Acclaimed local education program starts second year
This week’s return to classes is especially good news for participants of a local alternative education program. Students and staff of the Take a Hike West Kootenay program are eager to embark on the second year of an adventure-based learning journey that mixes traditional classroom time with a unique blend of outdoor education,...
Superintendent of Schools Jeff Jones explains the start of the 2014-15 year
A letter from Kootenay Lake School District Superintendent Jeff Jones on the return to school guidelines after the BC Teachers Federation and BC Public School Employers’ Association finalized a new contract earlier this week. September 19, 2014 To Our SD8 Community: We are very pleased to now be preparing for Monday, September 22 as the […]
Strike definitively over, teachers vote overwhelmingly in favour of deal
B.C. teachers, tonight, voted 86 per cent in favour of ratifying. As many as 31,741 BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) members cast ballots. Students and teachers will be back in school Monday. Education Minister Peter Fassbender released the following statement today: “On behalf of government, I want to thank and congratulate B.C. teachers for voting in […]
Issues arise with after-school care at Robson Community School
Although back-to-school schedules have not yet been confirmed, logistical difficulties are already arising, in this case regarding after-school care for Robson Community School students. Resident/parent Mark Jennings penned the following email to local school board trustees and media this morning: "Dear Castlegar/Robson...
SD20 schools to be back in session Monday
Dear parents and guardians: Thank you for your patience while we solidified our plans for the reopening of schools for students. These plans are based on an assumption that both the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) ratify the tentative agreement reached earlier this...
Annual Mir Centre for Peace Series Takes On Important Issues
Bringing important peace and social justice issues to the forefront in the region, the Selkirk College Mir Centre for Peace has embarked on a new season of lectures and peace cafés. Since 2007, the Mir Lecture Series and Mir Peace Cafés have brought a diverse selection of local and international speakers to the West...
BCTF and BC gov reach tentative deal
Updated A tentative deal has been reached between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA). The announcement came in at 4 a.m. Tuesday morning; the BC Teachers’ Federation will vote Thursday on whether or not to ratify the contract. “This is wonderful news for the students, teachers, administrators, support staff, trustees and parents in […]
UPDATED: Tentative deal reached in BC public teachers' strike confirms mediator Vince Ready
L.V. Rogers High School students can put a hold on a proposed "sit-in" to protest the BC public teachers' strike after mediator Vince Ready confirmed Tuesday morning a tentative deal has been reached in the months-long labour dispute. News sources in Vancouver said the breakthrough in bargaing between the two sides locked in...
A letter from Nelson students to Premier Christy Clark
Dear Premier Christy Clark On behalf of all the public school students in Nelson BC, I am inviting you to come to our school ‘’Sit- In’’. As of Tuesday, September 16th, 12-noon, Nelson’s public school students will set up a non-violent civil protest camp on the school grounds of Hume Elementary school, 310 Nelson Ave, Nelson,...
UPDATED: Bargaining happening in BC Teachers' Labour Dispute
It has been said: No News is Good News. If this is the case then nothing coming out of the labour dispute negotiations between the BC Teachers' Federation and the B.C. Public Employers' Association is, in fact, good news. Media reports said the two sides in the dispute bargained all day Saturday until just past midnight...
