U of C School of Medicine endorses Selkirk College Rural Pre-Medicine Program
Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-Medicine Program has received an endorsement from the School of Medicine at the University of Calgary in an exciting development that will benefit students. Rural Pre-Medicine Program (RPM) Coordinator Elizabeth Lund says this stamp of approval from the University of Calgary comes from ongoing efforts to develop a major inter-institutional collaboration. “This […]
MP to host Town Hall on electoral reform in Castlegar
Richard Cannings, MP (South Okanagan – West Kootenay) is hosting two town hall discussions in September, seeking views and ideas from area residents on electoral reform as part of the government’s consultations on that issue. “I’ve heard from a lot of constituents already about electoral reform and it is clearly a very important...
Selkirk College Graduating Nursing Student Recognized for Top Marks by University of Victoria
Selkirk College nursing graduate Holli Norberg was recently recognized by the University of Victoria for top marks in the faculty of Human and Social Development which partners with the local school in offering the Nursing degree program. There are over 3,500 students enrolled in the faculty. Norberg, a Nelson resident, took...
Regional SAR Teams launch massive training exercise
Search and Rescue (SAR) teams from all over the southeast region of the province will converge on the Slocan Valley for a weekend of training exercises that will put all their skills to the test at West Kootenay SAREX 2016 August 20 – 21. On Saturday, areas around Slocan Park and Pedro Creek forest service road will see...
Sign up for the Castlegar Gentleman’s Hockey League 2016-17 Season
The CGHL is a league that offers competitive hockey for all adult age groups at any level of hockey. They welcome all skill levels and offer a fun and safe way to play hockey competitively and meet new people across all age groups. “I’ve played in the CGHL for five years and it’s a great […]
City Abandons Boundary Extension Initiative
Following several years of discussions and negotiations, Trail City Council is abandoning the boundary extension initiative that would have seen the City of Trail’s southern boundary extended into Electoral Area ‘A’, including land from the city’s existing southern boundary through to the Columbia Gardens Industrial Park and...
COLUMN: From the Hill -- Site C and Treaty 8
On February 18th of this year a group of First Nations activists came to Ottawa to speak to the government about the Site C dam project on the Peace River. They met with myself and other MPs in the BC NDP caucus to discuss their attempts to delay construction of the dam until the concerns of their people were heard in federal...
Shambhala results in 84 new drug investigations, multiple impaired drivers
Kootenay RCMP Traffic Services have been extremely busy this week as more than 12,500 people leave Shambhala, according to Cpl. Chad Badry. “Police have opened 84 illegal drug investigation files so far,” Badry said. “The majority of the investigations involved multiple types of drugs. Drugs that are known so far before...
Easy to view Perseids’ spectacular outburst this week
Forget the Olympics or the US presidential election. The big show this week is right above your head. The Perseid meteor shower is expected to put on a major display this week with more than 200 meteors flashing across the sky every hour on Thursday and Friday night. But you may have to be a bit of a night owl to see them...
Residents' report finds government’s feasibility study 'clearly inadequate'
After receiving no response from the provincial government, citizens opposed to closing the Balfour ferry terminal have gone public with the release of their own analysis of the government’s feasibility study. The Queens Bay Residents Association said the 12-page document finds the SNC-Lavalin study inadequate, biased and...
