Education

Dover Bay Secondary students raise $13k for cancer research

NANAIMO - Students at one of the region's biggest schools have smashed their own expectations to support cancer research.Led by the school's 15 member student council, students at Dover Bay Secondary ...

Jun 15, 2021

New classrooms coming to Dover Bay secondary expected to ease capacity crunch

NANAIMO - The addition of four new classrooms to a local high school is hoped to have a positive impact with a shortage of spaces.The province announced $2.6 million in funding on Wednesday, June 9, t...

Jun 09, 2021

B.C. moves toward inclusive universal child care

VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced new legislation aimed at advancing universal child care and increasing wage stability for early childhood educators (ECEs).The introduction of the ea...

Jun 08, 2021

Hold-and-secure lifted at NDSS after reports of youth possibly with a weapon

NANAIMO - A hold-and-secure at Nanaimo's largest school was lifted after reports of a youth with a weapon. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien confirmed the hold-and-secure was lifted to NanaimoNewsNOW's r...

Maria Doty Jun 04, 2021 Police are on scene and inside NDSS after reports of a youth who might have a weapon on the grounds.

SD68 says students understand the need to 'take action to make a difference'

NANAIMO - Flags are at half-mast at SD68 schools and teachers are wearing their orange shirts to honour an estimated 215 remains of Indigenous children found at a former residential school site in Kam...

May 31, 2021

Nanaimo daycare earns provincial award for forward-thinking ideals

NANAIMO - A team effort to provide the best learning experience for kids up to the age of five has led to a provincial honour. Keely Freeman, founder of the Nanaimo Innovation Academy, earned the Emer...

May 27, 2021

Nanaimo student teaches teachers, other students about new classroom tools

NANAIMO - A young Nanaimo student taught his teachers about a new way to look at the world. Nolan Penner, a Grade 5 student at Mountain View elementary, showed teachers how to use the digital microsco...

May 23, 2021

200 new child care spaces coming to Nanaimo schools

NANAIMO - The stress of finding a child care space in Nanaimo is lifting for families with children enrolled at many Nanaimo schools. The ministry of children and family development on Thursday, May 2...

May 20, 2021

More than 200 new child care spaces coming to Parksville and Lantzville

NANAIMO - Parents struggling to find child care spaces in Parksville and Lantzville should be able to breathe easier. The province announced funding for 207 new child care spaces in the two areas, wit...

May 19, 2021

'It will make a huge difference:' new buses announced for popular Nanaimo charity

NANAIMO - A pair of new 24-passenger buses are now on the road for an organization helping upwards of 1,200 Nanaimo area children annually.BGC Central Vancouver Island (formally known as the Boys and ...

May 05, 2021