Along with their balanced budget for the upcoming 2015/2016 school year School District No. 5 (SD5), Southeast Kootenay will once again be submitting an annual…
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Gaming grants help parents, students and schools
Parent Advisory Committees (PACs) that provide support for extracurricular sports, arts, class trips and other school activities will share $11,334,300 in community gaming grants this…
Teachers ratify agreement, end strike
For the first time since the middle of June, East Kootenay school children will be stepping into classrooms for a day of school Monday, Sept….
SD5 board asks sides to go to binding arbitration
The School Board of Trustees for School District No. 5 (SD5) has sent a letter to the provincial government and BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) asking…
BCTF ignoring government’s fiscal reality: province
After mediator Vince Ready walked away from the bargaining table, citing the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and provincial government being too far apart for mediation…
Teachers’ strike could last “quite a while”
The full-scale B.C. teachers’ strike, now in day three, could last “quite a while” warned Education Minister Peter Fassbender today (June 19). Fassbender noted his disappointment with…
Third round of rotating strikes loom
With the possibility of a full-blown strike looming, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) yesterday released its schedule for rotating strikes entering week three. BCTF President…
Rotating strikes continue this week
The BC Teacher’s Federation (BCTF) is continuing with rotating strikes around the province this week, including both school districts in the East Kootenay. On Thursday,…
Local student empowered to change culture of bullying
Premier Christy Clark Feb. 28 announced a strategy that will include youth to find solutions to bullying. The premier made the announcement about ERASE (Expect…