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News Items tag as: Teacher strike 2014

  • Be leery of this email targeting education support payments

    October 29, 2014 - 11:31 AM

    THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Parents looking to get the $40-per-day temporary education support payment promised by the government during the B.C. teachers’ strike are advised to be aware of a fraudulent email which includes a link to a false Canada Revenue Agency website.

  • Teachers upset over missing day of pay

    October 17, 2014 - 1:34 PM

    KAMLOOPS - Kamloops teachers are among the minority in the province not getting paid for the day they spent preparing their classrooms for the first day of school.

  • What Monday will look like for back to school

    September 20, 2014 - 2:37 PM

    THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Schools across the province are  set to reopen to students Monday now that the provincial government and teachers have successfully negotiated a new contract.

  • The agreement that got teachers back to school

    September 19, 2014 - 4:32 PM

    THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Teachers agreed to a new contract with the government after more than 18 months of negotiations and while not all the details have been released a picture of the deal is starting to emerge. 

  • Teachers vote yes, school back in session next week

    September 18, 2014 - 9:41 PM

    THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The teachers vote is in and school will be back in session next week.

  • Districts planning for back to school

    September 18, 2014 - 11:28 AM

    THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As teachers make their decision today whether to ratify a contract agreement with the province, school boards are busy making plans in the hopes that students will be back in school next week.

  • UPDATE: Historic 6-year term, more teachers part of new agreement

    September 16, 2014 - 1:00 PM

    THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A tentative deal has been reached between teachers and the province and that means students could be back in school as early as Monday.

  • Teacher strike 2014: The timeline

    September 12, 2014 - 4:26 PM

    THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A lot has happened since negotiations began on the latest contract for B.C. teachers and it’s easy to lose track of how we got to where we are today.

  • Fassbender: ‘It’s driving me crazy’

    September 08, 2014 - 4:46 PM

    THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Education Minister kicked off a press conference Monday afternoon with not one, but two movie references (Groundhog Day and Back to the Future if you were wondering), following them with a counter proposal to the teachers’ union second request to enter binding arbitration.

  • UPDATE: General strike in support of teachers put on hold

    September 08, 2014 - 1:09 PM

    THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Plans to call for a general strike beginning Wednesday have been put on hold while B.C. residents wait for the results of a teachers' union vote on suspending the strike and whether the government will agree to binding arbitration.
  • 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

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