Community

At its annual general meeting this week, the West Kootenay EcoSociety announced that it has agreed to partner with Friends of Kokanee Creek Provincial Park and BC Parks to ensure that visitors to the iconic park on Kootenay Lake have access to interpretive programs and displays.

Incoming Lions Club president Hope McRae’s golden retrievers were enthusiastic participants in the recent Walk for Guide Dogs

Basin residents who have taken a hiatus of at least one year after completing high school and wish to continue their education within the region are invited to apply for Columbia Basin Trust’s College Community Service Awards.

Malcolm will work alongside senior pastor and team leader Jim Reimer in a pastoral capacity. His primary responsibilities will be at KCF’s campus church in Castlegar known as Castlegar Christian Fellowship.

Sunshine Village Ski and Snowboard resort in Banff, Alberta, has donated $50,000 towards scholarships for students graduating from Selkirk College’s Ski Resort Operations and Management program.

Abby, a 10-year-old Doberman Pinscher, gets a bath from Deborah and Josh at Selkirk Veterinary Clinic’s annual dog wash benefit for the SPCA, held earlier this month.

Nelson’s Italian Canadian Society held its annual Wine Fest earlier this month.

The Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation declared the start of their Business Appreciation Days recently.

The tenth anniversary Walk for ALS is slated for Sunday, June 5 at 1 p.m. in Rotary Lakeside Park.

With the West Kootenay having become fertile soil for many innovative food system initiatives, another project is now underway which hopes to build the capacity within the West Kootenay to form a regional food system organization.