Tag Archives: Education
Errington wildlife rehab centre has unique relationship with bear cubs
ERRINGTON - Tough love adequately describes how staff and volunteers at the renowned North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre (NIWRC) treat its black bears prior to release back into the wild. Believed t...
Jul 28, 2023
'You don't have to have perfect grades:' Nanaimo student lands $100K scholarship
NANAIMO - While Paul Wu's world has been turned upside down lately, he's not complaining about it. The NDSS graduate was accepted to UBC to pursue a computer sciences degree, but that all changed in M...
Jul 13, 2023
VIU athletic director tops off huge year with CCAA's top honour
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island University's director of athletics and recreation is "surprised, shocked and humbled" to be named the 2023 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) athletic director ...
Jun 17, 2023
Mid Island schools benefit from 150 new child care spaces
NANAIMO - Around 150 new, licensed child care spaces are now available in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District (SD 68) with the opening of two new child care centres. The new spaces will be split bet...
Jun 16, 2023
Expansion complete at in-demand north Nanaimo French Immersion school
NANAIMO - Following prolonged construction delays, crews have at last completed a substantial addition to an over-capacity French immersion school in Nanaimo.School district 68 officials are expecting...
Jun 15, 2023
Million dollar grant helping VIU's adult education and ESL programming
NANAIMO - A significant grant is designed to better equip students for in-demand careers. A $3.8 million funding boost from the provincial government will go to a variety of post-secondary institution...
Jun 05, 2023
Rutherford Elementary set to re-open amid SD68 capacity crunch
NANAIMO - It's a new dawn for Rutherford Elementary school in the city's north end. The Board of Trustees for School District 68 unanimously approved the school's re-opening, pending some conditions, ...
May 25, 2023
Rising number of Nanaimo students going to school hungry
NANAIMO - A program feeding students in School District 68 is increasingly relied upon by students to ensure their stomachs aren't empty during the school week. Since 2018 the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School...
May 24, 2023
New provincial funds directing youth into B.C. manufacturing jobs
NANAIMO - Students in post-secondary across B.C. will soon have additional support should they choose to enter a career in the manufacturing sector.The provincial government announced $3 million in ne...
May 15, 2023
Budding entrepreneurs show off business skills at south Nanaimo school
NANAIMO - A large collection of fifth and sixth graders are getting an early start on learning what it's like to run their own business. About 50 Georgia Avenue Elementary students completed a 12-week...
May 09, 2023