The Coalition for Healthy School Food wants the federal government to create a national program.
The school year began on Sept. 6, after a summer of inflation rates reaching as high as 8 per cent .
More than 10,000 deaths since B.C. declared toxic drug supply a public health emergency in 2016
Provincial government to provide $60M to B.C. school districts
School District 69 total at 11 per cent
34 per cent of pending applications were taking longer to process than government standards
Parents facing increased costs as they get the kids ready to return to class
Sheldon Lyle Nickel admitted to inappropriate conduct, including sending personal text messages
Rising rent, teacher shortages piquing districts’ interest in workforce housing
Parents refunded $1,600 of the $2,900 spent for Spencer Middle School students’ trip to Disneyland
Nanaimo’s Coal Tyee school, named after First Nations ‘tragic figure,’ has been renamed Syuẁén’ct
Students can participate in First Nations courses due to expansion of External Credentials program
Brookes Westshore school hopes to have 10 students enrolled for September
Sooke school has sensory room that ‘allows the brain to reboot’
Nanaimo Innovation Academy to offer 32 spaces for kindergarten to Grade 3 for 2022-23 school year
The province does the curriculum, district develops guidelines, but teachers choose the resources
Students called the one moved the ‘back-breaker,’ and several said it was painful
