Tag Archives: Education
School District 73 approves Juniper Ridge catchment changes, two-week spring break for 2022
KAMLOOPS - Monday night (July 5), the Kamloops-Thompson School District Board of Education moved to adjust catchment areas for future students attending the Juniper Ridge, Marion Schilling and Ralph B...
Jul 06, 2021
B.C. unveils guidelines for fall return to campus
VICTORIA - Students, faculty and staff at B.C.'s colleges and universities - including Thompson Rivers University (TRU) - are supported to come back together for in-person learning this fall.The Retur...
Jul 05, 2021
After a challenging year, school is out for students across SD73
KAMLOOPS - All across School District 73, staff and students celebrated the final day of the 2020-2021 school year. This past year has been one like no other, as we've faced down the global COVID-19 p...
Jun 29, 2021
International students navigate numerous barriers as they look to begin fall classes
VANCOUVER - A prospective student from Pakistan who will be enrolling in Vancouver's Simon Fraser University says she's "freaking out step-by-step" as she navigates hurdles to get her education, made ...
Jun 27, 2021
Departure Bay students explore and mark Linley Valley trails
NANAIMO - The criss-crossing trails of the Linley Valley are now much less confusing and intimidating for a young Nanaimo class.Grade 7 students from the Departure Bay Elementary Eco-School on Tuesday...
Jun 27, 2021
TRU Law in hot water after over-offering seats to prospective students
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, several posts on social media claimed that Thompson Rivers University Law School had rescinded acceptance to 42 students who had previously been offered places within the ...
Jun 21, 2021
Orange hearts decorate VIU campus on National Indigenous Peoples Day
NANAIMO - A renowned First Nations Elder addressed VIU students more than 50 years after having a life-changing moment at Nanaimo's old Malaspina College campus.Barney Williams, 81,spoke at a National...
Jun 21, 2021
School District 73 looks toward 'near-normal' return in September without cohorts
KAMLOOPS - Ahead of September's return to school, the provincial government announced Thursday (June 17) that $43.6 million will be earmarked for health and safety measures and student supports. And s...
Jun 17, 2021
Cohorts disbanding for September return to normal in BC classrooms
NANAIMO - With a pandemic-affected school year coming to an end, public health and the education system has turned its attention to what's to come.Provincial education minister Jennifer Whiteside anno...
Jun 17, 2021
Dover Bay Secondary students raise $13k for cancer research
NANAIMO - Students at one of the region's biggest schools have smashed their own expectations to support cancer research.Led by the school's 15 member student council, students at Dover Bay Secondary ...
Jun 15, 2021
