News Items tag as: Okanagan Similkameen School Board

Osoyoos school trustee candidate loses court battle against school district
January 05, 2017 - 3:07 PM

PENTICTON - A Kelowna judge has denied an application from a losing candidate in a Okanagan Similkameen school board byelection last year to have the results overturned.
Okanagan Similkameen School District trustees comment on 'back of the napkin' school funding from province
July 08, 2016 - 9:00 PM

OLIVER - The province’s recently announced Rural Education Enhancement Fund has saved Osoyoos Secondary School from closure for the next two years, but Okanagan Similkameen School District Board trustees echo sentiments similar to those expressed by their Penticton counterparts as they assess a future still uncertain for the district’s education system.
Okanagan Similkameen school board to apply for rural school funds
June 27, 2016 - 5:00 PM

PENTICTON - Osoyoos Secondary School will stay open if recently announced funding is approved for the school.
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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

Osoyoos school trustee candidate loses court battle against school district