Compassion in Action Community Conference coming to Boundary City
The Compassion in Action Community Conference is coming up on Friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th in Grand Forks. This two-day educational conference event will be an opportunity to learn from experts about the provincial overdose crisis and the healthcare response. The conference will provide education about substance...
KS Community Foundation Provides Boost to Selkirk College Student Wellness
As part of Selkirk College’s upcoming Giving Day on Thursday, May 12, the Kootenay Savings Community Foundation is proud to announce a $10,000 contribution to Selkirk College to help boost student wellness and tackle inequality. The College’s Giving Day is a 24-hour fundraising challenge to ensure every single student has ...
Selkirk College Student Awarded National Bursary for Indigenous Learners
Each student’s experience of post-secondary is unique, but there is one vital tool that everyone needs to navigate the education system and truly thrive: support. For Selkirk College Nursing Program student Melissa Markin, one of this year’s recipients of the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Bird Construction/Paul and...
Paddle and learn this summer with Wildsight's youth field school
Youth from across the Columbia Basin have a unique opportunity this summer to be immersed in the mighty Columbia River.Wildsight's Columbia River Field School (CRFS) is a canoe trip and learning adventure for students aged 15-18. Students paddle key sections of the Canadian side of the Columbia River and camp along its...
Selkirk College Community Remembers ‘Doc’ Jack Colbert
Committed to his community and adored by patients, Dr. Jack Colbert was the epitome of a rural doctor. A passionate supporter of Selkirk College and empowering future health care professionals, the new Dr. Jack Colbert Memorial Awards Fund is a legacy that will assist students in the Rural Pre-Medicine (RPM) Program aiming ...
Selkirk College Helps Build a National Network to Reduce Barriers
Post-secondary institutions across the country are coming together to help make campuses more inclusive with the new Reducing Barriers to Education digital platform—and Selkirk College has been instrumental in facilitating this collaboration. The platform provides a place where institutions can post information about homegrown...
Selkirk College Moving Up the National Research Rankings
A fundamental commitment in its strategic plan, Selkirk College is showing the nation what is possible with research and innovation at a rural post-secondary. The annual “Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges” list has been released and finds Selkirk College climbing up from 39 to 33 in the 2021 rankings that measures sponsored...
Library Champions Project Expanding into the Kootenay/Boundary regions
Library Champions is a three-month online volunteer project that connects new immigrants to the library and the community. This project has trained 1,800 new immigrants who have reached out to over 100,000 people throughout the Lower Mainland over the past 10 years. Now expanding throughout BC, the Library Champions Project is...
Selkirk College Closed on January 4 Due to Snow
Due to heavy accumulation of snow overnight and into the morning of January 3, all Selkirk College campuses, facilities and learning centres will be closed on January 4, 2022. All services and any in-person classes/activities are cancelled for January 4. Previously scheduled resumption of in-person instruction in most programs...
Kootenay MLAs say Selkirk College students benefit from more co-op, work-integrated learning opportunities
New Democrat MLAs Brittny Anderson, Katrine Conroy and Roly Russell say students at Selkirk College will have greater access to valuable learning opportunities with new co-op and work-integrated learning funding. Building relationships is an important step in finding a job that you are passionate about,” said MLA Russell in...