News Items tag as: School District 53 closures

Province comes up with plan to save South Okanagan schools from closure
June 15, 2016 - 1:45 PM

PENTICTON - Just when it appeared all hope was lost, the province has announced new measures to help keep rural schools open in B.C.
Provincial funds not enough to change Okanagan Similkameen School District closure scenario
June 01, 2016 - 5:00 PM

OSOYOOS - An announcement of little more than $118,000 falls short of being able to keep Osoyoos Secondary School open.
School board decides to close Osoyoos Secondary School
April 07, 2016 - 8:58 AM

RCMP ESCORT SCHOOL TRUSTEES FROM MEETING
Town of Osoyoos unites in protest over possible school closure
March 29, 2016 - 2:30 PM

OSOYOOS - The community came together today to protest against the possible closure of Osoyoos Secondary School, with business owners, residents and students making their feelings known to the School District 53 board of trustees.
Large turnout for school closure meeting in Osoyoos
March 10, 2016 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - A big turnout for a community meeting this week about the proposed school closures in Osoyoos.
Osoyoos residents rally to keep schools from closing
February 11, 2016 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - The problems of declining enrolment, excess capacity and reduced funding were shared with residents of Osoyoos during a public consultation about possible school closures in Osoyoos earlier this week.
Osoyoos next community faced with prospect of school closures
January 15, 2016 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - It’s the Okanagan Similkameen school district's turn to face the prospect of school closures due to declining enrolments.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: School District 53 closures

Province comes up with plan to save South Okanagan schools from closure

Provincial funds not enough to change Okanagan Similkameen School District closure scenario

School board decides to close Osoyoos Secondary School

Town of Osoyoos unites in protest over possible school closure

Large turnout for school closure meeting in Osoyoos

Osoyoos residents rally to keep schools from closing

Osoyoos next community faced with prospect of school closures

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