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As Kelowna’s population continues to grow, Central Okanagan Public Schools is eyeing up the possibility of adding several new schools as part of its 2025/2026 five-year capital plan. Jayden Wasney reports.

A longtime employee at the Okanagan Skaha school district pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing more than $5,000 from his employer, but will likely dodge a criminal record and prison time; Penticton RCMP have arrested a man after he reportedly broke into a home early last Wednesday morning; a Central Okanagan non-profit animal organization warns that...

A Grade 2 class at Anne McClymont Elementary School in Kelowna, B.C., learned what would happen if their teacher threw boiling water into freezing air. Temperatures in the Central Okanagan on Friday morning hovered around -20 C.

They are badly needed across the province — childcare spaces and in the Central Okanagan. There’s some relief on the way with the addition of 600 new spaces for pre-school and school-aged children. The spaces are dispersed among seven new facilities and as Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, they have all been built or being built...

A house in Lumby was completely destroyed by a morning fire, but a working smoke alarm may have saved the family. West Kelowna’s new city hall building is nearly a year behind schedule, and well over budget. 600 new spaces for preschool and school-aged children are scheduled to be built across the Central Okanagan.

A significant number of police were spotted in two Central Okanagan neighbourhoods, as officers investigated an incident that prompted a brief hold and secure at a local high school. Two people are in custody after two failed carjackings on Tuesday evening in Penticton. Vernon’s only walk-in clinic is shutting its doors permanently, leaving residents concerned.

More people are returning to fire-ravaged areas along Westside Road, and many are shifting their focus to recovery mode. It’s been one year since two people were found dead near Penticton, and family members say they still don’t have answers. Also, the urgent need for more Central Okanagan schools as the number of students learning...

Central Okanagan Public Schools are offering students the opportunity to get a head start, not only on their post-secondary education but their career. Jasmine King has more on one trade program, that’s seen success for over two decades.

The Central Okanagan Public School Board has suspended a part of the comment period at public meetings, after discriminatory comments were directed at the board’s trustees. The board says the move was made out of an abundance of caution, to ensure a safe environment for students and staff. Jayden Wasney reports.

Starbright Children’s Development Centre invites Premier to visit facility. Job action at Central Okanagan public schools has been avoided, thanks to a tentative agreement reached over the weekend. Penticton city council sends urgent letter for Interior Health to fund Car 40.

A Peachland family welcomed Okanagan’s New Year’s baby early into 2023. Mom and baby are doing well and as our Taya Fast is learning baby came just in time for mom to start her new position as a Central Okanagan school trustee.

As cases of COVID spike around the province, more are making their way into B.C. schools, including here in the Okanagan. Interior Health has announced more cases of the virus at schools across the Central Okanagan. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, public health officials are urging all community members to do their part in ensuring...

It’s a good news/bad news scenario for parents whose children use a bus to get to and from school in the Central Okanagan School District. The bad news is fees to ride the bus will likely be going up but the good news is the hike won’t be as high as anticipated. But some parents...

School board races in the Central Okanagan and Vernon have been getting a lot more public attention this election cycle because of a controversial new slate running in both ridings. Critics of Parents Voice BC feel the electoral organization includes candidates with extreme views, but the group argues those critics are missing the point of...

It’s a new beginning for many students and their parents in the Okanagan, as the new school year kicks off Tuesday morning. In the Central Okanagan alone, roughly 24,000 elementary and high school students are heading back to class.

Headlines this week have focused on a ban that restricts people of certain nationalities from traveling to the U.S. and a deadly shooting that targeted Muslims. In the Okanagan the divisions in the world are being seen as yet another reason to celebrate diversity. That’s what students from the Central Okanagan were doing Thursday at...

It’s an illness that can have devastating consequences. Now we’re learning that a high-school student in Kelowna has fallen ill with meningitis. While the risk of transmission is low in this case, parents throughout the Central Okanagan are being warned so they know what to do to protect their children. Klaudia Van Emmerik reports.

The KSS junior varsity Owls have already made B.C. high school football history by becoming for the first central Okanagan team to play for a provincial championship. But Saturday they will go for more than just history they will be looking for gridiron glory in Vancouver at B.C. Place stadium.

Dozens of Central Okanagan middle school students gathered for the third annual Living Library conference on Wednesday. The event features 18 presenters from around the community who share their life stories. Organizers hope students learn skills to better develop self-identity.

The Central Okanagan School District is finalizing plans for the new middle school in Lake Country. H.S. Grenda Middle School has room for 600 students between the grades of 6 and 8. Construction is expected to begin by this summer.