School zones active: Nelson Police emphasize road safety for back to school
With students returning to school on Tuesday the Nelson Police Department is reminding all motorists to exercise extra caution around school zones and neighborhoods.
Kootenay Columbia College celebrates graduation at new Rosemont campus
Kootenay Columbia College has celebrated its Graduation 2025 ceremony last weekend, marking a milestone event at the College’s brand-new Rosemont campus in Nelson.
Domestic enrolment numbers rise at pivotal time
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
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 is on track to end this fiscal with a balanced budget, but doing so has come with a cost. Â
Leadership locked in for Mount Sentinel Secondary School
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
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
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 is proud to announce that its Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Student Clinic has officially moved from...
SD8 approves 2025-2026 budget
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
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
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
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
Salmo’s Corben Mikol, an L.V. Rogers Secondary student, has been named a 2025 Loran Scholar, securing a scholarship valued...