School graduation rates increase as three-year graduation plans take effect for grade 10-12 students
More students crossed a high school stage to receive a Dogwood Diploma last spring than ever before in School District No. 8 ...
Nelson Star1h
SD8 students graduate at highest rate ever
Data from the 2023-2024 school year shows a 91 per cent graduation rate, an increase of 10 per cent from five years ago in ...
Interior Health once again recognized as a top employer in B.C.
For the second year in a row Interior Health (IH) — which operates Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson — has been named one of ...
Williams Lake Tribune1d
Williams Lake Mustangs hope to win Valentine's Day game against Quesnel
It’s become a tight group of guys who are playing really good hockey and playing for each other,' said Mustangs head coach ...
Castlegar News21d
Conservation officers killed 33 bears in West Kootenay-Boundary in 2024
Only Williams Lake (13) and Kamloops (11) had more. In the West Kootenay and Boundary, there were five bear deaths in Trail, three each in Grand Forks and Christina Lake, and two each in Kaslo, ...
The Castlegar Source22d
BC Parks Foundation Supports Expansion of Rosebud Lake Regional Park to Protect Western Painted Turtles
Rosebud Lake is unique because it is fed by underground springs, further emphasizing the importance of protecting these lands. In 2002, Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) established “The ...
Vogue22d
Forget Lake Como—Here’s Why You Should Visit This Charming Swiss Lakeside Town Instead
An overlooked jewel hugging its very own lake—Lake Lugano—the city has long been a haven for writers and artists drawn to its palm tree-lined beauty, Alpine foothills, warm summer weather ...
Castlegar News29d
West Kootenay snowpack strong in early winter
Winter has been kind so far to the West Kootenay's snowpack. The B.C. River Forecast Centre's Jan. 1 update shows the regional snowpack is 94 per cent of normal, just above the provincial average of ...