Students at Isabella Dicken Elementary School in Fernie are returning to an expanded and improved school now that an 80-seat addition is complete. Students have…
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New school boards of trustees established
Rocky Mountain (SD6) and Southeast Kootenay (SD5) school districts have new school boards of trustees following the Oct. 15 election. Irene Bischler (2,570 votes) received…
Expense limits for local election candidates released
Things are going to get political in the East Kootenay and across British Columbia this fall as the 2022 General Local Election takes place October…
Sparwood CRN supports students’ journey to post-secondary
Awareness and education are the keys to adult abuse, neglect, and self-neglect prevention. For the local Community Response Networks (CRNs), it takes knowledge, creativity, and…
SD5 and SD6 preparing for part-time in-class instruction
The Southeast Kootenay School District (SD5) and Rocky Mountain School District (SD6) are preparing to re-open in-class instruction, part-time, on Monday, June 1. “We have…
School districts get $3 million in maintenance funding
The B.C. Ministry of Education March 9 announced that school districts will receive record annual maintenance funding this year. The provincial government is allocating $217.7…
Local results of BC Adolescent Health Survey released
The McCreary Centre Society last week released the East Kootenay regional results of the 2018 BC Adolescent Health Survey. The survey was completed by over…
Funds coming for accessible playground at Isabella Dicken
The B.C. government is building 50 new playgrounds in 34 school districts this year, announced Rob Fleming, Minister of Education this morning. Included in this…
SD5 and SD6 getting MOE upgrade funding
The B.C. Ministry of Education today announced it is providing $206 million to school districts throughout the province for energy upgrades, maintenance projects and new…
MLA warns of non-domestic student fees; SD5 confused
Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka (BC Liberals) is calling on the Ministry of Education to stop penalizing school districts that waive non-domestic student fees for…