School District 8 Final Budget: More kids, fewer teachers
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily The final figures are out for School District 8’s enrollment and teaching staff for the 2012-13 year. There are 21.8 fewer teachers in the district compared to last year at this time when there were 327 teachers. And enrollment is up by 122 students to 4,873, according to district’s Amended...
Pink Shirt Day is WHAT'S HAPPENING AT LVR — with Connor Banks
L.V. Rogers Grade 12 student Connor Banks is locked into the final semester at L.V. Rogers High School. The senior student is taking some time away from the books to draft up a few words about the local high school as guest columnist for The Nelson Daily. From arts, to sports to news about the upcoming anything and everything...
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...
School district to meet with Hume school parents over mould removal; some parents already switched schools
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily School District 8 and public health officials have agreed to meet with Hume School parents about air quality and related health issues at the elementary school. After a series of air quality tests, mould was removed from the school over Christmas break, but the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC)...
School boards ask government to help if CUPE gets raise
School boards have said no to government offloading of pending wage increase for CUPE support staff and they’ll be taking that to the Ministry of Education during a meeting set for this week. In December 2012 the Ministry of Education sent out a “cooperative gains mandate” to all school boards in the province telling them...
SD 8 hosts late French Immersion program information session January 30
Parents interested in having their children be part of the School District 8 (Kootenay Lake) French Immersion Program are in luck as the district has opened up 60 spaces for students entering Grade 6 for the 2013-14 school year. The Program is located at Trafalgar Middle School for Grades 6-8, and continues for grades 9-12 ...
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 ...
