News Items tag as: Central Okanagan school district 2022

Anti-vaxxer, anti-SOGI trustees dominate Central Okanagan school board
November 10, 2022 - 4:30 PM

At the height of the COVID-19 vaccine debate the RCMP had to step in to get an anti-vaxxer to stop haranguing Central Okanagan school board chair Moyra Baxter.
Kelowna’s Dr. Knox Middle School moving ahead with major expansion
November 04, 2022 - 11:11 AM

A $23.3 million addition to the Dr. Knox Middle School in Kelowna will create 12 new classrooms with room for 300 students.
Kelowna school trustees lash out at 'dangerous disinformation' on sexual orientation material
October 04, 2022 - 8:25 AM

Five of seven Central Okanagan school trustees have reacted strongly to a news release from Action4Canada accusing the school district of criminal activity for “sexually grooming children.”
School bus driver caught speeding in Kelowna school zone
September 07, 2022 - 2:48 PM

The driver of a school bus with children onboard was caught going over the speed limit in a Kelowna school zone this week.
UPDATED: Lake Country high school fire deemed accidental
August 18, 2022 - 9:46 AM

A fire has damaged the roof and a couple of rooms at George Elliot Secondary in Lake Country.
Ron Rubadeau, former Kelowna schools superintendent, set a world record, played bass and 'lamented numbskulls'
August 14, 2022 - 3:25 PM

The deaths of prominent distinguished citizens are always marked by accolades about their accomplishments for things like politics, business or the arts.
Massed school band concert in Kelowna to raise money for Ukraine
June 24, 2022 - 9:27 AM

More than 450 music students from six middle school and five secondary schools will form a massed band to preform a fundraising concert for Ukraine on Sunday.
Kids in Kelowna ready to do battle with LEGO robots
June 07, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Custom-built LEGO robots will do battle as the popular SumoBot event returns to Kelowna this week.
'Quiet Friday': Low attendance at West Kelowna high school due to shooting threat
May 13, 2022 - 12:00 PM

Many high school students in West Kelowna have opted to stay home today following a threat to "shoot up" the school.
Central Okanagan schools hit by severe bus driver shortage
May 02, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Central Okanagan Public Schools is experiencing a severe bus driver shortage resulting in frequent school bus route cancellations.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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