News Items tag as: back to school

'Sparking joy': Kelowna students making music thanks to charity's grant
September 07, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Music is an experience that brings people of all walks of life together in union to explore belonging, inclusivity and community.
Two cases of COVID-19 in B.C. schools prompts union complaint system isn't working
September 15, 2020 - 2:46 PM

Two possible COVID-19 exposures were reported at two Metro Vancouver secondary schools within the first few days of classes resuming, prompting the teachers' union to take to social media to say the return-to-school plan isn’t working.
Drivers challenged to identify the real 'Const. Warren Ning' in Kelowna
September 14, 2020 - 10:09 AM

Modelled after a real person, the RCMP’s Const. Warren Ning cardboard cutout has returned to patrol school zones for speeders after some misadventures last year.
Schools in B.C. set to re-open despite rising COVID-19 caseload
September 08, 2020 - 4:45 PM

Schools will open as scheduled, despite B.C.’s COVID-19 caseload growing enough for the province’s top doctor to start clamping down on public gatherings.
Whether you are sending your child back to school or not, go enrol
August 26, 2020 - 2:40 PM

B.C. schools are gearing up for full-time in-class learning but parents may not be ready, the Minister of Education acknowledged today while laying out the plans for the return to school.
B.C. Children's Hospital has a few more things to add to your back-to-school shopping list
August 25, 2020 - 11:30 AM

This school year is going to look much different than others, and while parents are grappling with how to get their children ready for learning in the shadow of a pandemic, the B.C. Children’s Hospital is offering some tips on keeping them safe.
Expect to see more outdoor time, as B.C. schools embrace wider spaces fewer faces approach
August 25, 2020 - 7:00 AM

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to how classes will resume once school bells ring again in September.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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iN VIDEO: Kamloops baker gives crash course on making the perfect macaron
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Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi
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iN MAPS: The best festive holiday lights to view in Penticton
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News Items tag as: back to school

'Sparking joy': Kelowna students making music thanks to charity's grant

Two cases of COVID-19 in B.C. schools prompts union complaint system isn't working

Drivers challenged to identify the real 'Const. Warren Ning' in Kelowna

Schools in B.C. set to re-open despite rising COVID-19 caseload

Whether you are sending your child back to school or not, go enrol

B.C. Children's Hospital has a few more things to add to your back-to-school shopping list

Expect to see more outdoor time, as B.C. schools embrace wider spaces fewer faces approach

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