Tag Archives: Education
SD73 considering parent suggestions for new catchment boundaries; final changes expected in May 2025
KAMLOOPS - With the new Snne Elementary School under construction and pressure mounting at schools in the southwest sector of the city, the Kamloops Thompson School District (SD73) is looking at chang...
Dec 13, 2024
School District 73 says budget reduction plan is on track; eyeing January funding allocations
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District has been monitoring its budget closely this school year after an accounting error resulted in a $2.2 million deficit. And the district says it is on tr...
Dec 11, 2024
SD73 seeking feedback on catchment area changes connected to new school in Pineview Valley
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is seeking feedback on a series proposed catchment changes connected to the new $65-million Snne Elementary School in Pineview Valley. SD73 Director of...
Dec 09, 2024
TRUSU awaiting details on potential impacts to students as TRU grapples with nearly 10 per cent drop in revenue
KAMLOOPS - As the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Board of Governors begins to debate how it will cut its 2025 budget by eight per cent or $21 million, the student body is looking for clarity about w...
Nov 29, 2024
Kamloops United Church preschool operations not returning after fire restoration work
KAMLOOPS - One of the oldest preschools in the province, run out of the Kamloops United Church building, is set to close. Administrators and the board of the preschool say the move was unexpected, whi...
Oct 30, 2024
City of Kamloops says move to nix deal with child care operator unrelated to Ralph Bell inspection infractions
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says its recent decision to pull out of an operating agreement for a new downtown day care was unrelated to issues with that same childcare company at a separate facili...
Sep 11, 2024
Westmount Elementary students taking waste diversion into their own hands
KAMLOOPS - After a few weeks of collecting, sorting and washing compost and recycling bins, Grade 6 students at Westmount Elementary have become experts at picking out what goes where. "My mum will be...
Jun 24, 2024
St. Ann's Academy students raise more than $6,000 for local charities
KAMLOOPS - Thousands of dollars donated and thousands of hours volunteering. Students at St. Ann's Academy learned just how far their efforts went at a year-end assembly this week. "I expected it was ...
Jun 20, 2024
Construction underway for 453-seat Sníne Elementary School in Pineview Valley
KAMLOOPS - Shovels are in the ground for a new school in the Pineview Valley area of Kamloops. Snne (pronounced "sneena") Elementary School will be a two-storey building with capacity for 453 students...
Jun 03, 2024
Student superheroes, everyday heroes walk for Duchenne awareness and inclusivity
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of superheroes took to the streets of downtown Kamloops Thursday morning (May 23). School District 73 students at Lloyd George Elementary took part in their annual Superhero Walk, ...
May 23, 2024
