How to Develop Good Leaders at Windrem Elementary
Joy Smith addressed about sixty parents and teachers at Windrem Elementary School in Chetwynd on September 11. The lecturer and author outlined leadership fundamentals, urged collaboration, and described techniques such as catching a vision, recognizing leadership traits, and understanding personal blueprints shaped by life experiences. Smith highlighted synthesizing leadership from her teaching career and noted she has six children.
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Joy Smith
Windrem
Chetwynd
Smith
Chetwynd Secondary School swells with new students
Chetwynd Secondary School reports about 408 students this year up from 360, prompting timetable tweaks and an extra teacher. Principal Bill Deith notes roughly half are from out of town and many transferred from private schools. Nearby ATEC School expects around 100 more students, many of them adults.
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Chetwynd Secondary School
Bill Deith
Deith
ATEC
Chetwynd Secondary
Northern Lights College staff eye strike over pay gap
BCGEU representative Lloyd Glibberg says support staff at Northern Lights College are the lowest paid in the province, urging mediation to end the injustice. Board chair Patrick Michiel notes underpayment versus other colleges and says changes must occur through the Public Sector Employers Council, not the college board. The BCGEU covers 120 workers across multiple towns including Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, and Fort St. John.
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Lloyd Glibberg
BCGEU
Northern Lights College
Patrick Michiel
Michiel
Zation
Public Sector Employers Council
PSEC
Chetwynd
Dawson Creek
Fort St. John
Tumbler Ridge
Hudson’s Hope
Fort Nelson
Dease Lake
Atlin
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