French immersion enrolment rises in Peace River South
Canadian Parents for French BC reports BC wide French immersion growth for 16 years with Peace River South showing about 10.8 percent of District 59 students in French immersion. The overall district enrolment fell 648 pupils in six years, while French immersion declined only eight. Dropout rates are higher in grades seven and eight.
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Patti Holm
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Community support boosts clinic financing efforts
The clinic has been funded largely by a grant from the Northern Development Initiative Trust with additional donations from the Peace River Regional District, West Fraser, other in kind donors and private citizens. The Municipal Finance Authority issues debentures twice yearly in spring and fall, requiring municipalities to pass a security issue resolution and have the regional district include the borrowing in its bylaw.
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Peace River
West Fraser
Chetwynd Forest Industries
Municipal Finance Authority
BC government expands access grant for trades education
The BC Access Grant for Labour Market Priority is enlarged to cover relocation tools and loan relief with up to 16400 in non repayable grants for trades such as oil and gas development heavy duty mechanics pipefitters steamfitters and heavy equipment operation An online trades seat finder helps students locate available spaces while 68 million funds 1424 new seats across 14 public institutions to cut wait times The initiative aims to boost access to public trades training across regions and aligns with Studen tAid BC criteria.
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Chetwynd
Ministry of Advanced Education
StudentAid BC
Advanced Education
Amrik Virk
BC Trades Training Grant Eligible Programs Listed
The BC Access Grant supports students moving at least 100 kilometres for trades training at eligible institutions such as Kwantlen Nicola Valley Institute of Technology North Island College Northern Lights College Northwest Community College Okanagan College Selkirk College Thompson Rivers University and UNBC. The unmet need component reduces the gap between maximum funding and actual costs, with students in in demand trades at eligible institutions potentially receiving up to 6500 dollars.
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Kwanten Areitecnne University
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
North Island College
Northern Lights College
Northwest Community College
Okanagan College
Selkirk College
Thompson Rivers Uni
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