Education

Domestic enrolment numbers rise at pivotal time

Selkirk College Kate Brown - July 28, 2025

Selkirk College is seeing a notable upswing in domestic applications, with an 8 per cent increase in accepted domestic students compared to June 2024.

Mount Sentinel graduate Phoenix Allen Named 2025 Schulich Leader

SD8 My Nelson Now Staff - June 28, 2025

Mount Sentinel Secondary School (MSS) graduate Phoenix Allen has been named a 2025 Schulich Leader, securing a $100,000 scholarship to study math at Queens University.

Selkirk College balances budget with implications

Selkirk College Storrm Lennie - June 27, 2025

Selkirk College is on track to end this fiscal with a balanced budget, but doing so has come with a cost.

Leadership locked in for Mount Sentinel Secondary School

Education My Nelson Now Staff - June 26, 2025

School District No. 8 has appointed Emily Mather as vice-principal of Mount Sentinel Secondary School starting August 1.

COTR, Selkirk partner with KORE to give outdoor gear longer life

College of the Rockies Ryley McCormack - June 20, 2025

Selkirk College has partnered with the Kootenay Outdoor Recreation Enterprise Society to launch a mobile outdoor gear repair and education project.

Student book featured in Rosemont Park story walk

SD8 Submitted Article - May 20, 2025

A grade 3/4 class from South Nelson Elementary walked nearly three kilometres from their school to Art Gibbon Memorial...

Kootenay Columbia College students unite under on roof

Kootenay Columbia College Submitted Article - May 17, 2025

Kootenay Columbia College is proud to announce that its Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Student Clinic has officially moved from...

SD8 approves 2025-2026 budget

SD8 My Nelson Now Staff - May 15, 2025

Kootenay Lake School District 8 has approved its budget for the 2025-2026 school year. The budget, which was approved at...

SD8 hires new principal for L.V Rogers

SD8 My Nelson Now Staff - May 14, 2025

L.V Rogers Secondary school will have a new principal in the fall in Ian Cooper. Cooper will also serve...

Nelson students vote strongly for NDP in Student Vote Canada

Education Storrm Lennie - May 5, 2025

The political landscape would have been much different if the Student Vote Canada results had rung true. More than 945,000...

Nelson firefighters fund food for students in SD8

SD8 Submitted Article - April 24, 2025

Hat tricks aren’t just for hockey. Nelson firefighters have teamed up to make a third, consecutive annual donation to...

Salmo teen named 2025 Loran Scholar

SD8 My Nelson Now Staff - April 23, 2025

Salmo’s Corben Mikol, an L.V. Rogers Secondary student, has been named a 2025 Loran Scholar, securing a scholarship valued...

BC Students’ Federation calls for increased post-secondary funding

Education Storrm Lennie - April 17, 2025

The BC Students' Federation is calling on the province to boost public post-secondary funding after Selkirk College announced the...

Selkirk College closing learning centres in Kaslo and Nakusp

Education Submitted Article - April 16, 2025

Selkirk College will be closing its learning centres in Kaslo and Nakusp later this year as it addresses financial...

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