News Items tag as: Okanagan Skaha School District 2016

Okanagan Skaha school board chair responds to Summerland proposal
September 19, 2016 - 4:34 PM

PENTICTON - A new concept for school administration put forward by the District of Summerland recently has raised some concerns.
Summerland council see substantial savings in operating its own school board
September 14, 2016 - 9:54 AM

SUMMERLAND - The District of Summerland is hoping their new concept for school administration will be a pilot project for small municipalities across the province.
Okanagan Skaha school district announces childcare funding, new inclusiveness policy
September 13, 2016 - 5:30 PM

PENTICTON - The YMCA in Penticton is getting a $500,000 grant provincial government to create childcare spaces at Queen's Park Elementary.
No decisions yet on school closures in South Okanagan following government funding announcement
June 17, 2016 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - Okanagan Skaha school board has responded to the announcement by the province of new funding designed to help the district keep one, and possibly two, schools slated for closure open, with cautious optimism.
Funding inadequate to keep schools open in Okanagan Skaha School District
May 31, 2016 - 5:00 PM

PENTICTON - Okanagan Skaha School District Superintendent Wendy Hyer says today’s funding announcement by the province will not be enough to save any schools in District 67 from closure.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Okanagan Skaha school board chair responds to Summerland proposal