Kevin Kaardal

• Student enrolment in Central Okanagan increases by 330, total now exceeds 25K

  This year, School District 23 saw 330 new students in the region, though some schools are still counting.

  Education

  Sep 12, 2023
  
• Classes resume in West Kelowna schools while wildfire evacuation alerts linger

  When classes resume Tuesday for the new school year, around 11 schools are on evacuation alert and one will be surrounded by a scarred landscape.

  Education

  Sep 4, 2023
  
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• Children’s ICU in Kelowna busy but ‘not overcapacity’: Interior Health

  Even though Okanagan schools and hospitals aren't being hard hit by illness at the moment, that doesn't mean that these illnesses aren't circulating.

  Health

  Nov 16, 2022
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• Central Okanagan schools welcoming influx of Ukrainian students

  In-school and extracurricular clubs will be made available to offer Ukrainian students in Kelowna activities to interact with their peers and pick up more language skills.

  Education

  Sep 7, 2022
• Supports offered to Okanagan students and families shaken by Texas school shooting

  The school superintendent said the potential for such an incident is much lower in the Central Okanagan, but school safety remains the district's top priority.

  Education

  May 26, 2022
• Okanagan student protest demands resources for sexual assault victims

  Students at a Central Okanagan say they want to see support groups for victims of sexual assault created and more education for both the student body and staff.

  Crime

  Feb 15, 2022
• A Kelowna secondary school’s officials react quickly to online threat

  The threat was worrisome in nature and that's why school officials initiated the community multidisciplinary violence threat risk assessment process.

  News

  Dec 2, 2021
• COVID-19: West Kelowna school officials hopeful in-class hiatus will break rise in cases

  Interior Health prioritizes schools for contact tracing and public health will contact all high-risk contacts directly which includes people who attend schools.

  Health

  Nov 11, 2021
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• Central Okanagan staff, students mark first day back at the classroom

  Elementary, middle and high school students returned to class Sept. 7, with some COVID-19 protocols put in place by Interior Health and the province.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2021
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• COVID-19 vaccines to be available at Okanagan schools

  'Keeping schools open and safe is vital for the social and emotional well-being of students.'

  Health

  Sep 6, 2021