News Items tag as: school district 23

Why COVID precautions may make a flu shot more important this year
November 18, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Diligence during the COVID pandemic the past few years kept seasonal flu at bay but that's also a reason you might need a flu shot this year.
Agriculture Land Commission foils option for new high school in West Kelowna
October 16, 2019 - 11:37 AM

A new secondary school for West Kelowna won’t be built on Webber Road.
B.C. schools considering alternatives to U.S. travel over border uncertainty
April 28, 2017 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - B.C. school districts are quietly putting plans in place in case students on class trips are interrupted on what used to be routine trips across the U.S. border.
First middle school for Southeast Kelowna gets green light
March 31, 2017 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA - A new, three-storey junior middle school has been approved for Southeast Kelowna.
More space needed in Kelowna schools for incoming teachers
March 09, 2017 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - As new teachers are expected to come to Kelowna in September, the question that still needs answering, is where to put them.
School plans move forward to school board
January 19, 2017 - 6:30 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - The school district is taking action towards tackling overcrowding in local schools.
Gender neutral washrooms a possibility for Central Okanagan schools
November 12, 2016 - 11:29 AM

KELOWNA - The protection of gender identity and expression in schools could mean gender neutral washrooms in School District 23.
Budget cuts for Central Okanagan becoming annual battle
April 13, 2016 - 10:30 AM

INCREASE TO SCHOOL BUS FEES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLMENT JUST PART OF REVENUE INCREASES PLANNED
Curriculum change the first challenge for new Central Okanagan superintendent
December 16, 2015 - 7:30 PM

KELOWNA - The incoming superintendent of the Central Okanagan School District praised his predecessor Hugh Gloster even as he acknowledged some of the challenges the district is facing.
Surging demand pushes French Immersion expansion into West Kelowna school
January 14, 2015 - 11:54 AM

POPULAR LANGUAGE PROGRAM LEAVES ONE LOCAL SCHOOL MORE FRENCH THAN ENGLISH
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Chefs mourn for Okanagan's peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat Okanagan peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? “They play so nicely together with nice blackcurrant leaf o

Kelowna woman loses legal fight with housing co-op over medical cannabis
A Kelowna woman who wanted to smoke medical marijuana in her unit has lost a legal battle against her housing cooperative. According to a June 26 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Natausha Couture argued the Okanagan Housing Cooperativ

Prospective Kelowna homebuyers backed out of deal, ordered to pay over $300K
It was too late to back out when prospective homebuyers in Kelowna were refused a mortgage last year. The bank said the home wasn't worth the agreed upon $1.1 million and wouldn't lend the money. Although the bank appeared to be cor

News Items tag as: school district 23

Why COVID precautions may make a flu shot more important this year

Agriculture Land Commission foils option for new high school in West Kelowna

B.C. schools considering alternatives to U.S. travel over border uncertainty

First middle school for Southeast Kelowna gets green light

More space needed in Kelowna schools for incoming teachers

School plans move forward to school board

Gender neutral washrooms a possibility for Central Okanagan schools

Budget cuts for Central Okanagan becoming annual battle

Curriculum change the first challenge for new Central Okanagan superintendent

Surging demand pushes French Immersion expansion into West Kelowna school

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