School District 51 (SD51) is somewhat notorious for not closing on snow days, but icy road conditions have finally pushed pause on this steadfast tradition.   Parents and teachers woke up this morning to news that schools across the Boundary would be closed today, Feb....

Science World’s Scientists and Innovators in the Schools (SIS) program gets kids excited about science and technology through school visits from local science professionals. To better serve communities in the Kootenay region, we are holding a communication training workshop in Castlegar, for science professionals interested...

Young people of Castlegar will have an opportunity to learn the skills they will need for tomorrow's in-demand occupations. WorkBC's Find Your Fit tour will be making its next stop at the Stanley Humphries school, Feb. 16....

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Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace Lecture series welcomes award winning alternative investigative journalist Amy Goodman to Castlegar this spring. Goodman is the host of Democracy Now, an independent global news program. She’s authored six books and won numerous awards for her work including the Gandhi Peace Award for ...

Calling all youth -- that is, those who will be  between the ages of  18 and 23 in late July of this year -- are you inspiring and visionary?  Are you passionate about creating postive social change?  Read on: if you make an exceptional presentation in a two-minute video, and fill in the required application form,  you could...

What better way to enjoy our beautiful Kootenay winter than an evening of guided snowshoeing under the moonlight with friends and family? The West Kootenay Take a Hike Program invites your participation in our first annual moonlight snowshoe event featuring excellent food, live music, a silent auction and prizes - all in...

Surprisingly, two sides that have battled tooth and nail for more than a decade have reached an agreement to inject some life, and much needed funding, into the public school system. The BC Teachers Federation has reached agreement with the BC Public School Employers' Association and government on an interim measure to...

Yelena Churchill, Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) Family Literacy Coordinator in the Boundary, mixes some pumpkin gnocchi dough during the CBAL Alphabet Soup pre-schooler and parent/caregiver literacy and cooking class this fall at Hutton Strong Start. If you missed it in the fall, the popular Alphabet Soup program...

NOW OPEN – EMPLOYER 2017 CANADA SUMMER JOBS APPLICATIONS Ottawa, ON – Richard Cannings, MP – South Okanagan-West Kootenay - is pleased to announce that it is time for all not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers, and small businesses with up to 50 employees to apply for funding from the Government of Canada.  The...