News Items tag as: Central Okanagan school district 2024

Christian group handing out pamphlets near Kelowna high school
December 18, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Members of a Christian group were outside Rutland Senior Secondary School in Kelowna handing out bibles and pamphlets during students’ lunch hour today.
Central Okanagan school district breaks ground on $124M high school, more schools still needed
December 06, 2024 - 7:00 PM

The Central Okanagan School District is over capacity, but $162 million from the province is helping meet the need for more classrooms.
BC spending $10.5M for portables at West Kelowna elementary school
May 27, 2024 - 2:08 PM

The provincial government is spending $10.5 million for an addition at a West Kelowna elementary school that will include seven new “prefabricated” classrooms.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
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Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
Celery is crunchy, delicious and a main staple in kitchens all over the world, but it’s particularly difficult for Thompson-Okanagan residents to source locally. In response to President Donald Trump’s trade tariff threats, Vern

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

Christian group handing out pamphlets near Kelowna high school