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Archives for 2015
School District news
Budget: 1. Total student enrolment of 2,290 FTE, a decrease of 52.375 FTE from 2014/15 with enrolment expected to continue to decline to at least 2019 with a projection of 2,038 FTE. 2. Total budget bylaw of $28.5 million, increase from 2014/15 of $650,000. 3. Total operating revenue of $23.9 million, increase from 2014/15 of […]
Young cougar handcuffed by police
photo Brian Yastremski Discovered in a tree near Okanagan Lake this week – was shot by a Conservation officer with a tranquilizer gun. Once it left a tree and got to the ground he ran off until the drug acted and knocking it out. It was taken away and released far from Penticton.
French Immersion at TEN school approved
At the regular Board of Education meeting the Board also approved the French Immersion Pilot program at Tuc- el- Nuit Elementary School for September 2015. This will be a late immersion program; what a wonderful opportunity for our grades 6 and 7 students. Parents of nearly 30 students have indicated a desire for a French […]
40 year old man airlifted from KVR trestle area Summerland
Penticton SAR – utilizes Helicopter to conduct afternoon medical evacuation of male near the Summerland KVR Trestle. Dale Jorgensen – SAR Manager for Penticton & District Search & Rescue mobilized Rescue crews early Thursday afternoon after receiving a request for assistance from the BC Ambulance Service at 1:35 P.M. BC Ambulance had received a call […]
One amazing race – in Okanagan again
credit @ValleyWideHome twitter account Five locations across the South Okanagan were visited this week by cast and crew during filming of The Amazing Race Canada. The show stayed at the Summerland Waterfront Resort, with stops at D’Angelo Estate Winery in Naramata, Covert Farms Oliver, the Desert Model Railroad and Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos. […]
