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School bus fees double but service still heavily subsidized

KELOWNA - Those big yellow school buses will be back on the road next week, ferrying some 5,500 students to classes in the Central Okanagan school district. Each one of those kids will be paying $200 to get to and from school, double what it cost last year, as the school board found ways to...

School board searching for $1.5 million in budget cuts

KELOWNA - Some late additions to the Central Okanagan school district’s 2015 budget has pushed the anticipated shortfall to $1.5 million on a budget of $220 million. “The superintendent wanted to add two programs he thought were worth supporting,” says secretary-treasurer Larry Paul, who pegged the cost of the programs at $133,000. “He’s looking to...

School bus users could bear the brunt as Central Okanagan school trustees balance budget

KELOWNA - Central Okanagan school board trustees got their first look at recommendations on how to cut $1.3-million from next year’s $117-million budget last night. Chief amongst the recommendations from district staff is the doubling of the $100 annual fee for kids who use the school board’s bus system, an increase that will raise $400,000,...

Central Okanagan school district to find out its share of provincial budget pain

KELOWNA - Central Okanagan school board officials are meeting tomorrow with the Ministry of Education to learn what its share of $29 million provincial budget cuts will be and where they might hit. Secretary treasurer Larry Paul is expecting a budget cut of aproximately $1.1 million, based on similar reductions in the last few years,...