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Maple Ridge families resist rezoning of school site
It’s always upsetting for parents when they find out they can’t send their children to their neighbourhood school, as is happening again in Yaletown. It’s also frustrating for families who move into a...
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Robby Alkhalil arrested in Greece on Toronto murder charge
A former B.C. man wanted for murder in a Toronto hit has been arrested in Greece. Extradition proceedings are now underway for Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil, who grew up in Surrey, Alkhalil, 25, was picked up...
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Daughter of top Kelowna Mountie gets seven months for trafficking
The daughter of Kelowna’s top Mountie has pleaded guilty to three drug trafficking charges and sentenced to seven months in jail. Lisa Hope McKinnon entered the pleas to two counts of possession for...
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B.C. francophone schools consider wider admission policy
The B.C. francophone school board is considering policy changes to welcome more students, but anglophones need not apply. Currently, Conseil Scolaire Francophone (CSF) – also known as School District...
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Distraught inmate at North Fraser attempts suicide
A distraught man charged in a series of West End stabbings attempted suicide inside North Fraser Pre-trial jail Friday, just days after being taken off suicide watch. Now Jerome Bonneric’s lawyer wants...
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Teachers to Parents: We need to talk
Ron Clark, a U.S. teacher and author, says problems with parents are driving many teachers out of the profession. In an article posted on CNN Living, he recalls asking a beloved principal why she was...
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Surrey RCMP looking for witnesses to possible abduction
Surrey RCMP investigators are still looking for witnesses to a possible abduction Saturday evening outside the Shoppers Drug Mart in the Central City Mall. Police got 911 calls after shoppers saw two...
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Flirting with year-round schooling in B.C.
The end of March is the deadline for B.C. school districts to submit their 2013-14 calendar to the ministry. While a few are still pondering more balanced calendars, with a better distribution of...
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Greeks lawyer should get up to three years in jail: Crown
A Vernon lawyer convicted of working for a criminal organization provided the Greeks gang with police documents pointing to the existence of an informant within its midst, B.C. Supreme Court heard...
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Langley murder victim identified
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has released the identity of a young man found slain inside a Langley residence last week. Taylor Daniel Johnson, 21, was the caretaker of the vacant...
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Gender-neutral washrooms a safety issue, Nanaimo school trustee says
A while back, I wrote about the University of Victoria creating gender neutral washrooms to make life easier for transgender students. Now the Nanaimo-Ladysmith board of education is wondering if it...
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Nephew identifies uncle on video-tape of “kidnapping” meeting
The nephew of an accused kidnapper told police that he recognized his uncle on video surveillance from a West End pub with some of the other accused on the day of the abduction. Russell Brar gave a...
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Greeks’ lawyer took gangsters to gun range to practice: Crown
A Vernon lawyer who admits that he illegally aided the violent Greeks gang took members of the criminal organization target shooting on at least two occasions, B.C. Supreme Court heard Tuesday....
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Quality assurance proposals for B.C. post-secondary schools
It’s taken years, but the Liberal government has finally agreed with almost everyone in the post-secondary sector that private language schools in B.C. should be regulated. In a paper distributed this...
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Qualicum is the latest B.C. school district to lose its top employee
The number of departing B.C. school superintendents continues to grow with Qualicum’s Jim Ansell the latest to join the list. A school district news release says Ansell, who replaced Candice Morgan in...
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Greeks’ lawyer should get conditional sentence: Defence
A Vernon lawyer who pleaded guilty to aiding the murderous Greeks gang was a “was a model of professional and social dedication” aside from his relationship with the criminal organization, his lawyer...
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Parents unhappy with plans to rename a Vancouver school
Parents of children attending Acadia Road elementary on Vancouver’s westside are resisting plans to rename their school Rose Point elementary. Melanie Antweiler, chairwoman of the parent advisory...
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French-immersion students may gain access to B.C. francophone schools, parent...
Canadian Parents for French (CPF) is urging its members to support a plan by B.C.’s only francophone board of education to open its schools to more students, including some non-francophones. The...
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Health concerns about school wi-fi to be aired at B.C. teachers meeting
The B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) is headed for what will likely be a hot debate about health worries regarding wi-fi in schools. The Nicola Valley Teachers’ Union has submitted a resolution to the...
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Greeks judge banned witness names to protect them from HA
A B.C. Supreme Court judge protected the identities of five imprisoned witnesses during the Greeks murder trial over fears that jailed Hells Angels — dubbed the Big House Crew — would harm them for...
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