SD73

SCHOOLS – Pineview Valley to get new $65.3-million elementary school in 2026

February 22, 2023 // 0 Comments

Students in Kamloops will get a new school in the fast-growing Pineview Valley neighbourhood. Government has provided $65.3 million for a new 485-seat elementary school. The [Continue]

COLLINS – Next step in the mayor’s saga comes tomorrow

February 5, 2023 // 6 Comments

TOMORROW NIGHT (Feb. 6), the Board of Education for School District 73 jumps into the best-seller, The Saga of RHJ. The mayor, who has already jumped into the mud with [Continue]

SCHOOLS – Expanded Valleyview secondary will help students to thrive

November 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

By JENNIFER WHITESIDE Education and Child Care Minister LAST WEEK, the community had much to celebrate as students returned to expanded and modern classrooms at Valleyview [Continue]

ELECTION 2022 – Kamloops-Thompson school board nominations begin soon

August 23, 2022 // 0 Comments

The nomination period for school board candidates opens soon. It runs from 9 a.m. on Aug. 30 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 9. Nominees require two qualified nominators from the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – School district deserves kudos for its back-to-school plan

January 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KIDS ARE BACK in class as of yesterday and School District 73 deserves credit for its logical, nimble approach to keeping everyone safe [Continue]

BEPPLE – School district needs to re-examine its relationship with police

April 28, 2021 // 1 Comment

THIS WEEK, the Vancouver and New Westminster school boards both voted to end police liaison programs. Rather than being seen as a positive presence in schools, the school [Continue]

EDITORIAL – School board discusses way too much behind closed doors

October 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE KAMLOOPS-THOMPSON school board’s view of what should be discussed in secret continues to confound me. To the board’s credit, it [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – B.C. needs to go back to the drawing boards on return-to-school plan

August 6, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, and the B.C. government, have a real problem on their hands with the plan to open schools in the fall. A petition against [Continue]

SCHOOL BOARD – Rhonda Kershaw chosen as new chair of SD73 board

July 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Kamloops-Thompson school board has a new chair. Rhonda Kershaw was elected by her fellow trustees at a special meeting of the board Monday night (July 28, 2020). She [Continue]

POLICE – Bomb sign causes evacuation of David Thompson elementary

June 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

A “FIND THE BOMB” sign painted on the outside of David Thompson elementary school led to its evacuation today (June 19, 2020) but no explosive device was found.At [Continue]

SIDOW – Schools meeting the challenges of learning from a distance

April 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ALISON SIDOW Superintendent of Schools, SD73 ON MARCH 17 the people of British Columbia learned that in-class learning in schools throughout the province was suspended due [Continue]

COVID-19 – School district working on plan to ‘learn from a distance’

March 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

Statement today (March 22, 2020) from the Kamloops-Thompson School District on COVID-19: Schools remain closed to the public as School District No. 73 makes plans next week [Continue]

CORONAVIRUS – School district cancels spring-break trips to Europe

March 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Kamloops-Thompson School District announced today (March 6, 2020) it has cancelled school group tours to Europe during spring break. The decision, due to the worldwide [Continue]

KARPUK – Numeracy is about how to apply mathematics in everyday life

March 5, 2020 // 1 Comment

BRITISH COLUMBIA has a great education system, and school districts throughout the province strive to maintain B.C.’s position as a global leader in education by pioneering [Continue]