Please be advised that the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation has announced that rotating strikes throughout the province will be extended to the week of June 9-13.

In School District No. 53 (Okanagan Similkameen) BCTF members will be withdrawing full services on Friday for one day.
While school facilities will remain open under the supervision of school administrators, we will be unable to provide students with instruction or appropriate supervision during this full strike. We are therefore requesting that parents keep their children home on Friday, June 13th.

There will be no bus service on this day.

Early learning programs and evening programs that utilize school facilities may be disrupted due to picket lines. Please contact your program provider for confirmation.

It is the sincere hope of the Board of Education for School District No. 53 that this dispute will be resolved quickly through a negotiated settlement and that normal school operations will resume as quickly as possible.

Marieze Tarr, Chair
School District No. 53 (Okanagan Similkameen)