Education

School trustees will try to clear the air around e-cigarette issue: new policy would ban them

April 28, 2014 // 1 Comment

NEWS/ SCHOOLS — School trustees will try to clear the air around so-called e-cigarettes at a meeting May 12. A notice of motion will be filed at tonight’s regular [Continue]

Early job action largely unseen, district says

April 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

By MIKE YOUDS While the first week of teachers’ job action may seem to have had little visible impact on local schools, district administrators are worried about the [Continue]

Funding to help early childhood educators

April 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

MERRITT – A provincial government grant of $513,000 will help increase the number of early childhood educators in B.C. The funding, announced today, will go to the [Continue]

TRU alumni sign up for Yukon Quest race

April 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

Two TRU Adventure Studies alumni have signed up for one of the world’s toughest endurance races, the 715-kilometre Yukon Quest. Sharman Learie and Matt Kellow will race a [Continue]

Teachers set to start job action Wednesday; here’s a rundown on what it’s all about

April 22, 2014 // 0 Comments

Kamloops teachers will join others across the province tomorrow in limited job action to press their case with the province and with the B.C. Public School Employers [Continue]

TRU branding more than slogans and logos as committee prepares for a year-long process

April 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

By MIKE YOUDS Developing an institutional branding for TRU is expected to take a year or more as the committee appointed to the task gathers input from people on and off [Continue]