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WOW – supporting good causes in the community
Oliver High School Daycare Center – PDCRS Highway To Healing Support Society 232 Big Horn Squadron (Royal Canadian) Air Cadets Desert Sun Counselling and Resource Center Oliver Foodbank (Jim and Paulette Ouellette) Not present: SOSS Scholarship Committee – for a student seeking post secondary education WOW Education Award – an award to a women […]
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School Board wants “education” high on the election debate
Board, councils seek common front and attempt to heal old wounds By ROY WOOD At least two themes will likely emerge later this month when the Okanagan-Similkameen school board holds it annual spring confabs with members of the local town councils. The first will be an effort to present a united front focusing attention of […]
Youth treatment centre reopens
British Columbia youth and young adults struggling with serious substance use problems now have access to Ashnola at The Crossing, the re-opened and re-named 22-bed residential treatment program in Keremeos. The new treatment program provides individuals aged 17 to 24 years with access to specialized, evidence-based treatment, education and support tailored to their unique needs […]
Trades training equipment – local school district to benefit
SD 53 – Okanagan Similkameen: $172,443 (earmarked for local schools) VICTORIA – Skilled trades students in B.C.’s rural regions will benefit from the majority of funding from a three-year, $15-million investment by the provincial government with the purchase of new trades training equipment to support youth trades programs. The Youth Trades Capital Equipment Program enables […]
Osoyoos Secondary to receive special “rural” funding
OSOYOOS – Government is continuing to support rural communities with a $410,426 investment under the Rural Education Enhancement Fund (REEF) to help the Okanagan Similkameen School District keep Osoyoos secondary in Osoyoos open, Boundary-Similkameen MLA Linda Larson announced today on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier. Under the program, a total of 11 rural schools […]