Tag Archives: Education
ROTHENBURGER: You and I know less about Canada than we think
I CONSIDER MYSELF a good Canadian but, apparently, I'm not as good as I thought.The annual Historica.ca extreme trivia quiz is out. I barely passed it.Then I thought I'd try the real one, the one you ...
Jun 28, 2019 Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger
School's out for Kamloops-Thompson students
KAMLOOPS - With their last classes finishing today, elementary students in School District 73 have started to enjoy their summer vacation. For many, the next year means a new classroom, and for Grade ...
Jun 27, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Kamloops daycare on the verge of developing new space
KAMLOOPS - A daycare in Kamloops is getting a major boost in its effort to find a new location, and add more children to its centre.The Children's Circle Daycare Society is currently housed across fro...
Jun 22, 2019 Image Credit: Children's Circle Daycare Society (Rendering from BlueGreen Architecture Inc.)
Indigenous Peoples Day marked by maiden voyage for Brock student-carved canoe
KAMLOOPS - Over the 2018/2019 school year, students at Brock Middle School have been chipping away at a log - eventually carving out a canoe. The course facilitating the dug-out canoe carving gives st...
Jun 21, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Dylana Milobar
Peter Collins Memorial Concert takes place June 21 at Kamloops United Church
KAMLOOPS - On Friday evening, the Kamloops Symphony Music School is hosting an amazing fundraising concert at Kamloops United Church.The Student Showcase Concert is a fundraiser for the Peter Collins ...
Jun 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Hundreds enjoy the sunshine at 15th annual Teddy Bear Mother Goose Picnic
KAMLOOPS - More than 1,000 parents and children enjoyed a couple of hours in Riverside Park this morning during the 15th annual Teddy Bear Mother Goose Picnic. The event is a wrap-up celebration to th...
Jun 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
B.C Government announces $2.7M boost for Indigenous education training
MERRITT, B.C. - The B.C. Government has announced its next phase of incorporating Indigenous knowledge into the education system. Speaking in Merritt, B.C.'s advanced education minister laid out her m...
Jun 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Museum explores area's history through Geographical Survey photographs
KAMLOOPS - In 1871, Kamloops was just a pit stop on fur trading routes, a small fort at the confluence of two rivers. It wasn't yet a guarantee that 12 years later, it would become a stop on the Canad...
Jun 11, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Chase Secondary students contribute Secwepemc language and culture to province's first Story Trail
CHASE, B.C. - When the former Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park returned to its traditional Secwepemc name, Tstswecw, the BC Parks Foundation wanted to bring language into the park. The foundation e...
Jun 07, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly
Funding boost for Kamloops and Nicola Valley trades students
KAMLOOPS - Trades students in Kamloops and the Nicola Valley have received a funding boost to equip them with industry-standard equipment.In a news release, the provincial government says trades stude...
Jun 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
