More discussion is needed before School District 27’s Board of Education finalizes or discards the more controversial amendments to their procedural bylaw. Trustees agreed to take three proposed changes, which could restrict in-person access to public meetings, back to their committee of the whole after a Jan. 26 meeting that drew a nearly full public gallery of concerned community members. Several trustees joined the evening meeting online that residents could also partake

Photo by MyCaribooNow staff The Cariboo-Chilcotin School District (SD27)’s Board of Trustees approved a first amendment to its controversial procedural bylaws for public meetings. During January 26’s Board of Education Meeting, the Board of Trustees addressed its proposed changes to its Board Meetings procedures and public access and questions. The Board split the proposed procedural changes into two amendments. The first made changes to Public Information Meetings, and the

More discussion is needed before School District 27’s Board of Education finalizes or discards the more controversial amendments to their procedural bylaw. Trustees agreed to take three proposed changes, which could restrict in-person access to public meetings, back to their committee of the whole after a Jan. 26 meeting that drew a nearly full public gallery of concerned community members. Several trustees joined the evening meeting online that residents could also partake

Photo: Contributed; School District 22 Feedback is wanted from community members regarding the 2026-27 budget from School District 22. Parents, staff, students and community members are invited to the meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be hosted at the main office located at 1401 15th St., beginning with an update on key student data presented by Supt. Karla Mitchell. “Students’ learning experiences guide every decision we make," Mitchell said. "By s

Photo - MyCaribooNow staff It could be a contentious school board meeting in Williams Lake tonight. (Jan 26) The Cariboo Chilcotin School Board is scheduled to talk about some controversial changes to the way it conducts meetings that are being considered. That includes preventing the public from attending Board meetings in person, as well as having to submit your questions in writing by 2 o’clock in the afternoon on the day of the meeting.    All delegations would also be do

Calvin Dubray As the Esk'etemc Education Director and a former principal and educator in our local public system, I know how this Board and its leadership have, over time, closed the system to control the narrative. Anyone that has dared to question or challenge them and their policies and procedures has either been tuned out, isolated, excluded, quietly fired, or silenced by non disclosure agreements (NDA). The ongoing pressures of not only the 600 strong from the CPWL group

Community organizations step in after kids miss months — even years — of school Lily Boucher Rodriguez takes an English class with tutor John Cairns at L’Ancre des Jeunes. Some of the kids who use the organizations’ services have missed months, even years of school. (Paula Dayan-Perez/CBC) Finding school too overwhelming, 17-year-old Lily Boucher Rodriguez stopped going altogether after almost two years of intermittent attendance. “I was skipping [classes] in the bathroom bec

Williams Lake City Hall in December. [Photo by My Cariboo Now Staff] Williams Lake City Councillor Sheila Boehm encouraged the public to stand up for their voices to be heard and to keep meetings public. During Tuesday night’s Williams Lake City Council Meeting, Councillor Boehm addressed a letter from the Concerned Parents of Williams Lake (CPWL), who expressed deep concerns over the Cariboo-Chilcotin School District’s Board of Trustee’s proposed decision on December 15, 202

The First Nation of Esk’etemc is proud to share that Kukpi7 Fred Robbins has been honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal