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iN VIDEO: Kamloops teachers host celebratory ‘reverse’ car parade for students
We've seen drive-throughs. We've seen social distancing car parades. Yesterday, Kamloops teachers decided to put…
Thompson Rivers University preparing for drop in international enrolment, plans for layoffs
Thompson Rivers University is poised to suffer some financial hardship with COVID-19 halting international travel…
Kamloops school district reporting big spike in online enrolment
A preliminary enrolment report from the Kamloops-Thompson School District shows a big jump in the…
New residences at Okanagan College will bring relief for students facing housing crunch
The province has gas announced new affordable student housing for Okanagan College campuses, something a…
Mamas for Mamas fundraiser honours Kelowna student killed in crash, creates Indigenous scholarship
Mamas for Mamas is rallying to support one of its own members by fundraising for…
Stranger danger reports involving Kamloops school kids prompt street proofing reminder
Two reports of suspicious occurrences involving students have been made to Kamloops RCMP since schools opened…
Petition calls on school board to make busing more available from Peachland to Kelowna
Where should the line be drawn between students who live close enough to school to…
Record number of new students arriving at UBC Okanagan
With a new school year around the corner, UBC Okanagan will soon see a record…
Expect more delays as Kelowna transit workers refuse overtime
Kelowna regional transit employees are refusing to work overtime hours as of today as the…
Students feel ‘betrayed’ by Okanagan College’s handling of data breach
It was bad enough that a cyberattack disrupted classes at Okanagan College’s campuses two weeks…
How a Kelowna international student, victim of racist attack, got health coverage
Interior Health has cancelled the medical bill for Gagandeep Singh, the victim of a race-based…
Strike action won’t impact students: TRU Faculty Association
KAMLOOPS - Faculty at Thompson Rivers University still plan to initiate job action on Thursday, but say their position will not affect students or classes. The TRU Faculty Association announced on Monday, Jan. 11 it would strike by Thursday if no negotiations were in place with the university, which it has been at the bargaining table...
Kamloops students take part in national recording project
KAMLOOPS - To commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of Canada’s flag, students from two Kamloops schools loaned their voices to a national project. The Flag of Canada hometown commemorative project is recording students across the country singing the national anthem. In Kamloops, students from both St. Ann’s Academy and Bert Edwards Elementary were recorded yesterday,...
Loss of school bus route leaves Cherryville mom in a quandary
CHERRYVILLE - A Cherryville mother is considering homeschooling her children after learning they will now have to walk over nine kilometres to get to the nearest bus stop. Kara-Lee Zeolkowski got a letter from School District 22 in June saying the bus stop outside the family’s home on Sugar Lake Road has been eliminated. The...
Precautions taken after confirmed Norovirus case at Vernon school
VERNON - The Vernon School District is taking precautions after a child was diagnosed with Norovirus earleir this week. Superintendent of School District 22 Joe Rogers says a single case of the virus was confirmed Wednesday, May 13, at Ellison Elementary School, prompting a precautionary response. “When we have a potential outbreak, once we have...