Selkirk’s Cooperative Education Benefits Community and Students

November 20, 2009: Students are being given the opportunity to expand their career options and further their education through valuable work experience provided by local businesses and organizations involved in Selkirk …

We’ve Gone Platinum! Selkirk Gala Celebrates 20 Years

November 13, 2009: This November, Selkirk College will be celebrating the 20th “Platinum” Anniversary of its signature fundraising event—the Gala. …

JJ Verigin Supports Mir Lecture Series

November 12, 2009: At the recent “Evening at the Mir”, Executive Director of the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ (USCC), JJ Verigin, presented a cheque on behalf of his family for $500 …

Government of Canada and Province of BC Invest More than $6 Million in Nelson

November 9, 2009: Selkirk College is receiving funding of $3,450,000 towards refurbishment of its Tenth Street Campus residence hall in Nelson, B.C. The Province of British Columbia is also investing $3,450,000 towards…

Mir Centre for Peace Brings Participatory Practices of Liberation Arts

November 4, 2009: Nelson resident Janis Timm-Bottos, art therapist and adjunct instructor for Gonzaga University, will be speaking at the Mir Centre for Peace as the host of the Mir Centre for Peace Lecture “Particip…

Selkirk College Celebrates its Founders

October 24, 2009: On Friday, October 16, 2009, Selkirk College celebrated Founders' Day in honour of the individuals who sowed the seeds, laid the corner stones and created our regional college. …

Real Estate Foundation Supports Selkirk Students

October 21, 2009: The Real Estate Foundation of BC recently donated $10,000 to Selkirk College in support of scholarships and bursaries for students…

Mir Lecture Series Hosts Gwynne Dyer & Pura Vida Foundation

October 7, 2009: This October, Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace Lecture Series will feature two presentations which include Canadian journalist, broadcaster and author on international affairs, Gwynne Dyer, an…

Aeroplan Program Supports Selkirk Students

October 6, 2009: This year, Selkirk College will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of its signature event—the Gala! This event is held each year to raise money to support students through awards, projects and fiel…

Selkirk College & USCC Develop Bridge of Peace

October 1, 2009: Representatives from the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ (USCC) Executive Committee and Selkirk College recently signed an agreement to jointly work together to develop cultures of peace—cr…

Selkirk College & Partners Protect Habitat

September 28, 2009: Selkirk College, FortisBC and the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program have joined forces to protect the natural habitat along the Kootenay River…

Mir Lecture Series Successfully Launches Campaign

September 25, 2009: On September 21, 2009, Selkirk College celebrated the United Nations’ International Day of Peace and the launch of the Mir Centre for Peace Lecture Series Endowment Campaign…

Selkirk’s Mir Centre for Peace Hosts Author Lawney Reyes

September 21, 2009: Selkirk College’s next Mir Centre for Peace Lecture will feature one of the descendants of the last First Nations to live at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers—Lawney Reyes.…

Selkirk Students Benefit From Awards

September 17, 2009: Community Liaison for the Northwest Basin, Lynda Lafleur, presents Associate of Arts student, Theo Friml, with the Columbia Basin Trust Community Service Award at the 2009 Scholarship Ceremony at Selk…

Selkirk College Celebrates United Nations’ International Day of Peace

September 4, 2009: On September 21, 2009, Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace will mark the United Nations’ International Day of Peace with an evening of meaningful conversations, passionate guest speakers, enter…

New HVAC System Brings Selkirk Up To Code

August 31, 2009:  Selkirk College’s Castlegar Campus is bringing their ventilation system up to compliance with current BC Building Code requirements, thanks to funding of $1.88 million through the federal and …

Endowment Established for Nursing & Forest Technology Students

August 12, 2009: Mr. Wilf Sweeney of Castlegar recently established an endowment at Selkirk College in the name of his late wife, Doris Sweeney. …

Selkirk Saints Volleyball Camp Serves Local Athletes

August 11, 2009: The Selkirk Saints Athletic program at Selkirk College is quickly becoming the centre for sport specific camps in the Kootenay region…

Selkirk’s Fine Woodworking Students Fair Well in International Competition

August 4, 2009: SelkirkCollege Fine Woodworking student, David Ringheim, took second place for hisEmpire Desk in the Table category in the Association of Woodworking &Furnishings Suppliers’ (AWFS) Fresh W…

