Education

College and Community Connections Society partner to feed unhoused residents

College of the Rockies R McCormack - June 24, 2025

The College of the Rockies is partnering with the Community Connections Society of Southeast BC (CCS) to provide fresh, nutritious meals to Cranbrook’s unhoused residents.

COTR, Selkirk partner with KORE to give outdoor gear longer life

College of the Rockies R McCormack - June 20, 2025

The College of the Rockies has partnered with the Kootenay Outdoor Recreation Enterprise Society to launch a mobile outdoor gear repair and education project.

School district explores options for Amy Woodland Elementary

SD5 R McCormack - June 13, 2025

SD5 is exploring options for the future of Amy Woodland Elementary School, including a complete rebuild, partial rebuild or moving students to other schools.

STEAM camps coming to Cranbrook and Fernie

College of the Rockies R McCormack - June 4, 2025

The College of the Rockies is launching its summer youth program in Cranbrook and Fernie with its hands-on STEAM...

College welcomes new President and CEO

College of the Rockies R McCormack - May 13, 2025

The College of the Rockies (COTR) welcomed its eighth president and chief executive officer (CEO) to its faculty. The College...

Playtime in the Kootenays

SD5 R McCormack - April 22, 2025

School districts across the Kootenays will get a cut of provincial funding to build new accessible school playgrounds. B.C. officials...

Kootenay colleges receive funding for upgrade programs

College of the Rockies R McCormack - March 28, 2025

The College of the Rockies and Selkirk College will each receive provincial funds to bolster tuition-free adult upgrading programs. B.C....

College teaches entrepreneurial skills through Kootenay-wide competition

College of the Rockies R McCormack - March 18, 2025

The College of the Rockies hosted students from across the Kootenays in a competition meant to hone participants' entrepreneurship...

B.C. funds Amy Woodland Elementary School replacement

SD5 R McCormack - March 17, 2025

The B.C. government has allocated funding to rebuild Amy Woodland Elementary School after it was damaged by a fire...

Budget 2025 jeopardizes post-secondary education across BC, students say

Education My East Kootenay Now Staff - March 17, 2025

Students in BC say the 2025 provincial budget fails to represent students and institutions, and they’re calling on the...

College talk to discuss unique local geological history

College of the Rockies R McCormack - March 14, 2025

Prehistoric sea beds, volcanic activity, unusual plate tectonics and other geological events played a role in the East Kootenay's...

Nearly 150 childcare spaces to open at Marysville Elementary School

City of Kimberley R McCormack - February 7, 2025

The Rocky Mountain School District (SD6) is gearing up to open the doors on 148 new childcare spaces at...

Local teacher suspended for duct-taping student to a chair

SD5 R McCormack - January 23, 2025

A principal from a Southeast Kootenay School District (SD5) elementary school in Sparwood has been suspended for five days...

Exclusion of kids with disabilities in BC schools prompts independent investigation

Education My East Kootenay Now Staff - January 17, 2025

BC’s Ombudsperson is launching an investigation into reports of kids with disabilities being excluded in public school. The independent investigation...

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