Education

Trustees endorse draft changes to Nanaimo elementary school catchment boundaries

NANAIMO - With Rutherford Elementary School scheduled to re-open in the fall of 2025, local district officials are on board with proposed new catchment zones. At a Wednesday, May 15 special school boa...

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Nearly 100 new childcare spaces coming to SD68 schools

NANAIMO - Additional childcare spaces at District 68 school sites will be available this fall following a funding announcement from Premier David Eby. Of the 180 new licensed childcare spaces pledged ...

May 15, 2024

Shelter in Place disrupts operations at Nanaimo school

NANAIMO - Operations returned to normal at a north Nanaimo elementary school following disruptions for most of the day.Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools (NLPS) stated a Shelter in Place designation app...

May 13, 2024

Revised road scoring system to adjust Nanaimo school zones

NANAIMO - The City is looking for better consistency and a more data-driven approach in determining where school zones are placed and managed.Councillors supported a new school zone policy at the comm...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 13, 2024

'I like making people feel happy:' huge care package delivery made to Nanaimo's homeless population

NANAIMO - Life without a stable home is hard, particularly over the Christmas holidays. Several schools in Nanaimo converged for the annual Everybody Deserves a Smile campaign to brighten the spirits ...

Ian Holmes Dec 21, 2023

SD68 to examine prefab/modular expansion options to ease capacity crunch

NANAIMO - Local school district trustees and senior staff are expected to investigate cheaper and faster ways to combat capacity issues within Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools (NLPS). During a Wednesd...

Ian Holmes Dec 14, 2023

Nanaimo teacher fired for sexting former student

NANAIMO - Sexually charged messages between a Nanaimo high school educator and a former female student resulted in him losing his job and later being handed a five year teaching ban.A consent resoluti...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 28, 2023

Rutherford Elementary confirmed for September 2025 re-opening

NANAIMO - There remains an extensive 'to-do' list, but the clock is now officially ticking on re-opening a north end school to combat school capacity.School District 68's business committee endorsed t...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 12, 2023

VIU trimming academic & admin budgets amid $20m deficit

NANAIMO - Reduced enrolment is the primary reason behind a projected tightening of the purse strings at Nanaimo based Vancouver Island University over the next three years. A budget shortfall of $20.2...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 06, 2023

John Barsby Secondary School evacuated after 'unspecified threat'

NANAIMO - A local high school has been evacuated following what Nanaimo RCMP described as an unspecified threat.Police say the threat made to John Barsby Secondary School was made on Wednesday, Oct. 4...

Oct 04, 2023