The Nelson Professional Firefighters Charitable Society has raised $2,000 for SD8 elementary schools within the City of Nelson for the fourth year running - $500 each for Hume Elementary, Rosemont Elementary, South Nelson Elementary, and Wildflower Nelson.
The Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) expresses its sorrow and empathy following the tragic shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and works to support staff, students and families.
School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) has won a 2025 Award of Distinction from the Canadian Association of Communicators in Education/L'association canadienne des agents de communication en éducation (CACE/ACACÉ).
L.V. Rogers Secondary School has unveiled a “reconciliation wall” to mark Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and to remain as a living feature throughout the school year.
A vibrant new mural now wraps around four walls of Rosemont Elementary, transforming the school’s exterior into a celebration of local nature, Indigenous culture and community spirit.
Mount Sentinel Secondary School (MSS) graduate Phoenix Allen has been named a 2025 Schulich Leader and awarded a $100,000 scholarship to study Mathematics at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) announced today that Emily Mather will serve as vice-principal of Mount Sentinel Secondary School (MSS) starting August 1, 2025.
Employers in the West Kootenay are connecting with grade 11 and 12 students enrolled in the Work Experience Program (WEX) through School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake), and excited about their hiring prospects.
Mrs. Bonikowsky's grade 3/4 class walked nearly three kilometres from South Nelson Elementary to Art Gibbon Memorial Park on May 15 to share their new book, “The ABCs of Nelson.”
School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) announced today that Mr. Ian Cooper will serve as the new principal of L.V. Rogers Secondary School in Nelson and the REACH program, effective August 1, 2025.
