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B.C. kids can return to school June 1
Students can gradually return to classrooms beginning June 1 but only if parents make that…
Replacing Rutland Middle School becomes a district priority
It would be better to simply replace Rutland Middle School than expand on what’s there,…
2,000 Central Okanagan kids will still get schools breakfast and lunch program
Central Okanagan children who are reliant on public schools for breakfasts and lunches won’t go…
Vernon school bus cuts will have ‘huge impact’ on parents: PAC president
A plan for the Vernon School District to scrap school buses for over 600 pupils…
B.C. RCMP officer teaches empowerment through pasta
A B.C police officer swapped his RCMP uniform for an apron and headed back to…
RCMP says its working on West Kelowna school PAC investigation
Concerns that there has been no movement in the investigation into a substantial West Kelowna…
Investigation into theft from West Kelowna school’s PAC finally moving ahead
It’s closing in on two years since the Glenrosa Elementary school parent advisory council announced…
Parents asked to sound off about Central Okanagan school busing
Parents, whether they have children riding school buses or not, are asked to let the…
Agriculture Land Commission foils option for new high school in West Kelowna
A new secondary school for West Kelowna won’t be built on Webber Road. A new…
Will surveillance cameras help Kamloops schools in eliminating threats?
KAMLOOPS – After a recent string of threats made to different Kamloops schools, school board…
Kelowna boy doing ‘much better’ after getting sick from mystery substance found in classroom
KELOWNA – Jeremy Mills is just trying to get his family’s life back to normal…
Late school bus registrations create havoc at Central Okanagan school district
KELOWNA – The 1,700 late applications for school busing in the Central Okanagan this year…
Central Okanagan school district tries to suss out future homeless population
KELOWNA – Grade 8 students may be given a questionnaire about how they feel about…
All parents of students in school district 22 will pay at least $25 for buses
VERNON – Vernon parents will be charged $25 for each child that takes the school…
Schools bursting at the seams as enrollment jumps dramatically
KELOWNA – With about 600 more students this year, the Central Okanagan School District is…
Kootenay teacher who disagreed with cross dressing students suspended, reprimanded
Lots of people want to help and support various causes, but how best to do…
Armstrong, Silver Creek schools saved from closure
NORTH OKANAGAN – School closures in the Armstrong and Salmon Arm areas are officially off…
No reason to close schools in Armstrong, Silver Creek, report says
SALMON ARM – Possible school closures in the North Okanagan and Shuswap may be off…
How high schools in the Interior are doing their part to combat the fentanyl crisis
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The fentanyl crisis has taken its toll on B.C. and deaths from fentanyl…
Vernon schools to get plumbing upgrades after high lead levels discovered
VERNON – Funding is coming down the pipes in the Vernon School District. A number…
Locals, and non-locals, line up for Vernon’s French Immersion program
"THEY TAKE 88 KIDS IN KINDERGARTEN. IF YOU'RE NOT IN THAT 88 THEN YOU'RE OUT…
Funding announcement provides temporary relief for Vernon School District
VERNON – Funding announcements from the provincial government for local school districts are welcome news,…
HELSTON: Frustrated with school cuts and closures? Here’s who you should talk to
While school trustees across the Okanagan have been bearing the brunt of the blame for…
North Okanagan-Shuswap trustees look at downsizing school board
NORTH OKANAGAN – Board of education officials in the North Okanagan-Shuswap are turning the subject…