Driving is one of the riskiest things people may do at work. Small business owners in Trail and Rossland need to know how to keep employees – and themselves — safe behind the wheel while on the job. To help them, Road Safety At Work offers a free interactive webinar, Road Safety 101 for Small […]

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 ...

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...

Hundreds of students and families in Trail will benefit from a new and expanded Glenmerry Elementary school by September 2024.   “Supporting families in growing communities like Trail means making investments to ensure schools can give students the best educational experience possible,” said Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of ...

Seven Summits Centre for Learning (7S) in Rossland is hosting its first ever virtual Q & A session in place of its annual in-person orientation day for students in grades 8 – 12.  The Seven Summits Centre for Learning is an option for students seeking a flexible and self-driven public high school education with a difference.  ...

Six regional COVID-19 rapid response teams are now in place to support K-12 schools and school districts with safety plans and exposure assessments.  “Rapid response teams are a critically important addition to the health and safety measures that are keeping schools safe for students and staff,” said Jennifer Whiteside,...

Veteran journalist and acclaimed Ojibwe author Tanya Talaga will discuss the current state of Indigenous resurgence in Canada on March 4 as part of Selkirk College’s Truth & Justice Speaker Series. A journalist at the Toronto Star for more than 20 years, Talaga garnered national attention with the 2017 release of her first...

This March, people in Trail, Rossland and across the Kootenays will take action and change the future for the estimated 70,000 people living with dementia in B.C. at Breakfast to Remember, the Alzheimer Society’s of B.C.’s virtual fundraiser. It features a keynote address and live Q&A with astronaut Chris Hadfield, the ...

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,...

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...