Selkirk College & Republic of Georgia Move Towards Educational Change

July 27, 2009: In a time of political unrest and transformation, the Republic of Georgia continues to press forward, looking for innovative ways to turn their economy around…

Selkirk Saints Golf Camp On Par With Success

July 23, 2009: The 5th Annual Selkirk Saints GolfCamp, which ran from July 6-10, hosted the most kids ever with help from sponsorssuch as Nelson Ford’s Russell Stock…

Expressive Arts Engage Youth at Risk

July 13, 2009: Selkirk College and Service Canada have partnered to provide a 24-week program for youth at risk to help them become prepared for employment thorough expressive arts…

Selkirk Students Go Green

July 6, 2009: Students of the Integrated Environmental Planning Technology program (IEP) at Selkirk College have received $5,000 from the City of Castlegar to help reduce waste through a composting solution at the …

Selkirk College Gives Back to Guatemalan Cooperative

June 25, 2009: For the past four years, Selkirk College’s Nursing students have visited the Village Cooperative of New Horizon (Cooporativa Nuevo Horizonte) in Guatemala as part of their efforts to gain an underst…

Local Talent Receives MusiCounts Fred Sherratt Award

June 22, 2009: Thomas Samulak of Fruitvale, BC has been presented with a MusiCounts Fred Sherratt Award for his outstanding leadership and excellence in music education…

Remembering Mr. Shikano - Founder of Castlegar-Embetsu Student Exchange Program

June 18, 2009: Mr. Mitsuo Shikano, founder of the Student Exchange Program between the City of Castlegar and its sister city Embetsu, Japan, passed away on June 2, 2009 at the age of 81…

UBC Recognizes Outstanding Contributions to Rural Education

June 11, 2009: Michael Balahura, Principal of Robson CommunitySchool, School District 20, has been awarded the UBC Marlane King and JosephRanallo Teaching Award for Outstanding Contributions to Rural Education…

Selkirk EATs Competition at Vancouver Food Festival

June 5, 2009: Students from Selkirk College’s Professional Cook Training program recently ate up the competition at EAT! Vancouver, which is known as Canada’s largest consumer food, beverage and cooking festiva…

Selkirk College Learning Centres Extend Availability

May 31, 2009: Selkirk College’sLearning Centres in Nakusp and Kaslo will be extending their hours andavailability by five weeks this year for the purposes of contract training andexam invigilation…

SIDIT Funding Assists High School Students

May 14, 2009: High school students across the West Kootenay are reaping the benefits of the Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust (SIDIT) fund through Selkirk College’s Transitions programs…

Selkirk College and WPSE Sponsor Women in Leadership

May 11, 2009: Selkirk College’s Continuing Education department, in partnership with the Women in Post-Secondary Education Association (WPSE), recently sponsored two inspiring and exhilarating events for women of…

Cooking Program at RSS Back on Track

May 4, 2009: A solution has been found for the coming year for the Professional Cook Training program offered at Rossland Secondary School in partnership with Selkirk College  …

Selkirk Presents Honorary Diplomas and Distinguished Educator Award

May 7, 2009: Over the years, individuals have contributed to Selkirk College’s success in numerous ways. To recognize these people, the college proudly presents Honorary Diplomas and a Distinguished Educator Awa…

Selkirk College and UBC Renew Commitment to Rural Education

April 29, 2009: Selkirk College and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have renewed their commitment to meeting the educational needs of students and families in rural areas…

Selkirk College Celebrates Graduates

April 28, 2009: Nearly 300 studentsgraduated from a variety of programs at Selkirk College’s Convocation Ceremonyon Friday, April 24th at the Castlegar Campus…

“Superstar” Anthony Crosfield Visits Selkirk Hairdressing Students

April 22, 2009: Earlier this month, Selkirk College Hairdressing Students at the Silver King Campus in Nelson received a visit and practicum lesson from “Superstar Hair Challenge” …

Honourable Bill Bennett Visits LinkBC Partners

April 17, 2009: British Columbia Tourism Minister Bill Bennett visited College of the Rockies’ Cranbrook Campus on April 7 to connect with LinkBC: the tourism & hospitality education network, and students and f…

Selkirk Students Fulfill Course Requirements Internationally

April 14, 2009: Over fifteen students fromSelkirk College’s Recreation, Fish & Wildlife, Community Support Worker andNursing programs will fulfill their course requirementsinternationally this year…

