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Here's What's Happening Now In BC's Lower Columbia

We’re Launching an Investment Co-op!
Great News, We’re Launching! Invest Where You Live Support local business and get a return on your investment! The West Kootenay Boundary Investment Co-operative (WKBIC) is seeking founding members! Community Investment Co-ops (CICs) are a new and innovative support system for rural economic and business development that effectively bridge the gap between local investors and…
Industry Leaders Help Selkirk College Students Deepen Their Shreducation
Before the first snowflakes of winter arrived to Nelson, students in the Ski Resort Operations & Management (SROAM) Program had a chance to lay fresh tracks towards their future career in the snowsports industry. In the first month of class at Nelson’s Tenth Street Campus, learners in the two-year diploma program were visited by industry…
Making the Kootenays an Even Better Place to Live, Work & Play
The Kootenay Savings Community Foundation is excited to announce the distribution of $67,755 in new grants. These most recent grants, ranging from $500 to $10,000, will help support a wide range of projects all across the Kootenays – benefitting the big, small, young, old and everyone in between. The Lower Columbia Development Team Society (LCCDTS) is…
2017 State of the Basin Snapshot Report
Checking in on Life in the Basin-Boundary Every year, the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) at Selkirk College takes stock of well-being in the Columbia Basin-Boundary region. This region wide check-up investigates a number of indicators across economic, social, cultural, and environmental topics. The 2017 Snapshot report is now available and highlights the state of the…
Rural Pre-Medicine Program Reaches Major Milestone
Selkirk College’s Rural Pre-Medicine Program Reaches Major Milestone Two members of Selkirk College’s Class of 2018 have taken a significant step in their pursuit of becoming doctors after receiving offers of admission from the MD Undergraduate Program at the University of British Columbia. Svetlana Hadikin and Adib Malas graduated from the Rural Pre-Medicine (RPM) Program…
2018 Sport Chek National Tech Championships
Canada’s best alpine racers and ski cross athletes start racing TODAY at Red Mountain Resort, and we’re ready to celebrate current and past champions! There are over three hundred athletes in town participating in the Alpine and Ski Cross events from over twelve different countries. We also have a large number of alumni joining us from all…