STUDENTS LAUNCH WEBCAST SERIES WITH GOLD MEDALLIST
Education Minister Shirley Bond joined students in B.C., Canada and abroad for an opportunity to interview Olympic gold-medallist Carol Huynh as part of the first Sharing the Dream webcast at Heritage Woods Secondary school in Port Moody. Students from Prince George led the first webcast with Huynh, while students from anywhere in the world could email questions during the live interview through the Sharing the Dream website. [News release] [More photos] [Webcast]
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$1.3M FOR SEISMIC UPGRADES AT DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY
SURREY – Discovery Elementary school is being made safer with $1.3 million in seismic upgrades, Surrey-Tynehead MLA Dave S. Hayer announced.
AGREEMENT HELPS WEST VANCOUVER ISLAND STUDENTS
TSAXANA – Aboriginal leaders and Vancouver Island West school district representatives signed the district’s first Aboriginal education enhancement agreement to help improve Aboriginal student success, Education Minister Shirley Bond announced.
$10.7 MILLION FOR BRANTFORD ELEMENTARY EXPANSION
BURNABY – The Province has approved $10.7 million for an addition and seismic upgrades to Brantford Elementary in Burnaby, Burnaby-Willingdon MLA John Nuraney announced.
ISLAND RESIDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM LIBRARY FEDERATION
VICTORIA – Residents of the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island will benefit from improved library services with the establishment of the IslandLink Library Federation, announced Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong and Saanich North and the Islands MLA Murray Coell.
NEW SEISMICALLY SAFE SCHOOL OFFICIALLY OPENS
SURREY – Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Kevin Falcon gathered with students, teachers and district staff and trustees to celebrate the grand opening of the new $10.9-million Rosemary Heights Elementary.
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