Tag Archives: Education
Annual car trunk garage sale to take over Nanaimo mall parking lot
NANAIMO - Bargain hunters will be out in full force at the third annual Nanaimo Recycles Car Trunk Sale. 150 pre-booked spaces in the parking lot of the Country Club Centre are set aside on Saturday, ...
Jul 26, 2019 Be sure to have cash on hand at the third annual Nanaimo Recycles Trunk Sale on Saturday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Country Club Centre parking lot. (City of Nanaimo)
Parksville science students sending project to space
PARKSVILLE - Five cole Ballenas Secondary School students shot for the moon and now their science project will orbit among the stars. The experiment Sprouts in Space will be launched to the Internatio...
Jul 11, 2019 Ecole Ballenas students Marco Loffredi, Victor Kamel, Robert Lachance, Alexander Marshall and Filipe Pereira have achieved a remarkable feat for high school science students. (submitted)
Nanaimo educators honoured for bringing alternative approach to school
NANAIMO - The classrooms found in the Learning Alternatives program run throughout the Nanaimo Ladysmith Public School District don't have flanks of uncomfortable desks or strict timetables. Instead t...
Jul 06, 2019 Brett Hancock (left) and Chad Jobe (right) say building relationships with students is the key to helping them succeed, graduate and make the most out of life. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
New assessment finding solutions to lack of child care spaces in Nanaimo and area
NANAIMO - It's hoped a new assessment will provide a never-seen-before look at the lack of child care space across the Nanaimo area. The City of Nanaimo is now working with the Regional District of Na...
Jun 25, 2019 A new assessment will look at the lack of child care spaces across the Regional District of Nanaimo in an effort to craft further helpful changes. (The Canadian Press)
Community rallies to replace tents stolen from Nanaimo school
NANAIMO - A field trip for Grade 7 students was saved by the generosity of parents and the Nanaimo community. Nine tents were stolen from the Departure Bay Elementary Eco-School over the weekend betwe...
Jun 24, 2019 Grade 7 students at the Departure Bay Elementary Eco-School still managed to take off on their field trip Monday morning, despite the theft of their tents over night. (Google Maps)
Tom Harris Charity Classic takes another shot at helping Nanaimo's vulnerable
NANAIMO - A long history of generosity shown by a late Nanaimo icon is mirrored by the charity golf tournament which bears his name.The upcoming second annual Tom Harris Charity Classic is poised to s...
Jun 16, 2019 The 1st annual Tom Harris Charity Classic supported several initiatives, including the Nanaimo Community Hospice Society, VIU Foundation, Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation and the Salvation Army. (NanaimoNewsNOW file photo)
'They're the future of nations:' $3M announced to help Indigenous students learn
NANAIMO - New funding to boost Indigenous education in B.C. Education minister Rob Fleming visited Nanaimo District Secondary School to announce $3 million of provincial funding to create Local Educat...
Jun 07, 2019
Haida Elders honoured for efforts to save, revitalize language
NANAIMO - A treasured Indigenous language continues to live on thanks to the efforts of nine dedicated Haida Elders. The Elders, who spent the last 21 years at VIU working to preserve the Skidegate di...
Jun 03, 2019 The nine Haida elders receiving honourary degrees were honoured throughout VIU's convocation ceremony on Monday, June 3. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Less books, more space: VIU Library evolves with the times
NANAIMO - While VIU's head librarian is adamant they'll always have a place for rows of books, he said enhancing the library's common space best serves the needs of their many users.VIU is scaling bac...
May 30, 2019 VIU Librarian Ben Hyman said their outreach to faculty and students is clear - a reduction in their physical collection in favour of common space is the way to go. He said a strategic plan for the VIU Library was adopted last year. (Submitted/VIU)
Calls made in Nanaimo to improve outlook for kids with developmental challenges
NANAIMO - Frustrated parents and service providers made their case to enhance supports for the children in the province grappling with neurological challenges.An all-party committee of MLA's tasked wi...
May 24, 2019 MLA Michelle Stilwell speaking with parent Melanie Atwell following an all-party committee hearing in Nanaimo (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)