Education

All eyes on schools post-holiday season

PRINCE GEORGE - Both the Board of Education and the Prince George District Teachers Association are waiting with bated breath to see how the COVID numbers will look in schools after the Christmas brea...

Jan 08, 2021

Petition launched to push for student masks

PRINCE GEORGE - What started as a modest request from an eight-year-old girl in the form of a picture and ended up with an online petition urging the Board of Education for School District 57 to make ...

Jan 07, 2021

Petition to keep B.C. schools closed collects thousands of names

VERNON - An online campaign to have the winter break extended at B.C. schools has surpassed its original goal.A petition to keep schools closed for another two weeks due to concerns about rising COVID...

Jan 03, 2021

St. Marys Catholic School notified of 4th COVID-19 exposure this month

PRINCE GEORGE - Although it closed early for the Christmas break, school exposure notices continue to trickle out for St. Marys Catholic School in Prince George.The notice from Northern Health has exp...

Dec 21, 2020

PGDTA pens open letter to PHO calling for more school exposure information and consistency

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George District Teachers Association is bringing forward new concerns in an open letter to Dr. Bonnie Henry. "It is concerning," says President of the PGDTA, Joanne Hapke. "...

Dec 17, 2020

Lheidli T'enneh honour students

PRINCE GEORGE - Members of the Lheidli T'enneh gathered this morning to honour a pair of students who have done exceptionally well in the studies this year.Lucas Joseph, 16, is currently attending Pri...

Dec 11, 2020

UNBC extends Christmas break

PRINCE GEORGE - Administration at the University of Northern BC has done an about-face with respect to the Christmas break. Most post-secondary institutions have extended the Christmas break. The Coll...

Dec 11, 2020

UNBC benefiting from substantial increase in research funding

PRINCE GEORGE - New funding has bolstered a big boost in research efforts at UNBC for both faculty and students.The University of Northern BC has seen a nearly $4 million dollar increase in funding si...

Dec 10, 2020

Open house for Cedars Christian School's new gym

PRINCE GEORGE - "So it's built for 600-person occupancy. We have enough bleacher area for 600 people to come to an event."That's Shane Nelson, the Principal with Cedars Christian School describing the...

Nov 18, 2020

New VP, Finance at UNBC

PRINCE GEORGE - There's a new face heading up UNBC's Finance Department. Rahim Somani began his role at the Vice President of Finance on November 2nd. Prior to here, Somani spent 12 years at the Unive...

Nov 13, 2020