Tag Archives: Education
Extended Christmas break for B.C. students due to rapid spread of Omicron variant
NANAIMO - B.C. students will be away from classrooms longer than planned as officials grapple with rising Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 cases.Education minister Jennifer Whiteside said in a news conference...
Dec 29, 2021
Four Kamloops secondary schools compete in a friendly food drive that benefits the food bank
KAMLOOPS - During the holidays, some less privileged folks might not have the resources to choose between luxury items like Christmas gifts and regular expenses like food or rent. This year, students ...
Dec 16, 2021
Local youth fiddlers once again take top spot in CBC's Music Class Challenge
NANAIMO - A local fiddling group of talented youth won top prize for the second straight year in a nationwide musical competition.Nanaimo-based Cross Canada Fiddle's Fiddelium topped the community/ind...
Dec 16, 2021
Funding secured to sprout school based urban food farm in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A large under-used patch of grass at Nanaimo's old Woodlands Secondary School site is poised to shift to a flourishing food garden by next spring.Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools landed a $1...
Dec 12, 2021
VIDEO: 'We're just thrilled:' iconic Christmas lights tradition returns to mid-Island
QUALICUM BEACH - Following an unusually dark and quiet 2020 winter season at Milner Gardens, crowds are returning for the popular holiday spectacle.An ever-growing display of more than 100,000 Christm...
Dec 03, 2021
Merritt Central Elementary and Merritt Secondary sustain damage due to flooding
MERRITT, B.C. - School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen is navigating the final weeks of the year without access to several of their schools and facilities in Merritt.In a letter home to families on Sun...
Nov 29, 2021
Kamloops School of the Arts students earn top ten berth in provincial student film festival
KAMLOOPS - A group of students from Kamloops School of the Arts (KSA) has made it to the top 10 in a provincial film competition. School District 73 says the media arts students from KSA are among the...
Nov 26, 2021
High school football, soccer team given travel ban exemption for provincials from SD68
NANAIMO - Emotions switched from outrage to elation for those involved with John Barsby Community School's football programs.The junior and senior varsity AA football teams were informed this week the...
Nov 24, 2021
Peer mentoring program offered out of TRU for early childhood educators receives $1.4 million boost
KAMLOOPS - What was once a pilot project operating out of Thompson Rivers University is now an expansive peer mentorship program for early childhood educators. The university announced Monday (Nov. 22...
Nov 22, 2021
Heather Grieve acclaimed as Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education chair
KAMLOOPS - Heather Grieve and Meghan Wade were acclaimed as chair and vice-chair respectively of the Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education during the mid-term Inaugural board meeting held Monday (Nov. ...
Nov 09, 2021
