To: The Honourable Peter Fassbender Minister of Education The Board of Education of School District No. 53 is very concerned about the current state of negotiations between BCPSEA and BCTF. We hope that the Ministry of Education will do everything in its power to bring this labor dispute to an end as soon as possible, […]

Open letter to: Honourable Peter Fassbender Minister of Education Jim Iker President BC Teachers Federation Michael Marchbank Public Administrator BC Public School Employers’ Association I am writing on behalf of the Board of Education of School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha). As a Board, we continually and regularly advocate for our students and district. We […]

Legal chronology of the Roger William case Treaty Process Context BC government has reached 31 non-treaty agreements, more than triple the original commitment. Specifically, since 2006, B.C. has reached more than 200 agreements relating to the land base with First Nations, both through the treaty process and non-treaty agreements such as revenue-sharing agreements, which can […]

The City of Penticton is warning air travelers that some flights into the South Okanagan this summer will be rescheduled due to paving of the main landing strip. Colleen Pennington, Economic Development Officer for the City says she was caught off guard by the news of this disruption during the busy event season. Air Canada […]