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‘I was so excited for grad and then it just changed so dramatically.’

Indigenous education departments set plans to gradually reopen school from COVID-19 pandemic.

On May 15, Health officials announced that K-12 students will have optional in-class instruction starting on June 1. “The Ministry of Education is working with all 60 school districts, independent school authorities, First Nations schools, teachers, school leaders, support staff, public health officials and all its education partners to co-ordinate the next steps for accommodating more…

Local First Nation and regional governments develop plans to ensure local hotspot is respected and maintained.

Around 500 students in West Kelowna and Kamloops were carving traditional dugout canoes at school — now their carving teachers are finishing the job.

Cafe prepares for the future as B.C. economy reopens

The eighteen-year-old explains what it’s been like to train during COVID-19 and how she hopes to fight in front of her hometown post-pandemic.

‘The resiliency has been passed down to further generations, so we are able to survive these times of struggle’

Susan Oliverius, picks sp̓iƛ̓m (pronounced speetlum), also known as bitterroot in the Okanagan Valley. (Submitted by Ryan Oliverius)