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Town hall meetings to highlight North Okanagan-Shuswap school challenges
NORTH OKANAGAN – The North Okanagan-Shuswap school district will be casting about for feedback on…
HELSTON: Province left school trustees to play bad cop before saving the day
'HOW ABOUT JUST REGULAR FUNDING ALL YEAR, EVERY YEAR?' OPINION It’s kind of how things…
Vaisakhi parade in Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA – Kelowna’s most colourful annual parade is returning to Kelowna this weekend. The Okanagan…
HELSTON: Frustrated with school cuts and closures? Here’s who you should talk to
While school trustees across the Okanagan have been bearing the brunt of the blame for…
HELSTON: Victory, or prolonging the inevitable? Here’s hoping school officials use the next year wisely
News this week that two elementary schools in the North Okanagan are being spared for…
School closures recommended in the North Okanagan-Shuswap district
NORTH OKANAGAN – A number of school closures are being eyed in the North Okanagan.…
Countdown to possible Shuswap school closure continues
NORTH OKANAGAN – The North Okanagan-Shuswap School Board has begun a process that would allow…
School board moves to public consultation on big changes for September 2015
NORTH OKANAGAN – There could be some big changes in School District 83 as early…
Dates set for public consultation on possible Armstrong, Salmon Arm school closures
NORTH OKANAGAN – Community members can have their say on potential school closures at two…
As North Okanagan and Salmon Arm school closures loom, board chair says ‘nothing is set in stone’
VERNON – Feedback from the public will weigh heavily on School District 83 trustees over…
Decision on North Okanagan school closures, reconfigurations expected next month
VERNON – A decision on school closures and reconfigurations in the North Okanagan is looming. …
Holiday closures to make note of in Vernon
VERNON - There are a few closures and changes in regular hours to be aware of over the Christmas break in Vernon. City Hall will be closed at 2 p.m. on Dec. 24 and all day Dec. 25 and Dec. 28. It will return to regular open hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for City...
High retail vacancy rate ‘a one-off for Kamloops’
KAMLOOPS - Commercial space vacancy in Kamloops is the highest it has been in the last three years but market analysts at a local real estate firm suggest the percentage is based solely on the thousands of square footage left empty by the now-defunct Target Canada in Sahali Mall. Prior to the big box departure,...
Paving work will impact traffic on Highway 97
VERNON - There will be delays on Highway 97 over the next month as repaving work gets underway. The project is for roughly 30 km of highway resurfacing between Old Vernon Road and Bailey Road. A five kilometer section on Highway 33 from Beaverdell Dump Road to Beaverdell will also be included The $3.8 million...
Lavington gas leak forces school closures
LAVINGTON - Some Lavington schools are closed Friday due to a major natural gas leak on Highway 6. Superintendent of School District 22 Joe Rogers says JW Inglis and Charles Bloom Secondary schools will be shut down while Fortis B.C. completes repairs to the gas line. Lavington Elementary School remains open. Teachers and CUPE staff...