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March 2, 2023  

School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 748 have completed mediation with parties proceeding to ratification in the coming weeks.  

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and a schedule of upcoming board meetings visit our meetings page.

Elev8-DESK and Homelinks programs to be available province-wide

School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) (SD8) is actively engaged in bargaining with CUPE Local 748 to negotiate a renewed collective agreement under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate.

The union advised SD8 that CUPE members will take a strike vote. A strike vote is not a strike notice. This does not mean that CUPE staff will be going on strike.

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and a schedule of upcoming board meetings visit our meetings page.

Public invited to submit ideas through February

SD8 is renewing its strategic plan and wants the public to share their ideas.

After 27 years of dedicated service, Jeanne Hird welcomed her last group of students onto her school bus on the afternoon of Friday, December 16, 2022.