Back To School
‘Sparking joy’: Kelowna students making music thanks to charity’s grant
Music is an experience that brings people of all walks of life together in union…
Two cases of COVID-19 in B.C. schools prompts union complaint system isn’t working
Two possible COVID-19 exposures were reported at two Metro Vancouver secondary schools within the first…
Drivers challenged to identify the real ‘Const. Warren Ning’ in Kelowna
Modelled after a real person, the RCMP’s Const. Warren Ning cardboard cutout has returned to…
Schools in B.C. set to re-open despite rising COVID-19 caseload
Schools will open as scheduled, despite B.C.’s COVID-19 caseload growing enough for the province’s top…
Whether you are sending your child back to school or not, go enrol
B.C. schools are gearing up for full-time in-class learning but parents may not be ready,…
B.C. Children’s Hospital has a few more things to add to your back-to-school shopping list
This school year is going to look much different than others, and while parents are…
Expect to see more outdoor time, as B.C. schools embrace wider spaces fewer faces approach
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to how classes will resume once school bells ring again…
B.C.’s middle school and high school students will be asked to mask up in hallways and crowded spaces
Guidelines for where how and where masks will be worn in B.C. schools have been…
Why morning routines are important as kids head back to school
With the first day of school one week away, there are a few things parents…
UPDATE: Historic 6-year term, more teachers part of new agreement
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A tentative deal has been reached between teachers and the province and that means students could be back in school as early as Monday. Kamloops-Thompson Teachers Association President David Komljenovic sits on the bargaining committee for the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. He confirmed following a marathon bargaining session ending early Tuesday morning that Monday...
Districts planning for back to school
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As teachers make their decision today whether to ratify a contract agreement with the province, school boards are busy making plans in the hopes that students will be back in school next week. Several districts have already reached out to parents to let them know the plan for next week and most are...
What Monday will look like for back to school
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Schools across the province are set to reopen to students Monday now that the provincial government and teachers have successfully negotiated a new contract. Many districts are adopting ‘normal opening day procedures’ for Monday, Sept. 22 and here is a breakdown of what you can expect in each district. Individual schools may adopt...
The agreement that got teachers back to school
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Teachers agreed to a new contract with the government after more than 18 months of negotiations and while not all the details have been released a picture of the deal is starting to emerge. Negotiations began in February 2013 and by the end of the school year the contract expired. Negotiations continued through...
STAHN: One more loss to the teachers strike
I always loved back to school time as a kid. It meant new clothes, new school supplies and getting to see all my friends again after what seemed like forever. This year students have been stripped of that experience and parents have been denied the ability to plan and schedule based on a normal school...