Heather Grieve News Today

SD73 has chosen Sníne elementary to be the name of its new school in Pineview Valley.

The province worked with School District 73 on the project, which makes use of $2.8 million from the ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund.

The Kamloops-Thompson board of education and the Aboriginal Education Council signed its fifth aboriginal education enhancement agreement, which they say will serve as a five-year roadmap to support a

As many Kamloops-Thompson school district families witnessed while watching the regular public board of education meeting on Feb. 12, the board received an annual 2023 Long Range Facilities Plan that paints the pathway for capital advocacy with the community, an advocacy priority of the board (See our 2023-2024 Governance Framework and Work Plan and the board’s capital projects here).

SOGI 123 is not a curriculum in itself, but instead has been integrated into many different aspects of what students will learn in school

Many people enjoy daily walks around the ponds in the Pineview Valley area, through all of the seasons

Arthur Hatton elementary in North Kamloops will be a car-free area from May 29 to June 9 during student drop-off and pick-up periods

The new school in southwest Kamloops is expected to open in the fall of 2026

The school will be built on 3.16 hectares (7.8 acres) of vacant land owned by School District 73 at 1900 Copperhead Dr.

A letter to council from the school board chair references the mayor’s recent visit to a high school and a councillor’s comments on education