Selkirk Receives Funding for HVAC System

April 9, 2009: On April 8th, the Federal and Provincial governments in partnership announced the approval of 29 projects at post-secondary institutions throughout BC…

Non-Profit Sector Benefits from Management Course

April 1, 2009: Over 25 individuals fromthe non-profit sector recently graduated from Selkirk College’s Introduction to Non-Profit Management Course at the Trail Campus…

Transitional Students “Pop” Hunger Cycle

March 23, 2009: Students from Selkirk College’s Adult Special Educationprogram at Silver King Campus in Nelson are raising money for hungry studentsthrough popcorn sales…

CASE Award Presented to Selkirk

March 19, 2009: Selkirk College’s Donor Development Coordinator,Pat Henman, recently attended the Council for Advancement and Support ofEducation (CASE) District 8 Conference in Seattle, WA, and accepted the br…

Students Experience Real-Life Pressures in Business Simulation Competition

March 16, 2009: First and second yearstudents from the Business Administration program at Selkirk College recentlyexperienced the pressures real-life business owners face with regards tomarketing their products…

Provincial Funding Improves Selkirk Campus

March 11, 2009: The Province is investing more than $432,000 in Selkirk College for two new initiatives – one to improve energy efficiency at the Silver King campus, and one to provide spaces for 18 more students i…

Peace Cafe Advocates Change in Thinking

March 9, 2009: SelkirkCollege’s Mir Centre for Peace and the Cocoa-Nut Lounge in Nelson have joinedtogether in the name of peace, up-stream thinking, coffee and meaningfulconversation.…

Resort & Hotel Management Team Scores Win at Tourism Conference

March 6, 2009: A team from SelkirkCollege has again won top spot and $1,000 prize money at the 2009 BCHospitality Case Study Competition held recently in Vancouver. This is thethird straight win for students f…

KSA Mountain Mural Adds Character to Whitewater

March 2, 2009: Whether you are riding up the chair in anticipation of your upcoming run or are inside warming up with a cup of hot chai, patrons of Whitewater Winter Resort can now enjoy the view from the Silver Kin…

Mir Centre for Peace Lecture Series Features Local Speakers

February 25, 2009: This March the Selkirk College Mir Centre for Peace Lecture Series will feature two distinguished, local speakers - Randy Janzen, Instructor for the School of Health and Human Services at Selkirk, and…

Selkirk Cooking Students Turn on the Heat at Hot Competition

February 20, 2009: Students from the Professional Cook Training Program at Selkirk College pulled off their best results ever at the 13th Annual Jr Hot Competition in Vancouver, BC …

Selkirk College Playhouse Goes up For Auction on eBay

February 13, 2009: Go inside the playhouse that the Carpentry Students from Selkirk College recently built, and you will feel like you are entering a scene from Lewis Carol’s “Alice in Wonderland” …

Heritage Credit Union Supports Environmental Sustainability at Selkirk

February 10, 2009: The Heritage Credit Union recently donated two “Recycled Recyclers” to the Castlegar Campus of Selkirk College.…

The Geography of Hope, A Guided Tour of the World

February 2, 2009: Chris Turner, author of the national bestseller The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need (Random House, 2007), will be coming to Nelson to share his optimism and solutions for a sustainable …

Selkirk College Digital Arts Student Published in Well-Respected Arts Magazine

January 28, 2009: When 29 year old Denis Leblanc reated "Dirty Bug" during a four hour classroom challenge in his graphic design class at Selkirk College, he had no idea that he'd see the image published …

Web Cam Cameras Allow Passengers to Check Weather at Castlegar Airport

January 21, 2009: January 21, 2009: Two web cameras are now available at the Castlegar Airport to broadcast up-to-the-minute images of weather conditions on the airport runway.…

First Ever Health Focused Outreach Service Hits the Streets

January 14, 2009: Each Wednesday and Thursday throughout winter, two nursing students bring street nursing to Baker and Vernon Streets. You can spot them carrying labeled backpacks…

Selkirk College Students and Donors Celebrate at Scholarship Awards Ceremony

September 19, 2008: September 19, 2008: Over $200,000 in scholarships was presented to students in various programs at Selkirk College in the beginning of September, as students and donors gathered to celebrate at the Sc…

Selkirk College Launches First Ever Classroom on Wheels

September 16, 2008: September 16, 2008: Selkirk College is launching the first Industrial Mobile Training program in the West Kootenay, thanks to a $74,000 contribution from Columbia Basin Trust.…