Education

'It's almost an epidemic:' Nanaimo RCMP in uphill battle against distracted driving

NANAIMO - Increasing awareness, alarming distracted driving data and heavy fines aren't enough for many Nanaimo drivers to leave their phone alone.An hour-long distracted driving blitz focused on sout...

Mar 19, 2021

Grad Wear program returns to ensure Oceanside students look fabulous

PARKSVILLE - Graduates from Nanoose to Bowser can be fashionable for a prom they'll never forget. The Society of Organized Services in the Oceanside Region resumed its Grad Wear program for 2021 after...

Mar 18, 2021

Ambitious plan endorsed to boost available child care spaces throughout mid-island area

NANAIMO - A new action plan hopes to add thousands of new child care spaces throughout the area. The Child Care Action Plan recommends having 50 child care spaces for every 100 children under the age ...

Mar 17, 2021

SD68 Board narrowly votes down enhanced mask mandate for grade six, seven students

NANAIMO - Trustees for School District 68 narrowly opted against extending provincial health orders on mask usage to grade six and seven students in the region.On Feb. 4, the province updated its orde...

Mar 11, 2021

SD68 guiding all Island school districts through COVID-19 exposure events

NANAIMO - Hands-on experience with COVID-19 exposures in schools is helping the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district teach lessons to other island districts.SD68 was selected by the ministry of education...

Mar 04, 2021

Indigenous groups worry about learning centres transferring into SD68

NANAIMO - A ministerial order moving two Indigenous learning programs into the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District is causing concern for the organizations involved. An order from former education minis...

Mar 01, 2021

School replacement, increased enrollment among many challenges for Nanaimo-Ladysmith district

NANAIMO - One of the region's biggest schools needing to be replaced is just one of many challenges facing the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District over the next 10 years. School board members were prese...

Feb 18, 2021

Further COVID-19 exposure confirmed at NDSS

NANAIMO - An additional COVID-19 exposure was confirmed at one of Nanaimo's largest secondary schools more than a week after it happened. The Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District the night of Wednesday, ...

Feb 16, 2021

Construction begins on $16m project to expand Hammond Bay Elementary

NANAIMO - A north Nanaimo elementary school is undergoing a substantial expansion. The ministry of education on Tuesday, Feb. 9 announced construction had begun at Hammond Bay Elementary to add 12 cla...

Feb 09, 2021

NDSS records another COVID-19 exposure

NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 exposures at Nanaimo District Secondary School has increased.The Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District confirmed on Monday, Feb. 8 there was an additional COVID-19 exposur...

Feb 08, 2021