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Right wing Vernon school trustee candidate issued no-trespass order is now suing
A former Vernon school trustee candidate who was issued a no-trespass order by the school…
Penticton and area schools targeted in cyberattack
Penticton's school district is experiencing a district-wide network outage after having been targeted by a…
Province trims number of school trustees in North Okanagan-Shuswap by four positions
VERNON – The number of trustees in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District has officially been…
The reasons for the huge WorkSafe B.C. fine against Vernon School District
VERNON – WorkSafe B.C. is defending its decision to impose a hefty penalty against the…
Vernon School District hit with huge fine for breaking asbestos rules
VERNON – A fine of more than $628,000 has been leveled against the Vernon School…
Advice on how to handle questions from children about the Abbotsford school stabbing
LETTER TO PARENTS FROM KELOWNA SCHOOL DISTRICT KELOWNA – After two students were stabbed, one…
After $75 K fine, Vernon School District broke asbestos rules again
VERNON – Another investigation by WorkSafe B.C. found the Vernon School District in violation of…
Vernon School District fined for putting workers’ health and safety at risk
VERNON – The Vernon School District has been slapped with a hefty fine for not…
North Okanagan-Shuswap trustee says fired school board was given ‘impossible task’
NORTH OKANAGAN – Trustees in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District are speaking out after getting…
Do you know the difference between color and colour? What about your kids?
VERNON - Raise your hand if you pronounce the last letter of the alphabet ‘zed’ instead of ‘zee.’ What about colour versus color — do you spell it the first way or the second? Do you refer to the road less travelled, with two l’s or the road less traveled with one? Do you recognize...
Districts planning for back to school
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As teachers make their decision today whether to ratify a contract agreement with the province, school boards are busy making plans in the hopes that students will be back in school next week. Several districts have already reached out to parents to let them know the plan for next week and most are...