Tag Archives: Education
After years of sparse enrollment, Westwold School reaches 20 students
WESTWOLD, B.C. - Just a few short years ago, the doors of Westwold School were closed, with no students. It's taken time to build back the student body, but now the rural school outside of Kamloops is...
Mar 17, 2022
Katherine McParland Bursary created for young adults who have experienced housing instability
KAMLOOPS - A bursary has been set up in honour of the late founder of A Way Home Kamloops Katherine McParland.The Katherine McParland Bursary is part of BC Housing's Education Awards Program, which pr...
Mar 07, 2022
Catchment areas altered near Westmount Elementary School due to enrolment pressure
KAMLOOPS - The School District 73 (SD73) Board of Education voted Monday night (Feb. 28) to change the catchment areas of three schools to relieve enrolment pressure at Westmount Elementary School.As ...
Mar 01, 2022
Aberdeen Elementary students look to share kindness beyond Pink Shirt Day
KAMLOOPS - What began in 2007 as a show of support for a young schoolmate being bullied has now grown into an international movement to end bullying.Feb. 23 is Pink Shirt Day across Canada. Students a...
Feb 23, 2022
Faculty Association president hopes strong non-confidence mandate can open up communication at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association (TRUFA) announced the results of a non-confidence vote undertaken by its members. The results show that 81 percent of TRUFA...
Feb 18, 2022
SD73 to implement COVID-19 vaccine policy for employees
KAMLOOPS - A proof of COVID-19 vaccination policy for School District 73 (SD73) employees will be implemented by May 9, 2022. The SD73 Board of Education announced it directed Superintendent Dr. Rhond...
Feb 08, 2022
COVID-19 prevention update, proof of vaccination recommendation on Monday's school board agenda
KAMLOOPS - Since returning to in-person learning one month ago, schools in Kamloops have at times toed the threshold for absenteeism, but multi-day closures haven't been required. On January 21, the K...
Feb 07, 2022
Embrace the season for the PLAYKamloops How to Play Winter Challenge
KAMLOOPS - While February is the shortest month of any year, when the winter doldrums set in it can feel like the longest. Here in Kamloops, there's a group trying to encourage residents to get outsid...
Feb 03, 2022
Kamloops hockey club dons special orange sweaters in honour of Tk'emlups residential school confirmation
KAMLOOPS - Last May, Tk'emlups te Secwepemc announced the findings of a ground-penetrating radar search of the grounds of the former residential school. The confirmation of the possible remains of mor...
Jan 31, 2022
Chase Secondary School returns to in-person learning after one-day closure
CHASE, B.C. - Chase Secondary School will return to in-person classes tomorrow (Jan. 19) after a one-day functional closure.Though no reason was given for the closure, in a letter to parents, the scho...
Jan 18, 2022
