College’s Castlegar Campus is places focus on what it means to have a healthy campus experience. Over the summer, School of Health & Human Services instructor Matty Hillman pulled together five students for a mural and research project that explored both individual health...
Kootenay, Boundary farmers preparing for climate change
New regional adaptation strategies are being developed to help Kootenay and Boundary agricultural producers prepare for climate change. Farmers in the East Kootenay, Central Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary regional districts have been invited to participate in the strategies' planning process on Dec. 4, 2018, in Creston and ...
Selkirk College Mir Lecture Speaker to Discuss Triumph Over Trauma
Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace and the Nelson Police Department’s Restorative Justice Program will welcome author and advocate Shannon Moroney to the West Kootenay in late-November to discuss her personal story of violence, grief and ultimately forgiveness. Moroney was a high school guidance counsellor in 2005 when ...
Selkirk College Hosts Admission on the Spot
It has never been easier to start at Selkirk College with an event called Admission on the Spot that aims to help soon-to-be students with the application process. In three events hosted on November 20 in Castlegar, November 21 in Nelson and November 22 in Trail, those with their sights set on post-secondary will be able to...
Children’s books needed for Community Hamper Program
A record number of Community Christmas Hampers are expected to go out this holiday season and with that the need for more donations. The A Book Under Every Tree program, hosted by the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) Boundary office, will begin collecting donations of new and gently used children’s books this week...
Selkirk College Peace Study Students Open Up Conversation Through Exhibit
Students in the Peace & Justice Studies Program at Selkirk College are inviting the public to an exploration into the importance of nonviolent resistance. One of the regional college’s most unique programs, the two-year Peace & Justice Studies Program allows learners to delve into building cultures of peace through ...
Fall is a great time for seeding
Late October into early December is a great time to do some seeding. When doing fall seeding it is best to try and wait until just before the snow comes, so you will need to check the forecast. Select which area you want to seed and consider what you want to use that piece of ground for. Lawns require a very different seed...
Community Leadership! What’s important on City Council.
We all have ideas about how City Councillors should conduct themselves and all the things our council ought to do, but Monday evening’s session in Castlegar was presented by two well-informed experts on the topic whose ideas have withstood the test of reality. If you have served on Council and think you’re...
