SD73

LETTER – The arts are alive and thriving in School District 73

April 24, 2019 // 1 Comment

Re: Letter to the editor: School district needs to be a leader in teaching the Arts, Apr. 9, 2019 by Ian MacKenzie Thank you for your thoughtful and passionate letter with [Continue]

LETTER – School district needs to be a leader in teaching the Arts

April 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

Recently I read a report on School District 73’s “high priority” budget items. I was struck not by what was included, but what was not. Certainly I cannot argue the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Re-opening Westsyde elementary should be a no-brainer

March 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES for School District 73 will make a million-dollar decision tonight — whether or not to re-open Westsyde [Continue]

SCHOOLS – Alleged threat ‘has been managed and our schools are safe’

February 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

The following message was emailed to all parents and guardians with children enrolled in School District No.73 (Kamloops-Thompson) on behalf of Alison Sidow, Superintendent [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Politicians should not be immune from tax increases

December 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WOULDN’T IT BE NICE if we could all receive a magic pill for Christmas that would make us immune from tax increases? After all, income [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘ Our kids are more important than potholes’

October 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS AN ENCOURAGING turnout at Tuesday night’s school board election forum. That is, if you consider 50 or 60 people out of a population [Continue]

PETERS – Time for Kamloops MLAs to turn their attention from TRU to SD73

September 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

THE LAST SCHOOL TO BE BUILT in the Kamloops-Thompson School District was Pacific Way Elementary in 2000. In the 18 years that have passed since then, there has been a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Report on sexual misconduct in schools short on details

June 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE REPORT ON sexual misconduct in district schools says all the right things while at the same time saying very little at all — at least [Continue]

SCHOOLS – Better policies needed, says task force on sexual misconduct

June 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Better communication with parents, improved reporting, staff training and new policies and procedures are needed to address sexual misconduct in schools, [Continue]

SCHOOLS – 1,000 students to graduate from 15 local schools and programs

May 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

June will be a busy month for School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) as nearly 1,000 students from 15 schools and programs mark the end of their secondary school careers. [Continue]

SCHOOLS – Sustainability isn’t just a catchword in School District 73

May 10, 2018 // 1 Comment

By KATHLEEN KARPUK Trustee, School District 73 ENSURE THE the sustainable uses of our resources. Seven words that have a very big impact on how School District 73 operates. [Continue]

BEPPLE – Real solution for Westmount school is bus service from Batchelor

April 18, 2018 // 3 Comments

INDUCED DEMAND is the phenomenon where traffic gets worse, not better, when roads are improved. Build more roads, get more traffic. Make traffic more efficient, get more [Continue]

SCHOOLS – Community partnerships are crucial to good education

April 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

By SHELLEY SIM Trustee, School District 73 “Partnership is not a posture but a process – a continuous process that grows stronger each year as we devote ourselves to [Continue]

SCHOOLS – Teamwork, collaboration are key parts of local education

March 6, 2018 // 1 Comment

By JOE SMALL Trustee, School District 73 IT GOES WITHOUT saying, providing education to more than 14,000 students in several communities across hundreds of kilometres of the [Continue]