Tag Archives: Education
Financial fallout from pandemic threatens jobs at TRU
KAMLOOPS - The president of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) says the institution is facing the possibility of issuing layoffs as it attempts to deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.In a l...
May 13, 2020
School District 73 lays out its Continuity of Education Plan
KAMLOOPS - In-person classes are cancelled, but teachers will continue to educate their students in the Kamloops-Thompson School District. School district officials have been hammering out a plan to a...
Mar 19, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
SD73 working on alternative education plan for students and teachers during closures
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson School District officials are working on an education plan for students in the area, after the province announced all schools would be shut down during the COVID-19 pandem...
Mar 18, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Thompson Rivers University moves classes online as a COVID-19 precaution
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University announced Sunday afternoon that the institution plans to temporarily suspend in-person classes and begin transitioning to "alternate formats" to keep students saf...
Mar 15, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Spring break business as usual for many camps in Kamloops, but organizers are exercising extra caution
KAMLOOPS - Next week is spring break for over 14,000 students all across School District 73. However, with the threat of COVID-19 causing event cancellations and travel restrictions across the globe t...
Mar 13, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Sun Peaks community pleased with SD73's decision to increase access to education
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - On Monday at the School District 73 Board of Education meeting, the community of Sun Peaks got some good news. As of next school year, the district will bring Grades 8 and 9 in the m...
Mar 12, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
New grants combination bringing major tuition savings for eligible NVIT students
MERRITT - Post-secondary students in the Merritt area who are eligible for newly announced grants and bursaries could save big time on their tuition costs this fall.Students at the Nicola Valley Insti...
Mar 11, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops students shown grim consequences of impaired driving
KAMLOOPS - It was a sobering Monday for Grade 10 to 12 students in Kamloops, as they were shown a glimpse of the real-world consequences from poor decision making. Classes from South Kamloops Secondar...
Mar 09, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Students trying trades, and testing skills at Thompson Rivers University
KAMLOOPS - Organized chaos could be heard throughout the TRU Trades building on Friday. The university was flooded with several hundred students trying out trades, and putting skills to the test in a ...
Mar 06, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
School District 73 ups hygiene practices, while keeping tabs on COVID-19 development
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 is keeping a close eye on how the COVID-19 situation is developing, and has plans in place in case the virus spreads further. At this time, Assistant Superintendent of El...
Mar 04, 2020 (File photo - Image Credit: CFJC Today)
