Tag Archives: Education
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
TRU sees high interest in Nurse Practitioner program - with good potential grads will stay local
KAMLOOPS - It's been one year since Thompson Rivers University (TRU) launched its Masters of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner program (MN-NP). The degree course has 15 seats, which were quickly filled, with...
May 09, 2024
New childcare spaces opening at SD73's Happyvale facility
KAMLOOPS - It's another dent in the growing need for childcare in Kamloops. Dozens of spaces are opening at School District 73's new Happyvale facility. Monday afternoon (April 22), the district hoste...
Apr 22, 2024
