News Items tag as: Okanagan Similkameen School District

Error in Osoyoos school trustee byelection sparks call for provincial intervention
November 28, 2016 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - Questions about voters’ rights are being raised after a recent decision by the Okanagan Similkameen School District not to correct an error in the process that took place during the recent byelection for the Osoyoos school board trustee.
Weekend byelection to elect Osoyoos school trustee
November 03, 2016 - 8:00 PM

OSOYOOS - A byelection to replace a retiring school trustee in the Okanagan Similkameen School District takes place this weekend in Osoyoos.
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.
Funding not enough to keep Osoyoos Secondary open: trustee
May 31, 2016 - 3:15 PM

OSOYOOS - It’s too soon to say for certain what impact today’s provincial school funding announcement will have on school closures in the Okanagan Similkameen School District.
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THOMPSON: Trying to make sense of the senseless hate in the US
OPINION After every heinous crime in the United States - like the recent attacks on two Minnesota politicians and their spouses or Trump’s use of military force in Los Angeles to quell non-existent “riots&

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Supreme Court will hear case of Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were shaved by Louisiana prison guards
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear the appeal of a former Louisiana prison inmate whose dreadlocks were cut off by prison guards in violation of his religious beliefs. The justices will review an appellate ru

Kelowna strata management firm fined $15K for not doing any managing
A Kelowna strata management company is on the hook $15,000 after it failed to do anything for a property it was managing. According to a June 2 BC Financial Services Authority decision, property manager Robert Tomislav Zivkovic provided &qu

Error in Osoyoos school trustee byelection sparks call for provincial intervention