FILE PHOTO - Okanagan Skaha school board trustees are pictured at a public meeting on proposed school closures on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Trustees are waiting for further details on new rural school funding that could allow them to keep one, possibly two schools open in the district. Steve Arstad

School board decides to close schools in Summerland and Penticton

PENTICTON – The Okanagan Skaha school board is going to close three schools in the district.

The final decision on the fate of Trout Creek Elementary School in Summerland, and West Bench Elementary School and McNicoll Park Middle School in Penticton, was made at last night's school board meeting, March 30.

Trustees passed third reading and adopted a motion which will see the schools close their doors on June 30.

The board passed the first two readings of the motion to shut down the three schools following a review of options at a public meeting held on March 9.

A protest regarding the school closures took place in front of the school board offices on Tuesday.

Get caught up on Okanagan Skaha school closures issue here.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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