Our district team of educators (administrators, teachers, district staff and community partners) completed the ERASE (Expect Respect and a Safe Education) Bullying Regional Training in Kelowna in December. The facilitator of the training was Theresa Campbell (Safer Schools Together). Feedback from our team was very positive and as a follow up to this training the […]
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RDOS dances around on liquor choices at wineries
A number of decisions Thursday at RDOS meeting in Penticton that affect the issue of full service liquor licenses for local wineries requesting such. An application before the board from Hester Creek Estate Winery was postponed until a second application from Tinhorn Creek Estate Winery is received by the board. Meanwhile RDOS directors have decided to […]
Prison access road gets go ahead
The Board of the RDOS says the Government of BC can proceed with an access road off Tucelnuit Drive to provide emergency access to the 378 unit Okanagan Correctional Centre at Oliver. The local area planning committee of Area C RDOS had been asked to comment on the proposal for a road at Campsite Rd […]
NDP candidate to be in place by March 9th
There is a 90 day requirement for people voting to have been a member. We hope to hold the nomination meeting by March 9th at the latest, only current members would be able to vote. The 90 day rule will remain in place. As we hope to hold the nomination meeting by March 9th at the latest, […]
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Letter to editor
Granite City We feel it is time our local government steps in to protect historic sites in this area. As many know, our passion is the local history. For years we have been asking to have the Granite Creek town site (which is on Crown land) protected. We have asked it to be put on […]
Minister defends new proposal
Minister of Education Don McRae has issued the following statement: “The BCTF is claiming that the government’s proposed framework “ignores the ruling of the BC Supreme Court that teachers have the right to bargain working conditions, such as class size and class composition.” This is false and the proposed framework offers no basis for this […]