Honourable Margaret MacDiarmid Minister of Education P.O. Box 9045 STN PROV GOVT Victoria, BC V8W 9E2 Dear Minister MacDiarmid, As you are no doubt aware, there is a discussion in School District #20 about the possible closure of Rossland Secondary and Blueberry Community School. This is taking place as a result of some very difficult [...]
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Possible Closure of Rossland Secondary and Blueberry Community School
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011The “Periwinkle Curse”: How the Lack of a National Childcare Policy is Failing our Children
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010The “Periwinkle Curse”: How the Lack of a National Childcare Policy Is Failing Our Children The pretty village of Kaslo on Kootenay Lake has a population of less than 2,000 and one licensed daycare, the Periwinkle Children’s Centre. The centre has a long history in the community and also a long history of the same [...]
Education should be a boon, not a burden
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010During this time of economic recovery, many young Canadians are seeking to improve their chances at developing meaningful careers by opting to invest in higher education. But with federal funding of colleges and universities having been slashed almost continuously since the early 80s, students are expected to make up this shortfall by paying unreasonable tuition [...]
House of Commons Page Program
Friday, November 6th, 2009Student from local community participates OTTAWA – “Its lights, camera, action”, said Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior. “Sitting in my Chamber seat in the House of Commons, I watch Miss Jessica Morassut of Castlegar and her colleagues from across Canada execute their duties as Parliamentary Pages”. The camera captures the Speaker of the [...]
MP Joins Selkirk College Students to Call for Accessible, Quality, Public Post-Secondary Education
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008CASTLEGAR – BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko will join Selkirk College students’ on Thursday, February 21st from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM at their Castlegar Campus, in their campaign for a publicly-administered granting system to support students through post-secondary education. “Students need relief from shouldering record-high student debt,” said Atamanenko. “I’m adding my support [...]