Fresh ingredients, close-to-home suppliers, culinary creativity and engaging service will bring a delightful energy of fusion to the annual Best of BC event at Mary Hall on Selkirk College’s Tenth Street Campus. Featuring more than two dozen suppliers from across the...

The Kaslo Community Acupuncture Society (KCAS), known for offering acupuncture services by-donation, is reaching out to the greater Kootenay Lake community for help. For five years, KCAS has provided affordable healthcare to the community through its well-attended,...

Heritage BC is excited to kick off this year's Heritage Week 2025, an annual celebration of the province’s rich and diverse heritage. Taking place February 17–23, this year’s theme, Pastimes in Past Times, invites everyone to explore how historical leisure activities...

1. The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella 2. The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor. 3. The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoe laces is called an aglet. 4. The rumbling of stomach is actually called a wamble. 5. The cry ofg...

Returning organic waste produced on Selkirk College campuses into the region’s circular economy by assisting local farms is receiving praise from across the country for tangible results that help combat climate change. Chosen as one of 10 Canadian post-secondaries to...

Photo Credit: Michele Halleran Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP), a partnership of over 85 organizations, leveraged significant funding in 2024 towards land stewardship in the North Kootenay Lake area that, in turn, supports community well-being. With funding from...

The first graduating class of Selkirk College’s Practical Nursing Program includes: (front L-R) Marcayle Brown, Amber Jones, Syndel Rogowski, Vannesa Lewis; (back L-R) Sydney Howe, Lindsay Ferreira and Ayla Pedersen. Missing from photo: Joscelyn Harris. Filling an...

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is excited to announce the commencement of the long-planned upgrades to the Columbia Pollution Control Centre in Trail, BC. This significant project will upgrade the facility to secondary treatment, serving the City of...

In continuation of Kootenay Co-op Radio’s 25th-anniversary celebration, they will be hosting the fifth in a series of basement sessions featuring local performing artists. The sessions are dubbed the ‘Sing Chong Sessions’ in honour of the historic building that KCR...

  Digging deeper into understanding the barriers and opportunities for rural economic development, a Selkirk Innovates research team has embarked on a three-year project focused on outcomes that will help regional cannabis producers navigate a better future in...

Learn Traditional Uses of Indigenous Plants at the Library. “Everything is related,” says educator Melissa Dorey. When looking at traditional uses of Indigenous plants, there are so many inter-related aspects to see: language, material use, artistry, connection to the...

  The Kootenay Gallery’s “souper” popular annual fundraising event will take place again at the Castlegar Recreational Centre on Saturday, March 8th from 6 to 10pm! Chefs from local restaurants will be in attendance to dish out their culinary creations,...

With wildfire seasons becoming increasingly intense, communities in the Columbia Basin are stepping up their preparedness by investing in essential equipment, training and strategic planning. Columbia Basin Trust is supporting 34 projects that focus on proactive...

Taghum Hall invites writers to come out of the garret and into something more convivial on the weekend of February 22 and 23. Write Off the Bat! is an on-site writing marathon, a juried competition, and a chance to hang with fellow writers—and get fed! The weekend’s...