Selkirk College Instructor Focussed on Change in Cambodia
The West Kootenay may be half a world away from Cambodia, but for Selkirk College Instructor Sarah Youngblutt the troubled Asian nation never escapes her thoughts. For most of the year, Youngblutt can be found at Selkirk College’s Trail Campus helping inspire learners seeking a second chance through the Academic Upgrading...
Selkirk College brings A Stone’s Throw Writing Symposium to Nelson
Selkirk College and Spokane’s Eastern Washington University (EWU) are uniting writers of the regions in an upcoming symposium taking place in Nelson. A Stone’s Throw Writing Symposium invites local writers to sign up for workshops lead by EWU Creative Writing Masters of Fine Arts students taking place on November 4. The afternoon of creative exploration […]
Smoke Eaters announce player transactions
The Trail Smoke Eaters have added 19-year-old defenceman Trevor Zins to their roster. Zins comes to the Trail Smoke Eaters after playing the past two seasons with the USHL’s Cedar Rapids Roughriders. The 6’0” defenceman is a commit of Umass-Lowell and will help to solidify the backend for the Smoke Eaters, who sit in second […]
Victoria Street and Cedar Avenue lane closures Friday
On Friday, Oct. 6, (today) starting at 7:30 a.m., there will be some lane closures on Victoria Street and Cedar Avenue around the Union Hotel. Please refer to this map. We remind all motorists and pedestrians to take caution and obey the posted construction signage. Crews will be cleaning up the hotel site and removing the ...
Local cop pivotal in Castlegar group's escape from Vegas gunman
A local retired RCMP officer played a huge role in getting six Castlegar residents to safety during the mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night. Jo-Ann Bursey, a local realtor, and her husband, retired RCMP Const. Wally Bursey, were part of a group of eight people attending the country music festival (six were from Castlegar...
Trail woman in jail after drug bust
A Trail woman is in police custody after a drug raid last month, according to a press release issued by Trail RCMP Acting Sgt. Darryl Orr. “On Sept. 22, the Trail Crime Reduction Unit with the assistance of Castlegar Crime Reduction Unit and Regional General Investigation Section executed a search warrant granted under the ...
OP/ED: Selkirk Students' Union launches manual for student activism
The Selkirk College Students’ Union has launched a manual for students’ union organisers. The Fundamentals of Students’ Unionism provides student activists and organisers a framework to understand students’ unionism and the student movement. “Students are more in debt now than ever in the history of British Columbia and...
FortisBC is working to make solar energy accessible to its customers
In response to customer interest in solar power, FortisBC has applied to the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to build the Ellison Community Solar Pilot Project, a community solar array that, if approved, would be B.C.’s largest utility-led community solar project to date. If approved, this project would provide FortisBC customers an opportunity to meet a […]
OP/ED: When fear finds you ... fight back
Are we learning anything? Are we trying to solve underlying problems? It's what I've been thinking about as the rinse and repeat cycle of terrorism and mass shootings continues. So many good, innocent people lost. Dreams and legacy unrealized. I don't think it's good enough to just report it anymore with sense of shock, or ...
Free Transit for Seniors Monday
To celebrate National Seniors Day, transit users 65 years of age or over will be able to ride the bus for free in the West Kootenay Transit System on Monday, October 2. While National Seniors Day (October 1) falls on a Sunday this year, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, the Regional District of Central […]
