EDITORIAL – As parents rebel, extending Christmas break makes sense
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PARENTS KEPT THEIR KIDS HOME from school yesterday. At least some did. The purpose of the exercise was to send a message to health [Continue]
Schools
GINTA – Schools are still open – should we be worried?
LAST WEEKEND my eldest announced that someone at NorKam had covid-19. That was according to social media, which of course, I said then, has a 50 percent chance of being [Continue]
EDITORIAL – More can be done to keep COVID-19 away from our schools
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HERE’S A HUMBLE SUGGESTION for reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19 among school kids: make them wear masks and keep their distance [Continue]
KNOX – Tiny rural schools look good during the pandemic
SAANICH POLICE caught a drunk driver doing more than twice the speed limit outside Campus View elementary on the first day of school. For real, they picked off the truck [Continue]
EDITORIAL – This first day of school is a nail-biter like no other
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL is always a combination of excitement, anticipation and nervousness. Today and tomorrow, the emphasis is on [Continue]
BEPPLE – Our kids will be in good hands as they return to school during COVID
I REMEMBER one of my very first days of kindergarten as if it were yesterday. There I was, a tiny five-year-old, walking up the steps of the school. But before I could [Continue]
PETERS – Better spacing needed as school restarts next week
PREPARE FOR BIGGER BUBBLES.That is essentially beginning next week as thousands of Kamloops students return to schools, representing an exponential increase in pandemic [Continue]
GINTA – Second waves, returning to school and social responsibility
SINCE I WROTE the column about masks not being a big deal, hence we should all wear one when in public to protect ourselves and others too, much has happened. BC Transit, BC [Continue]
STONE – NDP’s ever changing back-to-school plan has become frustrating
By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson AS HAS BEEN THE CASE for thousands of parents across British Columbia, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about the NDP [Continue]
FORSETH – Ground rules for returning kids to school need to be clarified
ON JANUARY 21 Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, issued the first of dozens and dozens of updates on what became [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Canadian children ready to get back to school
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE May 11, 2020 – Canada’s children have held a unique position in the COVID-19 outbreak. While kids are statistically the lowest risk population, [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Installing seatbelts in school buses is long overdue
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AT LONG LAST, seatbelts on school buses may be getting close to reality. The B.C. Liberals have introduced a private member’s bill that [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Westsyde school zone speeding should not be a surprise
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TOO MANY DRIVERS are ignoring the school zone at Westsyde elementary school — so say police and they’re absolutely right. Since school [Continue]
GINTA – The complex price of hoaxes; threats are more than mistakes
WHEN I RETURNED home from walking the dog that morning my youngest was still at home. Enthusiastic Grade 8 student that he is, skipping was out of the question. He had walked [Continue]
