In Winter Wonder time mittens are a must—and a magnifying glass, too
It’s Winter Wonder time! Primary students all over the snowy Columbia Basin are learning about how plants and animals adapt to winter. Kids take a magical journey to discover the natural world in winter through these walking field trips, which occur in and around their schoolyards and neighbourhoods. Exploring snow crystals...
Board Says No to Middle School
The Board of School Division 51 has voted on the motion proposing a Middle School for Grand Forks and they voted against it. One board trustee voted for the proposal. Previous meetings where this was discussed saw large audiences and based on this experience they apparently thought more people would attend this meeting as...
School board to city: deal with the deer
School District 51 Board of Education trustees say enough is enough when it comes to deer poop on the playing fields around Perley Elementary School, Grand Forks Secondary School and Hutton Elementary School. Last night they voted unanimously to send a letter to the City of Grand Forks telling the deer committee to get on...
School administration staff shifting roles
School District 51 announce the appointment of Doug Lacey as the new Director of Learning effective July 1, 2013. Lacey has been with School District 51 since 1996 and is currently the Principal of J.A. Hutton Elementary School and prior to that was the Principal of Christina Lake Elementary School. This announcement follows...
Performance reaches out to teens
ReachOut Psychosis will be touring high schools and middle schools in the Boundary to raise awareness about psychosis and mental illness. By identifying psychosis as a serious, but treatable medical condition of the brain this program works to help youth and their friends and teachers recognize it early and get effective help....
Human conditions: Socialism’s dream or the machinery of matter?
“Being determines consciousness, not consciousness, being.” “Philosophers have until now merely interpreted the world; the point is to change it.” - Charles Henry Marx “The crisis is not material, physical, or scientific, the crisis is spiritual.” “No one is transformed...
LETTER: A modest proposal for the BC Liberals, the Ministry of Education, and SD20
Dear madames/sirs, Nobody can deny that our government needs to focus on the citizens that count. We cannot continue to spend money on education, health care and social services while the population using those services are barely paying into the tax base. Less than 3% of children and teens attending school earn an income,...
Making resolutions for 2013? Resolve to be safe
As the new year begins, so do thoughts of resolutions. While most resolutions involve vows to exercise more and adopt healthy eating habits, BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) has three suggestions for resolutions that can make the world a safer place for you, your family and your community. Learn CPR. BCAS attends 2,400 to 2,800 ...
2012 Kootenay Contraption Contest sets record for entries, solves looming energy crisis
How will we use less energy in the year 2050? That answer just became a little clearer courtesy the hopes, dreams, imagination and creativity of 143 Kootenay Boundary students. The annual Kootenay Contraption Contest put on by the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST), GLOWS (Growing Learning Opportunities ...
The true meaning of the school Christmas concert
I've covered many school Christmas concerts in my time as a reporter, but this year was something very special -- it was the first Christmas concert I've had my own child in. My little guy is in Kindergarten at Christina Lake Elementary School and boy was it fun to see the excitement a school concert brought to his little...
