schools

Vernon Christian School closed due to COVID
The Vernon Christian School has closed due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. School board…

Big drop in COVID-19 exposures at schools in Interior Health
The number of schools in the Interior Health region with potential COVID-19 exposures has dropped…

Potential COVID exposures close to 200 in B.C.; 68 in Interior Health
The tally of schools in the Interior Health region with potential COVID-19 exposures jumped to…

All B.C. students will have to wear masks at school starting on Monday
All kindergarten to Grade 12 students, along with all staff, in B.C. schools have to…

No mask mandate for younger grades at Kamloops, Kelowna schools despite high rate of potential COVID exposures
Despite having more schools potentially exposed to COVID-19 than most other districts in B.C., the…

COVID exposures at 15 schools in Interior Health including 7 in Okanagan, Kamloops
Interior Health, along with the rest of the province, started posting COVID-19 school exposures today…

Premier condemns actions of anti-COVID-19 vaccine protestors in Salmon Arm schools
B.C.’s premier has condemned the actions of protestors this week who took to Salmon Arm…

B.C. will only report COVID-19 clusters, outbreaks this school year
Rather than send out notices every time there’s a single case of COVID-19 in B.C.…

Masks required for all indoor public spaces in B.C. starting tomorrow
It will again be mandatory as of tomorrow to wear masks in all public indoor…

B.C. schools will return to near normal in September
With vaccination rates up and COVID case numbers down, schools in British Columbia will return…

Vernon sees spike in school exposures; Central Okanagan has most
The Central Okanagan continues to see the highest number of COVID-19 school exposures in the…

Plans for West Kelowna high school will displace community garden and dog park
Plans to build a West Kelowna high school will put an end to a popular…

Central Okanagan continues to see highest number of COVID-19 school exposures in region
Central Okanagan Public Schools continues to have the highest number of COVID-19 school exposures out…

Kelowna middle school stops bustling long enough to pull off the Mannequin Challenge
Ever wonder what it would take to make the hallways of busy school quiet enough…
COVID-19 vaccinations for Central Okanagan teachers, staff underway
Teachers and staff in the Central Okanagan school district will begin getting COVID-19 vaccinations this…