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Transition Nelson offers free Good Neighbour mediator training Transition Nelson Society announced that the Nelson Good Neighbour Program will launch this Spring. In March, there will be a mediation training course to support this program through Selkirk College. The program’s purpose is to strengthen our social fabric and reduce demand on municipal resources. Volunteer mediators will be available to help neighbours resolve disputes and build
relationships in an empowering, confidential, and nonadversarial setting. The program also aims to highlight the ways that neighbourhood helps individuals to recognize and value each other’s needs. The program is recruiting 16 volunteers to take the initial three-day training March 30, 31 and April 1st at no charge. There will be a minimum commitment to provide at least one media-
tion and attend one meeting per month when required, for at least one year. Individuals will be supported with a mentor accompanying them on their first call out, and work in teams of two, as well as attend de-briefing sessions. Trainees will participate in designing the logistics of the program and respond to requests for mediation from fellow Nelsonites. Community members will be invited to contact the
program for assistance, or they may be referred by city agencies or other organizations. For more information about the NELSON GOOD NEIGHBOUR PROGRAM or to download an application for the training, wouldbe mediators must go to www.transitionnelson.org and click on “Nelson Good Neighbour Program”. The DEADLINE for applications is February 3, 2012
Late french immersion information session for SD8
Wednesday, Feb 1, 7 p.m. SD 8 (Kootenay Lake) Board Office, 570 Johnstone Road, Nelson, BC. School District 8 Parents, guardians and (Kootenay Lake) is very students who may be interpleased to be able to offer ested in pursuing a French a Late French Immersion Immersion educational Program for up to sixty program are invited to an students entering grade 6 Information Session. The in the 2012-2013 school purpose of this meeting year. The Program is will be to share informalocated at Trafalgar Middle tion about the program and School for grades 6-8, and the application process. continues for grades 9-12 All inquiries must at L.V. Rogers Secondary be directed by email School. to: Willow Makortoff, The Late French wmakortoff@sd8.bc.ca Immersion Program is an The full version of this educational program in Press Release can also which a child whose first be found on the School language is not French – District #8 website (www. studies in French. sd8.bc.ca).
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call for project proposals Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Programs The Regional District of Central Kootenay is accepting project proposals for funding consideration from Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Programs for the areas of: Electoral Area A Electoral Area B Electoral Area C Electoral Area D & Kaslo Electoral Area E Electoral Area F
Electoral Area G & Salmo Electoral Area H Electoral Area I Electoral Area J Electoral Area K City of Castlegar
Town of Creston City of Nelson Village of New Denver Village of Nakusp Village of Silverton Village of Slocan
Application guidelines and forms are available at: �� RDCK main office in Nelson �� Municipal offices in each community �� RDCK website at www.rdck.bc.ca/corporate/grants/cbt.html �� CBT website at www.cbt.org For information contact Judy Madelung at 1.250.352.8170, 1.800.268.7325 or jmadelung@rdck.bc.ca Deadline for proposals is 4:30 p.m., Monday, March 5, 2012. Late applications are not eligible for consideration. Administered and Managed by: Regional District of Central Kootenay Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson BC V1L 5R4 Phone: 250.352.6665 Fax: 250.352.9300 www.rdck.bc.ca