special needs

Kelowna child development centre fighting closure by provincial government
Kelowna’s Starbright Children’s Development Centre has been helping preschool children with special needs for 57…

Okanagan children ‘aging out’ before getting help with developmental delays
OKANAGAN – Kamloops mother Teresa Martin knew she had a problem when her son turned…
Province denies responsibility in North Okanagan-Shuswap school lawsuit
NORTH OKANAGAN – The provincial government is denying responsibility after the mother of a North…

Salmon Arm mom pulls son from school after learning he was placed in locked room
SALMON ARM - A Salmon Arm mother is still in shock after finding out her seven-year-old son was being locked in a room at school as part of a behaviour management plan she knew nothing about. Jackie Graham found out about the practice when the principal of South Broadview Elementary School in Salmon Arm called...

Help find this stolen tricycle
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday afternoon a custom tricycle used by a girl with special needs was stolen from a home on Renfrew Avenue. The blue and silver trike was made for the teenage girl and has the word ‘Mission’ on the frame while the pedals have straps on them. The seat is large with a back...