Tag Archives: Education
Lessons, debates and mock elections aim to energize youth vote
NANAIMO - Students are getting ready to have their voice heard as the 2019 Federal Election enters the last two weeks of campaigning. Nearly 40 elementary and secondary schools in the Nanaimo-Ladysmit...
Oct 07, 2019 Alistair King, a social studies teacher at Dover Bay Secondary School, conducts a lesson on voting and the 2019 Federal Election. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Weekend fire at École Océane School in Nanaimo purposely lit: RCMP
NANAIMO - A portable classroom at cole Ocane has sustained damage following a fire that is presumed to have been deliberately set.Fire crews arrived on scene around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday Sept. 21 to a...
Sep 23, 2019 A small and deliberately lit fire was quickly doused by firefighters at École Océane on Saturday Sept. 21. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Parents are top school zone speed violators in Nanaimo: RCMP
NANAIMO - RCMP are concerned about just who is going too fast through school zones during the first half of September.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien reports 22 fines issued so far with a sad trend eme...
Sep 16, 2019 Nanaimo Mounties report sadly parents make up the majority of school zone speeders early in the school year. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'That's just unacceptable:' Oceanside RCMP concerned by amount of school zone speeders
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside Mounties are alarmed by more than 100 school speed zone violators in less than two weeks.Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman said many of the offenders zipped through school zones...
Sep 11, 2019 Oceanside RCMP report 100 school zone speed violators in less than two weeks. RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman called the surge of driving offences "unacceptable."
SD 68 adds seat belt equipped school buses
NANAIMO - Students traveling to and from school on select district-operated buses will enjoy some added safety.Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools added its first two seatbelt equipped buses to its trans...
Sep 09, 2019 School District 68 has rolled out two new seat belt-equipped busses to its fleet, effective Sept. 2019. (Pixabay)
New classroom opens to help vulnerable Nanaimo students
NANAIMO - A new specialized classroom is helping struggling Nanaimo youth achieve their dreams and accomplish more than just graduating. The first Take a Hike classroom on Vancouver Island opened at t...
Sep 04, 2019 Students in a Take and Hike classroom work on schedules more suited to them and designed to get them outdoors. (Submitted/Take a Hike)
VIU students help Nanaimo community organizations do their best
NANAIMO - It can be difficult for community organizations and non-profits to find the time to take stock of their efforts in the community. Thankfully a VIU program does it for them. The Community-Bas...
Sep 03, 2019 The 2018-2019 students in the Community-based-Applied Interdisciplinary Research course, who help Nanaimo organizations. (submitted/VIU)
Mounties remind motorists and parents of back to school safety
NANAIMO - Summer vacation is over for thousands of students, which means school zones are now in effect.Starting Tuesday, Sept. 3, motorists are reminded to slow down to 30 kilometers an hour from 8:0...
Sep 02, 2019 After a long summer break, school zones are effect starting Sept. 3rd from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
VIU graphic design student among world's best at global competition
NANAIMO - A Vancouver Island University student returned home after representing Canada at a world vocational skills championship in Kazan, Russia.Joe Thoong placed fifth in the graphic design categor...
Sep 01, 2019 VIU's Joe Thoong in 'laser mode' at WorldSkills in Kazan, Russia, where he placed fifth out of 35 competitors in the graphic design category. (WorldSkills)
Fresh Start initiative sees biggest year ever
NANAIMO - The most supplies ever donated to the annual community initiative Fresh Start helped hundreds of kids be ready for the first day of school. Donations for the Fresh Start program flooded in f...
Aug 31, 2019 Dozens were lined up along Victoria Cres. by 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 for free school supplies and a spiffy back-to-school haircut. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)