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$1M donation to Okanagan College for skilled trades and apprenticeships
Okanagan College has been gifted $1 million to fund scholarships for students going into trades…
Vernon not alone in banning public from school board meetings
The Vernon school district's recent decision to only allow the public access to its school…
Protests over sex, gender not new in Okanagan but tone radically different
Parents have been concerned about how their children are educated probably ever since there were…
Vernon school district steers anti-SOGI campaigners to BC government
A flood of letters opposing the provincial Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity position should go…
iN VIDEO: Vernon school board meeting disrupted and shut down by protesters
A video posted on YouTube five days ago by a group calling itself Big Tree…
Penticton career fair connects Indigenous students with professional mentors
During a career fair in Penticton last week, Indigenous secondary school students heard from 26…
Why sheltering the homeless in the Okanagan isn’t enough
While the Okanagan unhoused community has to face a myriad of issues to answer their…
‘Beautiful to witness’: Syilx Language House cohort showcases knowledge at virtual event
Students in the Syilx Language House’s first-year nsyilxc?n fluency cohort gave oral presentations entirely in…
BC teacher suspended for inappropriate texts to ‘favourite’ student
A BC teacher was suspended for a month after he sent text messages to his…
Kelowna teachers win provincial education awards
Several Kelowna teachers have won the Premier’s Award for Excellence in Education. Of the 34…
Making it easier in Canada to talk about drinking too much
Canada has a drinking problem. The country is wealthy, has a culture of drinking, has…
South Okanagan teacher fights voter apathy by engaging kids in civics
The youngsters at Holy Cross School in Penticton are getting a head start on democracy…
Kelowna charity helps immigrant families adjust to the Canadian life
A Kelowna based charity is developing new programs to help address the needs of immigrant…
Litter purchased by Penticton school district isn’t for students who identify as cats
Some parents are under the impression that School District 67 in Penticton has embraced diversity…
BC principal loses teaching licence for embezzling from school
A former BC school principal lost his teaching licence after he embezzled more than $280,000…