Skiff of Ice on Ox-bow Thicket North end of Lion’s Park
Archives for November 2019
by Deborah L. Powers
4 of 4 Knights
Fellow residents of Oliver, This Christmas, the Oliver Knights of Columbus, with the help of the Food Bank, are again undertaking the Christmas Hamper Campaign. The original campaign 47 years ago provided food for 10 families. In 2018 we filled over 210 hampers, and we expect at least that again this year. Last […]
Remedy rx Nov 4 of 4
This is the highest rate of completion in the past five years
School District 53 South Okanagan Similkameen The Ministry of Education has released the six-year completion rates for 2018/19 for our district. The Board is pleased to see improvement with Indigenous learner completion and anticipate an even stronger completion rate for 2019/20. Reported six-year completion rates for Indigenous learners is 65.4% – up […]
School District report
Board of Education Report November 20, 2019 Following are some highlights of items discussed at the regular Board of Education meeting held on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. District staff reported on a number of field trips that occurred over the last few weeks. Included in these trips were the SESS Grades 10-12 Photography and French […]
by Jeremy Cook
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Big day in history for BC Indigenous peoples
“British Columbia is the first province in Canada to enshrine the human rights of Indigenous peoples in law. Bill 41, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples act, passed unanimously on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. “The legislation establishes the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the foundational framework for reconciliation […]