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Thieves steal fuel from Kamloops daycare

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops daycare had fuel siphoned from its buses early this morning. The buses belong to Kamloops Kidz Early Learning Center daycare on Valleyview Drive and early this morning, Nov. 18, two Caucasian males were observed attempting to siphon fuel. The males are described as roughly 30 years in age, but no further...

Vernon MLA lambasted over comments about school cuts

VERNON - Vernon’s MLA is standing by comments he made about cuts to school bus routes after getting slammed by the NDP’s education critic this week. A number of bus routes were cut in the Vernon School District this year, leading parents to speak out in protest. The decision was the result of funding cuts from...

School bus fees double but service still heavily subsidized

KELOWNA - Those big yellow school buses will be back on the road next week, ferrying some 5,500 students to classes in the Central Okanagan school district. Each one of those kids will be paying $200 to get to and from school, double what it cost last year, as the school board found ways to...

Vernon School District seeks feedback on busing changes

VERNON - The Vernon School District is reaching out to parents for input on contentious bussing changes implemented this year. In a recent survey, parents were asked for feedback on School District 22’s transportation policy, which now enforces a 2.4 km walk limit at all its schools. About 300 students living within the walk limit...

SD23 provincial exams will continue as planned

KELOWNA – For students in School District 23, the teacher’s strike has cast a cloud of uncertainty over how their year will end. SD23 Superintendant Hugh Gloster says regardless of whether or not the dispute is resolved, provincial final exams will go ahead as planned and all students will likely receive some form of report...