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School District 67 School Closures
South Okanagan trustees get last word on school (un)closures
'MY FEAR IS, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MONEY AFTER THE ELECTION?' PENTICTON – Okanagan Skaha…
Grant funding approved to help keep Okanagan Skaha schools open
PENTICTON – The Okanagan Skaha Board of Education is breathing a collective sigh of relief…
Okanagan Similkameen school board to apply for rural school funds
PENTICTON – Osoyoos Secondary School will stay open if recently announced funding is approved for…
Okanagan Skaha school board to consider rural education fund
PENTICTON – There may still be hope for schools facing closure in the Okanagan Skaha…
Province comes up with plan to save South Okanagan schools from closure
PENTICTON – Just when it appeared all hope was lost, the province has announced new…
Board refuses offer of special advisor to review school closure decision
PENTICTON – An offer to have the school district's decision to close three schools reviewed…
MLA still not convinced Okanagan Skaha schools need to close
PENTICTON – Money provided to Okanagan Skaha School District by the province should allow for…
Funding could help save Trout Creek, West Bench schools
PENTICTON – The Okanagan-Skaha school district is being asked to use the $266,000 in funding…
Okanagan Skaha school board remains resolute on school closures
PENTICTON – Hopes of keeping Trout Creek and West Bench Elementary open were dashed once…
Okanagan Skaha school district budget falls short despite school closures
PENTICTON – Even after taking into account the drastic spending cuts achieved by closing three…
School board decides to close schools in Summerland and Penticton
PENTICTON – The Okanagan Skaha school board is going to close three schools in the…
School closures decided for Penticton and Summerland
PENTICTON – Approximately 250 concerned citizens crammed into the IMC Building to hear the school…
School District 67 to make decision on school closures tonight
PENTICTON – After several months of discussion around possible school closures in School District 67,…
Possible school closures could lead to more community space in Penticton
PENTICTON – As enrolment declines and the local school district looks at closing schools in…
Decision on South Okanagan school closures delayed until March
PENTICTON – With a deadline for a decision regarding school closures in School District 67…
Summerland community comes out to discuss possible Trout Creek Elementary closure
SUMMERLAND - It was a packed house of parents, concerned residents, students, and Summerland councillors during a meeting this week to discuss possible school closures in the school district. Yesterday, Jan. 13, a meeting was held at Trout Creek Elementary School to allow the public to express concerns about a recently announced option for school...
New school closure option presented for Summerland
PENTICTON - The Okanagan Skaha school board is looking at another option as it plans for a possible school closure in Summerland. Board Chair Linda Van Alphen says in an email, feedback from surveys, emails and presentations in Summerland have indicated there may be another publicly acceptable option to closing Giants Head school and moving 350 students...
School closures at odds with Summerland’s vision of future growth
PENTICTON - The mayor and council in Summerland have expressed their concern about with the Okanagan Skaha school district plan regarding potential school closures, specifically the possible closure of Giant's Head elementary school. They say school closures are inconsistent with council’s vision for the community and condemned any school closure in the district. "The difficulty...
Two additional options for Penticton school closures
PENTICTON - The public will get a say on realignment options that include school closures as the local school district continues to deal with declining enrolment. The two new options are the result of comments stemming from a resident attending the Oct. 26 public meeting at the Shatford Centre and were discussed by School District...