Selkirk approves balanced budget after closing $9M revenue gap

Selkirk College has balanced its budget for the 2025-26 academic year by closing a $9M revenue gap through a variety of efforts. These include program suspensions, hiring changes, voluntary workforce reduction opportunities, spending restrictions, and strategic space utilization. These changes include a reduction in Selkirk’s workforce by 43 full-time equivalent positions. Rossland News reports that […]

College of the Rockies, Selkirk College, and the Kootenay Outdoor Recreation Enterprise Society (KORE Outdoors) have partnered to turn COTR’s Mobile Education Lounge into a mobile outdoor gear repair and education project. The mobile repair station will offer free repairs on gear, host skill building workshops, and collect items that need to be taken to […]

Postsecondary institutions such as the College of the Rockies, Selkirk College, the University of Prince Edward Island, and University of Toronto are preparing for camps this summer. COTR and UPEI are each hosting youth for STEAM and STEM-themed activities that are focused on technology. COTR is offering STEAM Camps for children of different ages, including […]

Selkirk College will close its learning centres in Kaslo and Nakusp this year to address ongoing financial challenges. In a statement, Selkirk said that this decision was informed by enrolment trends and program delivery costs. “While this decision wasn’t made lightly, it’s part of a larger plan to ensure Selkirk College remains financially sustainable and […]

The Government of British Columbia has invested nearly $4M Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English Language Learning (ELL) pathway programs at 11 public postsecondary institutions and Native Education College. The funding will support 23 new pathway programs until the end of August 2026. These programs will help students transition into postsecondary programs with tailored programs […]

Students at Okanagan College and Selkirk College are benefitting from new learning opportunities thanks to support from organizations in British Columbia. Okanagan’s culinary school received 2,000 pounds of Arctic char from Road 17 Fish Farms. Students gained hands-on experience in large-scale food preparation as they processed the fish and delivered them to an organization that […]

Fanshawe College and Selkirk College recently initiated staffing adjustments and program changes to address their respective projected deficits. Fanshawe, which forecasted a $35M deficit in early February, has implemented a hiring freeze and announced that an early retirement program will be unveiled in March. Program and staff cuts will be announced after the college receives […]

Several postsecondary institutions are hosting special events and held workshops for Valentine’s Day. Institutions such as Algonquin College, MacEwan University, McMaster University, Selkirk College, and Thompson Rivers University held social events where students could take part in activities such as card-making, cookie decorating, games, and festive photobooths. Coast Mountain College, MacEwan, the University of Windsor, […]

Selkirk College will be making strategic adjustments to address the impact of federal immigration policy changes. Selkirk President Dr Maggie Matear said that the changes will address an anticipated 60-85% reduction in the college’s international student population. Selkirk will be completing a review to determine how it could reduce its overall expenses by $9M, implementing […]

Across Canada, many postsecondary institutions are reporting a decline in international student interest due to federal policy changes. CBC reports that international enrolment has dropped by about 3,000 people in Atlantic Canada and that the student permit cap is expected to cost the region approximately $163M. Manitoba colleges and universities are also reportedly seeing decreased […]