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Surrey Schools seeks $5. 5 B from B. C. to address future growth, overcrowding
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (679+ words) Published 10: 01 am Wednesday, June 24, 2026 The Surrey school board approves five-year capital plan at the final board meeting of the 2025-26 school year. (Black Press Media files) Surrey Schools is asking the province for billions of dollars to help accommodate the district's…...
BC Transit opens $7 million training centre in Victoria
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (316+ words) Published 10: 43 am Tuesday, June 23, 2026 A new BC Transit training centre is up and running in Victoria. BC Transit announced on June 22 that the new facility at the Victoria Transit Centre is designed to support maintenance teams with hands-on learning environments…...
B. C. student among 20 Canadians to receive prestigious TD scholarship
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (643+ words) Published 9: 15 am Monday, June 22, 2026 Surrey student Isabella Wen named one of 20 individuals across Canada to receive the TD Canada scholarship award. (TD Bank/Contributed to Peace Arch News) A Surrey student known for empowering young women has been awarded one…...
B. C. nurses vote 67% to reject recently negotiated tentative collective agreement
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (219+ words) Published 3: 05 pm Friday, June 19, 2026 B. C. s nurses have voted to reject the tentative deal negotiated between their union and the B. C. government on May 22. The unions president said the vote " 67 per cent of members rejected the deal " shows the "frustration" members have…...
Parents ask City of Nanaimo to increase traffic safety at their school
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (655+ words) Published 5: 30 am Friday, June 19, 2026 Installing much-needed marked crosswalks, or any other traffic-calming strategies, at Nanaimo's Syuw'nct Elementary School won't happen until at least the fall. Parents Jackie Detering and Kellie Simpatico spoke at the city's finance and audit committee meeting…...
B. C. post-secondary system facing worst funding crisis in its history, report finds
6+ day, 13+ min ago (606+ words) Published 11: 30 am Thursday, June 18, 2026 British Columbia's public post-secondary system is facing the worst funding crisis in its history, according to a new report that found 19 of the province's 25 public institutions are projected to operate at a loss, with an estimated…...
Reinstated Victoria school board turns back time, gets down to business
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (328+ words) Published 4: 05 pm Wednesday, June 17, 2026 The Greater Victoria School District board of trustees could be called time travellers after its first reunification meeting June 15. In one fell swoop, unanimously upheld, the board erased all the things that happened since it was…...
Feedback sought about establishment of independent Catholic school in Nanaimo
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (373+ words) Published 5: 40 am Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Parents are being surveyed about interest in establishing an independent Catholic school in Nanaimo. Pictured here, St. Peter's church. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin) Interest is being gauged about the desire for an independent Catholic school in…...
Canadian administrators honour RDN CAO Holmes
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (160+ words) Published 4: 30 pm Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Regional District of Nanaimo CAO Douglas Holmes has worked in municipal government management roles for 30 years. His dedication to the job and years of service were given recognition by the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators" Long…...
Awardees, donors, partners honoured by Indigenous foundation in Nanaimo
1+ week, 1+ day ago (390+ words) Published 2: 30 pm Monday, June 15, 2026 Over 60 scholarship recipients and stakeholders were honoured in a Kw'umut Lelum Foundation celebration last week. The Indigenous-led community organization, servicing nine First Nations on Vancouver Island, held the event at Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh School on June…...