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Ministry of Education invested $176.85M in Central Okanagan, but still relies on portables
With a fast growing student population, comes a growing pressure on the Central Okanagan School…
Anti-vaxxer, anti-SOGI trustees dominate Central Okanagan school board
At the height of the COVID-19 vaccine debate the RCMP had to step in to…
So what do school districts actually do and how much power do they have?
A recent slate of right-wing candidates vying for seats on Kelowna and Vernon's school boards…
Petition calls on school board to make busing more available from Peachland to Kelowna
Where should the line be drawn between students who live close enough to school to…
Mail-in ballots likely available for Kelowna school trustee byelection
Mail in ballots will likely be available for the Central Okanagan school district byelection scheduled…
Do you have a dusty trumpet or aging trombone? If so a Vernon school wants to hear from you
VERNON – If you have a flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, saxophone or bass guitar collecting…
Armstrong, Silver Creek schools saved from closure
NORTH OKANAGAN – School closures in the Armstrong and Salmon Arm areas are officially off…
B.C. Special Olympics coming to Kamloops in 2017
KAMLOOPS – The Tournament Capital will be hosting the 2017 B.C. Special Olympics summer games.…
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…
Decision to rename Beattie school deferred by Kamloops school board
KAMLOOPS – The Beattie name may stay on a Kamloops school, but that’s a decision…
‘I can no longer in good conscience maintain my seat on the board’: School trustee
NORTH OKANAGAN – Two trustees in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District no longer feel they…
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…
Kamloops Thompson school board five-year capital plan to run $167 million
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Thompson school district's new, five-year capital plan includes 73 projects and…
Students will continue to enjoy longer spring break in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The two-week spring break is likely here to stay. Of the parents surveyed, 59 per cent were in favour of the two-week break while teachers reported no “backward slide” after the two weeks and thought students were healthier physically and enthusiastic. School board chair Denise Harper admits the original idea was met with...
What does a school board trustee do?
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Most people have heard of a school board, and school trustees, but what exactly is the role of a trustee? Nominations have opened in advance of the municipal elections throughout the province on Nov. 15. Keep in mind that school districts are a huge employers with big, taxpayer-funded budgets, so even if you...