Schools

POLICE – Caution urged on the road when school bells ring next week

August 30, 2024 // 0 Comments

Whether in a car, on an ebike, or walking— when the school bell rings next week, make sure you’re on board with safety, say the police. Tuesday Sept. 3, 2024, marks the [Continue]

LETTER – School trustees shouldn’t have asked if they didn’t want to listen

May 3, 2024 // 0 Comments

Re: EDITORIAL – Board may as well not have asked public about school’s name Enough of the continuous PC ism about naming the new school. The board shouldn’t have even [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Board may as well not have asked public about school’s name

April 24, 2024 // 12 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS NO SURPRISE that the Kamloops school board chose an indigenous name for the new school in Pineview Valley. For one thing, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Shortlist of names for new Pineview school anything but inspiring

March 15, 2024 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger I AM NOT INSPIRED by the finalists in the name-the-school poll. Out of 131 suggestions for a name for the new Pineview Valley elementary [Continue]

PETERS – Instead of banning cellphones in classrooms, teach responsible use

January 13, 2024 // 1 Comment

WHERE YOU STAND on a potential ban of cellphones in the classroom probably depends on where you stand on cellphones generally. The B.C. United say if they form government [Continue]

KYLLO – Use of cellphones should be banned in B.C. classrooms

January 12, 2024 // 5 Comments

By GREG KYLLO MLA, Shuswap AS STUDENTS ACROSS THE PROVINCE settle back into the school routine following the winter break, parents want to ensure their kids are walking into [Continue]