Tag Archives: Education
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
BCLC celebrates inclusion with Progress flag raising at company HQ in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Across North America, it's Pride Month. First celebrated in June 1970, one year after the Stonewall Uprising in New York City, Pride is about promoting self-affirmation, dignity, equality a...
Jun 10, 2021
New classrooms coming to Dover Bay secondary expected to ease capacity crunch
NANAIMO - The addition of four new classrooms to a local high school is hoped to have a positive impact with a shortage of spaces.The province announced $2.6 million in funding on Wednesday, June 9, t...
Jun 09, 2021
B.C. moves toward inclusive universal child care
VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced new legislation aimed at advancing universal child care and increasing wage stability for early childhood educators (ECEs).The introduction of the ea...
Jun 08, 2021
New partnership aims to make university more accessible for future nurses
KAMLOOPS - Post-secondary education is an expensive endeavour. On Monday (June 7), the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) School of Nursing announced a partnership with a local organization that will he...
Jun 07, 2021
NDSS in hold-and-secure after reports of youth who may have a weapon
NANAIMO - The largest school in Nanaimo is under a hold-and-secure due to reports of a youth with a weapon. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the order was put in place after students reported a you...
Jun 04, 2021
Kamloops citizens encouraged to Go By Bike this week
KAMLOOPS - This week is Go By Bike Week across BC. The not-for-profit event encourages British Columbians to ditch their daily drives and hop on a bicycle instead, to help promote health and wellness,...
May 31, 2021
SD68 says students understand the need to 'take action to make a difference'
NANAIMO - Flags are at half-mast at SD68 schools and teachers are wearing their orange shirts to honour an estimated 215 remains of Indigenous children found at a former residential school site in Kam...
May 31, 2021
NorKam Secondary added to IH's COVID-19 exposure list
KAMLOOPS - There are four active potential COVID-19 exposure events in SD73.NorKam Secondary had a potential exposure on May 25 and 26. It joined Sa-Hali Secondary (May 17 to 19), Beattie Elementary (...
May 31, 2021
Nanaimo daycare earns provincial award for forward-thinking ideals
NANAIMO - A team effort to provide the best learning experience for kids up to the age of five has led to a provincial honour. Keely Freeman, founder of the Nanaimo Innovation Academy, earned the Emer...
May 27, 2021
