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Vernon writer who pioneered creative writing classes in Interior giving lecture this week
A Vernon writer and teacher who was fundamental in establishing the creative writing community in…
Kelowna middle school has COVID-19 case
Interior Health has confirmed that someone who attended École KLO Middle School has tested positive…
COVID-19 cases confirmed at three Central Okanagan schools
New cases of COVID-19 have been reported at schools in the Central Okanagan school district…
COVID-19 exposure reported at West Kelowna high school
Another Central Okanagan high school is reporting a potential COVID-19 exposure. Mount Boucherie Secondary in…
Vancouver Island teacher suspended after audio of inappropriate conversation in class surfaces
School District 84 has suspended a math teacher from Kyuquot Elementary Secondary School after an…
B.C. teacher suspended for ‘boundary issues’ with student
A B.C. teacher has agreed to have their licence suspended for 30 days after messaging…
Three new COVID-19 exposures confirmed at Kelowna schools
Interior Health has confirmed three new COVID-19 exposures at Central Okanagan schools. A single exposure…
Two new COVID-19 cases at Kelowna schools
New COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at a Kelowna middle and high school. A COVID-19…
New COVID-19 case confirmed at Kelowna high school
The Central Okanagan school district has announced an additional COVID-19 case at a Kelowna high…
iN VIDEO: Kelowna high school shows what it means to be ‘straight out of Rutland’
A group of Rutland teachers, students and Central Okanagan school district staff have put together…
Okanagan College students frustrated with online classes while paying full tuition
Adapting to a new way of learning and having to pay a full tuition price…
COVID-19 exposure reported at Kelowna French-language school
Interior Heath has announced a COVID-19 exposure at a Kelowna school this month. École De…
Donation gives UBCO students scholarships, funding
UBC Okanagan students are getting a funding boost with $1.9 million in scholarships, research and…
Healthy food program resumes at Vernon schools
A healthy food program has resumed in Vernon schools, aiming to address food insecurity in…
UBCO professor placed under supervision for sexual harassment no longer employed with university
A UBC Okanagan psychology professor, who stepped aside from teaching while on regulatory supervision for…
Changing school wellness checklist in B.C. offers confusion about COVID-19 precautions
Since the start of the pandemic, B.C. health officials have asked that everyone put one…
More eSchool, fewer exchange students: Central Okanagan schools see COVID-19 related changes
Pandemic concerns have made way for some significant changes in the makeup of local schools.…
Central Okanagan students have option to start in-class instruction late
Central Okanagan parents will have the option to return their children to the classroom at…
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…
Students could be paid compensation after thousands of B.C. high school exam marks were messed up
The Ministry of Education has agreed to apologize to students after 18,741 Grade 12 final…
Petition asks B.C. to provide online option for back-to-school
A petition has been created calling on B.C.'s education minister to create an online schooling…
B.C. students to be back in classrooms Sept. 10 for orientation
B.C.'s education minister has offered parents further insight to what the beginning of this school…
Kelowna, Kamloops school districts provide update on return-to-school plans
Kelowna and Kamloops school districts are preparing for a full return to classroom instruction come…