Tag: Kootenay Lake School District 8

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.

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...

New Principal at J.V. Humphries and Jewett Schools for 2025-2026

SD8 My Nelson Now Staff - April 10, 2025

J.V Humphries and Jewett Elementary schools will have a new principal when class resumes in the fall. Kootenay Lake School...

SD8 students learn new skills through Trade Sampler Program

SD8 My Nelson Now Staff - February 27, 2025

Several high school students from Kootenay Lake's School District 8 are exploring their interests in the trades this semester...

SD8 sees record high graduation rate in 2024

City of Nelson Storrm Lennie - February 12, 2025

Kootenay Lake School District 8's graduation rate was the highest it’s ever been last year. Data from the 2023-24 school...

SD6 to hire non-certified teachers for substitute positions, SD8 not following suit

Education Storrm Lennie - May 3, 2024

Kootenay Lake School District 8 (SD8) will not be changing its teaching certificate requirements for newly hired teachers on...

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Officials investigating “security breach” after pro-Palestinian sign appears on B.C. parliament

Provincial August 14, 2025

Officials at the British Columbia parliament building are investigating after a pro-Palestinian sign was attached to the front of the building overnight.

Interview – Trail local Gary Morissette publishes new book

Community August 14, 2025

Trail local Gary Morissette talks with Wayne Kelly (morning house on Kootenays' Summit Radio) about his accomplished yet trialed life journey and his new book, Mind Over Madness - Volume One.

B.C. airports brace for Air Canada flight attendant strike

Provincial August 13, 2025

Airports in B.C. are bracing for travel disruptions after the union representing 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants issued 72-hour strike notice Wednesday.

Smoke from Vancouver Island fire sweeps through the Kootenay region

Wildfires August 13, 2025

Wildfire smoke from a blaze on Vancouver Island has drifted into the Kootenays, according to the BC Wildfire Service.

Interview – Leo’s Sleepover, a locally written children’s story on diabetes

Community August 13, 2025

Trail author Dave Colquhoun and illustrator Stacey Kissock about their new book, Leo's Sleepover, with Summit Radio morning host Wayne Kelly.

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