Oliver School

• Edmonton’s Oliver School renamed wîhkwêntôwin School

  wîhkwêntôwin is a Cree word that can be translated into English as ‘circle of friends.’

  Education

  Apr 9
  
• Parents speak out following ‘very heated’ confrontation at Oliver B.C. school

  A video circulating online shows an adult yelling at Oliver B.C. students. This incident was filmed Friday, and now parents are voicing their concerns.

  Health

  Feb 14, 2022
  
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• Racist remarks hurled at Oliver, B.C. students by adult protester during confrontation

  A video circulating online shows a protester yelling and demeaning students from Oliver’s Southern Okanagan Secondary School.

  Health

  Feb 13, 2022
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• Edmonton Public School Board moves forward with renaming 2 schools

  School board trustee Michael Janz put forward a motion, asking the board to consider moving ahead with a process to rename Dan Knott and Oliver schools.

  Education

  Sep 8, 2020
• Edmonton couple known for patriotism celebrate 2020 with Canadian flag display

  Sangeeta and Sanjeev Chawla have made creating Canadian-themed displays at Oliver School in Edmonton a tradition.

  Features

  Jan 1, 2020
• Should Frank Oliver’s name be removed from public spaces in Edmonton?

  Frank Oliver founded Edmonton's first newspaper and is a namesake for schools, parks and an entire neighbourhood - but some are calling for his name to be removed from places other than museums or books.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2017