Tag Archives: Education
TRU creates First-Year Student Resiliency Fund in response to pandemic financial strain
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University has stepped forward to create new bursaries for first-year students dealing with financial challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.Announced today (July 28) in a ...
Jul 28, 2020
Kershaw elected as S.D 73 Board Chair, Wade to step into Vice-Chair role
KAMLOOPS - Ahead of the resumption of school in the fall, the new chair for the Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education has been chosen. At a special board meeting last night (July 27), Rhonda Kershaw wa...
Jul 28, 2020
Canada provides exception for U.S. students planning to study north of border
WASHINGTON - The federal government appears to have relaxed restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border that would have made it impossible for first-year university students from the United States to enter...
Jul 27, 2020
School District 73 making progress on capital projects
KAMLOOPS -- Construction on one capital project is well underway for SD 73, while they continue to work on plans for another.The Valleyview Secondary expansion is taking shape, as the contractor taske...
Jul 24, 2020
Following last-minute course credit issue, TRU student recommends graduation double-check
KAMLOOPS - After recently finding out she was missing some courses to graduate, a fourth-year student at Thompson Rivers University is hoping future students can avoid similar inconveniences. When Ale...
Jul 21, 2020
Kamloops SPCA reminds pet owners about the dangers of animals in hot cars
KAMLOOPS - It finally feels like summer has arrived in Kamloops. However, with the toasty weather comes a reminder from the Kamloops and District branch of the BC SPCA that a hot car isn't the place t...
Jul 20, 2020
Addiction Matters Kamloops introduces The Pledge to end the stigma surrounding drug use
KAMLOOPS - The rising numbers of deaths connected to illicit drug toxicity are concerning for many in our community who are working to help reduce the harm illicit drugs cause - including one group wo...
Jul 16, 2020
Kamloops students return to classrooms with revamped safety protocols
KAMLOOPS - It's not a typical back-to-school look for students in the Kamloops-Thompson District this week, but in-person classes have resumed for those who chose to return. At Beattie Elementary, eag...
Jun 02, 2020
Kamloops schools making preparations to welcome students back on June 1st
KAMLOOPS - Principal Blake Buemann and the teachers at South Sahali Secondary School are working hard to ensure they're ready to receive students back in building as of June 1st."We've had our custodi...
May 20, 2020
SD73 and Kamloops teachers preparing schools for voluntary, part-time return of students
KAMLOOPS - It was almost two weeks ago Premier Horgan announced that school would re-open to students voluntarily. After a week of little detail from the Province, Horgan and Education Minister Rob Fl...
May 19, 2020
