News Stories

Senior boys' highschool volleyball team in grey shirts and black shorts with coach at right hand side and red team banner in front
2022-12-06

Congratulations to Kootenay River Bulldogs and Supporters

This past week, from November 29th to December 3rd, the Kootenay River Boys Volleyball team competed in the AA Boys Volleyball Provincial Championships in Victoria B.C. This event brought together the top 16 teams from throughout the province.

We would like to congratulate our 12 boys who competed and thank the six parent and teacher volunteers who made this achievement and experience possible. An additional thanks to the community donors who fundraised over $6000 to support our team. 

Well done everyone! 

Senior boys' highschool volleyball team in grey shirts and black shorts with coach at right hand side and red team banner in front
2022-11-09

Lenora Trenaman Re-elected Board Chair and Dawn Lang Elected Vice-Chair

The School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) Board of Education elected their new chair and vice-chair at the inaugural board meeting held November 8 in Nelson. Lenora Trenaman has been relected chair, a title she has held consecutively since 2005 except for one year in 2014. Dawn Lang is serving her first term as vice-chair and has served as an SD8 trustee since 2008. Trustees elect a board chair and vice-chair annually, and school trustees are elected every four years.

2022-04-27

School Bus Drivers Wanted - Make A Difference in Your Community

When James Beaudoin goes to work each morning in Nelson to pick up his school bus, he knows that he is directly supporting a child’s education, social and physical well being.

“Being a bus driver is an important job, and the feeling of being needed and helping my community is very fulfilling. In some cases, we are the first smile that a child will see at the start of their day. Without our support, many kids would have a lot of roadblocks in the way to get to school.”