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

WANTED: Executive Assistant for LCIC
Do you have a passion for your community and want to be part of an exciting, vibrant office environment with excellent wages, benefits and flexible work schedule? The Lower Columbia Initiatives Corporation (LCIC) in Trail is seeking an Executive Assistant to work closely with the Executive Director in providing regional economic development services throughout the…
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…
Community-Based Research Internship Opportunity
Up to $10,000 is available to help a local organization work with a Selkirk College student to undertake community-based research in the West Kootenay and Boundary region. The annual TeckServ Internship, now in its seventh year, provides support for an applied research project designed to offer ongoing benefit to the community. Students and community-based…