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Post Secondary: In BC Budget 2023 here will be additional and/or new types of funding for the new Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills ministry to help develop education for people ‘to build dreams’ while providing businesses with the ‘talent’ the need for growing the economy. | Sooke School District SD62 in the west shore of Greater Victoria is losing momentum with providing enough classroom space for the rapidly growing population; more schools are needed. Budget decisions will be difficult for the 2022-2026 board. | Archives: EDUCATION | Post Secondary | SD62 West Shore
SD62 portables on the move in Colwood & Langford with budget implications
Wednesday June 5, 2024 | LANGFORD, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends | Island Social Trends Traffic Updates Page
Sooke School District...
Colwood Traffic: Sooke Rd single-lane May 2 & 3 near Metchosin Rd
Monday April 29, 2024 | COLWOOD, BC
by Mary P Brooke, Editor | Island Social Trends
Aerial cable placement between BC Hydro poles eastbound on...
Colwood Traffic detour during Ocean Blvd pump station maintenance
Thursday March 28, 2024 | COLWOOD, BC
by Mary P Brooke, Editor | Island Social Trends
Colwood public works staff are completing some unforeseen repairs...
SD62 internal governance refresh for 2024
Wednesday December 20, 2023 | LANGFORD, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
At the Sooke School District SD62 (SD62) December 19 public board...
New SD62 high school quietly pops up with sports focus for Langford teens
Sunday December 17, 2023 | LANGFORD, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Students who focus on sports through the various Academies within Sooke...
Green theme toward BC election 2024: Greens need recovery, Conservatives gunning for the right,...
Saturday December 9, 2023 | LANGFORD, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Reminding folks in BC that the BC Greens currently have just...
BC Legislature Xmas season decor & choirs
Tuesday November 28, 2023 | VICTORIA, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Day by day, the BC Legislature building interior is growing...
Cedar Hill Middle replacement school set for 2025 opening
Monday November 27, 2023 | VICTORIA, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
The new Cedar Hill Middle School in Victoria will be...
Broader community invited to participate in SD62 strategic plan survey
Monday November 20, 2023 | LANGFORD, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Without really outlining any details of current discussions about the Strategic...
View Royal Traffic: Delays on Island Hwy Oct 30 & 31
Sunday October 29, 2023 | VIEW ROYAL, BC
by Mary P Brooke, Editor | Island Social Trends
This traffic advisory will be of interest to commuters...