Letter to the Editor There are very few times that (Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA) Norm Macdonald and I agree on things but I have found a…
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100% behind B.C.’s teachers
MLA Report By Norm Macdonald, Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA As a former teacher and principal, the first week of September has always involved going back to…
Public school zones not in effect
Due to the current labour dispute between the B.C. Teachersâ Federation and the provincial government, the public schools are not in session. As a result,…
BCTF ignoring government’s fiscal reality: province
After mediator Vince Ready walked away from the bargaining table, citing the B.C. Teachersâ Federation (BCTF) and provincial government being too far apart for mediation…
A rhyming explanation about the state of B.C. education
Letter (poem) to the Editor There’s no problem with education in B.C. today? What is this nonsense I’m hearing you say? The doors have…
An education system sadly failing its children
Perceptions by Gerry Warner Enough is enough! On Sept. 2 more than half a million B.C. students are supposed to bring their shining faces back…
3 facts you need to know
About teachers’ negotiations By Bill Bennett Kootenay East MLA 1. Government hopes to reach a negotiated settlement with the BCTF in August and stands ready…
Teachers in tough come September
Kootenay Crust By Ian Cobb In one month we will begin to learn exactly how committed members of the B.C. Teachers Federation (BCTF) are in…
Clark talks LNG, BCTF and Bennett in Cranbrook speech
While dozens of B.C. Teachers Federation (BCTF) union members and supporters lined the strip in front of Cranbrookâs Heritage Inn July 10, protesting the provinceâs treatment…
Teachersâ strike could last âquite a whileâ
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…