Tag Archives: Education
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
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
