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Most B.C. schools were COVID-safe places this fall: Dr. Bonnie Henry
Although there were 526 COVID-19 exposures in B.C.’s schools this fall, that actually only affected…
37K parents sign petition asking B.C to delay return to school
Thousands of B.C. parents are calling on the provincial government to extend the winter holiday…
West Kelowna girl followed by stranger in van while walking home from school
West Kelowna RCMP are investigating after a 12-year-old girl was followed by a stranger in…
23 COVID-19 exposures reported in Thompson, Okanagan and Shuswap schools
Thompson-Nicola Okanagan and Shuswap regions continue to see COVID-19 exposures in schools. Yesterday, Jan. 23,…
200 students at Kamloops high school self isolating due to COVID-19 exposures
Interior Health remains reluctant to declare the Sa-Hali Secondary School exposure events an outbreak despite…
Thompson Okanagan schools see decline in potential COVID-19 exposures
Thompson Okanagan schools are seeing a downward trend in COVID-19 school exposures. In the last…
Vernon students think of creative ways to spread joy to seniors amid pandemic
Some Vernon Christian School students are keeping seniors in a positive mood by sending them…
West Kelowna teacher who sexually exploited student gets day parole
The West Kelowna teacher who went to prison for the sexual exploitation of a student…
Kamloops teacher raises concerns with new school mask mandate, COVID measures
A School District 73 teacher is raising concerns with the current COVID-19 regime in B.C.…
Thompson Nicola, Central Okanagan schools see uptick in COVID-19 exposures
Within the last two weeks, only two school districts in the Interior have reported potential…
iN VIDEO: Advocacy campaign started to pressure province for new Kelowna middle school
The Central Okanagan school district has started a campaign to convince the province to replace aging…
COVID-19 vaccinations for Central Okanagan teachers, staff underway
Teachers and staff in the Central Okanagan school district will begin getting COVID-19 vaccinations this…
Kelowna middle school stops bustling long enough to pull off the Mannequin Challenge
Ever wonder what it would take to make the hallways of busy school quiet enough…
Central Okanagan continues to see highest number of COVID-19 school exposures in region
Central Okanagan Public Schools continues to have the highest number of COVID-19 school exposures out…
Plans for West Kelowna high school will displace community garden and dog park
Plans to build a West Kelowna high school will put an end to a popular…