News Items tag as: Vernon School District

$11.5M in funding secured for new child care centre in Lumby
July 22, 2024 - 5:00 PM

The provincial government is spending $11.5 million to create more than 100 child care spaces at a North Okanagan elementary school.
Vernon RCMP lock down high school for nearby incident
June 21, 2024 - 3:29 PM

A police incident in Coldstream forced RCMP to lock down the local high school this afternoon.
Vernon school board, union named in lawsuit by former janitor
May 08, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A former janitor with the Vernon Board of Education and a frequent thorn in the side of board members, is now suing after he was fired.
Vernon school board has no plans to reopen meetings anytime soon
January 31, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Abbotsford school board meetings are open the public again after being moved online in response to hundreds of anti-SOGI protesters.
Vernon not alone in banning public from school board meetings
January 29, 2024 - 7:30 AM

The Vernon school district's recent decision to only allow the public access to its school board meetings over Zoom mirrors an action taken by the Abbotsford school district last fall.
Public barred from Vernon school board meetings after protest
January 23, 2024 - 1:15 PM

The Vernon school board is closing meetings to the public indefinitely after dealing with abuse from anti-SOGI protesters.
Vernon school district steers anti-SOGI campaigners to BC government
January 22, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A flood of letters opposing the provincial Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity position should go to the province not the school board, according to School District 22 superintendent Christine Perkins.
iN VIDEO: Vernon school board meeting disrupted and shut down by protesters
December 21, 2023 - 8:05 AM

A video posted on YouTube five days ago by a group calling itself Big Tree View shows what appears to be members of the Vernon School District Board walking out and shutting down their meeting as a woman reads a lengthy diatribe of accusations.
Two suspects arrested for bringing fake gun near Vernon-area high school
November 08, 2023 - 3:28 PM

Two suspects have been arrested for carrying a fake gun near a Vernon-area high school yesterday morning.
UPDATE: Possible weapon prompts hold and secure at Vernon high school
November 07, 2023 - 12:56 PM

Kalamalka Secondary School was placed under a hold and secure by Vernon RCMP for several hours today following a report of a possible weapon.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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