Education

School buses stay parked today as rotating teachers’ strike reaches Kamloops-Thompson

May 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — If your kids are waiting at the bus stop this morning (Wednesday), they’ll be out of luck. Buses in School District 73 aren’t running, due to the rotating strike [Continue]

Stuart Wood decision expected in June but staff says closure option is still the best

May 26, 2014 // 0 Comments

By MIKE YOUDS Maintaining Stuart Wood elementary as a heritage school without extensive renovations is not a viable option, school trustees were told at their regular meeting [Continue]

Four options in front of board of trustees tonight on fate of Stuart Wood elementary

May 26, 2014 // 0 Comments

Decision expected before end of current school year NEWS/ SCHOOLS — The future of Stuart Wood elementary school probably won’t be decided tonight but it should be [Continue]

Solve dispute at bargaining table, not on picket line, Fassbender says as strikes begin

May 26, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ SCHOOLS — As teachers hit the picket lines on the first day of provincewide rotating strikes, Education Minister Peter Fassbender called on the B.C. Teachers [Continue]

Track meets cancelled; local schools brace for strike by teachers coming on Wednesday

May 26, 2014 // 2 Comments

NEWS/SCHOOLS — A lack of supervisory staff for recess and noon hours today (Monday) and Tuesday means Kamloops elementary school athletes won’t be competing on those [Continue]

Lloyd George in search of new principal

May 25, 2014 // 2 Comments

NEWS/ SCHOOLS — Lloyd George elementary principal Rob Schoen is the school district’s new assistant superintendent for human resources. And that means the search is on [Continue]