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Grade point average earns Sicamous 2025 grad Governor General's academic medal
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (217+ words) Published 1: 30 pm Friday, June 12, 2026 Eagle River Secondary 2025 grad Ava Fischer-Boneham receives the Governor General's Academic Medal from math/physics teacher Ryan Meise, with the award presented to the student who had the highest grade point average of their class. (Eagle…...
Okanagan-Shuswap Indigenous grad blends education with culture
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (351+ words) Published 2: 00 pm Tuesday, June 9, 2026 The culmination of their school careers held a meaningful connection to their culture for students who attended the annual Indigenous Graduation Ceremony. K'wsaltktn'ws ne Secwepemc'l'ecw School District No. 83 (SD83) hosted the grad on May 27 at the Splatsin…...
Vision for viewing platform on Salmon Arm Foreshore Trail comes to fruition
2+ week, 1+ day ago (477+ words) Published 9: 10 am Thursday, May 28, 2026 By Di Wittner, Contributor Hard work and dogged determination can make dreams come true. The Salmon Arm Bay Nature Enhancement Society (SABNES) proved that! The dream of the SABNES executive was that if the Eric Christmas…...
New playground at Shuswap Middle will accommodate "littles" coming next year
2+ week, 1+ day ago (308+ words) Published 5: 00 am Thursday, May 28, 2026 Following the reconfiguration of School District 83, a new playground will be installed at Shuswap Middle School to accommodate it's transition to a kindergarten to Grade 7 French Immersion school in September 2027. In a report to the school…...
North Shuswap wildland fire training gives members "invaluable" training
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (164+ words) Salmon Arm Observer North Shuswap wildland fire training gives members "invaluable" training Published 3: 30 pm Tuesday, May 12, 2026 North Shuswap fire departments conducted Wildland Urban Interface training April 28 for "invaluable" hands-on experience to better defend communities. (Shuswap Emergency Program-Facebook) Recent Wildland Urban…...
Strike vote begins for B. C. nurses following bargaining impasse
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (758+ words) Published 2: 43 pm Friday, May 8, 2026 Hundreds of nurses in Vancouver for a B. C. Nurses Union conference marched along the streets of Vancouver May 31, 2023, calling for safer staffing levels. The B. C. Nurses" Union launched its strike vote May 8, 2026. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media) The…...
Tumbler Ridge to get a new secondary school at a different location
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (512+ words) Published 10: 07 am Friday, May 8, 2026 The temporary portables being set up for the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School students following the mass shooting at the school on Feb. 10, 2026. (Bowinn Ma/Facebook) In wake of the Tumbler Ridge shooting, many support services are…...
Salmon Arm Spelling Bee competition under spell of winning team Bee Witched
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (274+ words) Published 4: 00 pm Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Winning team Bee Witched take the stage to get their prize in what is their eighth win in the 10 years of the Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society annual Spelling Bee in Song Sparrow Hall on…...
Working together to connect again: B. C. student heads to sister city in Japan
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (895+ words) Published 8: 10 am Thursday, April 23, 2026 Maya Courtney is off to Kasugai, Japan, Kelowna's sister city, for three months to keep the connection strong between the two cities. (Okanagan College/Facebook) An Okanagan College student based in Kelowna is off to Kasugai,…...
Central Okanagan kindergarten students to see 20/20 with free vision testing
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (334+ words) Published 9: 00 am Friday, April 3, 2026 Kindergarten students across the Central Okanagan will continue to receive free eye exams and prescription glasses if needed as a result of the success of the Early Childhood Vision Assessment Pilot program. A pilot program for…...