Tag Archives: Education
'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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
VIDEO: 'Here to celebrate SOGI:' overwhelming support for sexual orientation education at Nanaimo rallies
NANAIMO - Emotions ran high, however a public rally both for and against aspects of the current school curriculum remained largely peaceful. Around six protesters against school curriculum on sexual o...
Sep 20, 2023
'Communities like Nanaimo are growing:' school capacity issues acknowledged by education minister
NANAIMO - An official opening ceremony at Ecole Hammond Bay Elementary School marked the conclusion of a marathon construction process.With an occupancy permit issued in late June, about two years lat...
Sep 11, 2023
SD 68 grapples with ever-present capacity crunch as new school year starts
NANAIMO - While students, teachers and support staff are busy getting used to their new surroundings, senior administrators are getting a sense of how full their schools will be. Nanaimo-Ladysmith Pub...
Sep 08, 2023
Former Lantzville principal issued 15 year ban after vigilante sting
NANAIMO - Trying to pick up who he thought was a 15-year-old boy was likely a career-killer for the then-principal of Aspengrove School in Lantzville.A Consent Resolution Agreement published on Tuesda...
Aug 08, 2023