By Megan Jamison Kootenay Conservation Program Michelle Daniel, Kootenay Conservation Land Coordinator with The Nature Trust of BC (NTBC), is passionate about ecosystem enhancement and…
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Is Canada forgetting about Indigenous Nations in tariff war?
Letter to the Editor In the fear and fury generated by the Trump administration’s thuggish treatment of Canada and other allies and trade partners, Canadian…
COTR nursing students earn exciting learning pathway
Picture this: you’re a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) student, cruising through your program at College of the Rockies, when suddenly, bam! An opportunity…
Eight local students earn Transfer Scholarships
The BC Scholarship Society recently announced 168 B.C. students will share $840,000 in Ike Barber Transfer Scholarships, with eight East Kootenay students qualifying. The scholarships…
First Nation and BCWF call for investigation and penalties
The B.C. Wildlife Federation and the Yaqan Nukiy Lower Kootenay Band are calling on the federal government to immediately investigate alleged violations of the Fisheries…
This is not how we are to treat each other
Shenanigans, misogyny, and the AFN By Christine Sy and Joyce Green Op-Ed Commentary The Assembly of First Nations in Canada is an organization that advocates…
COP 15 and its link to freshwater biodiversity
Submitted by Living Lakes Canada After multiple delays and a change in location, the UN Biodiversity Conference (otherwise known as COP 15) finally started in Montréal,…
COTR gets eight new nursing training seats
Six hundred and two new nursing seats are being added to public post-secondary institutions throughout the province, including eight at College of the Rockies (COTR),…
Shift in college program makes learning more accessible
Criminal and Social Justice program first in Western Canada to be offered fully online Students interested in Criminal and Social Justice are now able to…
Local research project receives $950,000 grant
A research collaboration between the Ktunaxa Nation Council, Interior Health, the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria has received a $950,000 project…