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| School District 67 Okanagan Skaha | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Penticton Penticton, Summerland in Okanagan/Mainline Canada | |
| District information | |
| Superintendent | Mr Todd Manuel |
| Schools | 20 |
| Budget | CA$52 million |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 5500 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
School District 67 Okanagan Skaha is a school district in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. It operates the public schools in Penticton and Summerland. [1]
School District 67 was created by the merger of the Summerland and Penticton School Districts in 1996.
| School | Location | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Carmi Elementary School | Penticton | K-5 |
| Columbia Elementary School | Penticton | K-5 |
| Giant's Head Elementary School | Summerland | K-5 |
| Home Learners Program SD67 | Penticton | K-12 |
| Kaleden Elementary School | Kaleden | K-6 |
| KVR Middle School | Penticton | 6-8 |
| Naramata Elementary School | Naramata | K-5 |
| Parkway Elementary School | Penticton | K-5 |
| Penticton Secondary School | Penticton | 9-12 |
| Princess Margaret Secondary School | Penticton | 9-12 |
| Queens Park Elementary School | Penticton | K-5 |
| Skaha Lake Middle School | Penticton | 6-8 |
| Summerland Community Learning Centre | Summerland | SU |
| Summerland Middle School | Summerland | 6-8 |
| Summerland Secondary School | Summerland | 9-12 |
| Trout Creek Elementary School | Summerland | K-5 |
| Uplands Elementary School | Penticton | K-5 |
| West Bench Elementary School | Penticton | K-5 |
| Wiltse Elementary School | Penticton | K-5 |
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SS York was a small steamer that was used to haul freight on Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake. York was built in 1902 by Bertram Iron Works of Toronto and assembled at Okanagan Landing. She was pre-fabricated with a steel hull and was twin-screw-driven. She was a small vessel in comparison to the many other ships on the lake; York was only 88 by 16 feet. York was capable of moving 134 tons in freight and could carry up to 90 passengers.
The Penticton Aquatic Club was a boathouse, social centre, and clubhouse for aquatic activities in Penticton, British Columbia. Built in 1913 at the foot of Winnipeg Street by Okanagan Lake, it became an important part of Penticton summer life. It was perhaps best known for its annual Aquatic Regatta Day, which featured a variety of activities including a war canoe race. The building was demolished in 1952. The Club's four war canoes are undergoing restoration: one of them is a display at the S.S. Sicamous Heritage Park.
SS Maude-Moore was a wood-burning screw steamer that provided a ferry service between the communities of Summerland, Naramata, and Penticton on Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada.
Richard J. "Dick" Cannings is a Canadian biologist, author and politician. He was elected as the South Okanagan—West Kootenay Member of Parliament in the 2015 Canadian federal election for the New Democratic Party, and re-elected in 2019. As a member of the 42nd Canadian Parliament he sponsored three private member's bills: one to promote the use of wood in federal public works projects, one to add various lakes and rivers to Navigable Waters Protection Act, and another to a Minister of Environment to respond to a Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada report. Cannings was appointed the NDP Critic for Post-Secondary Education as well as the Deputy Critic for Natural Resources in the 42nd Canadian Parliament. He became the NDP Critic for Natural Resources in 2016 and served in that position until 2021. In October 2021, he became the NDP Critic for Emergency Preparedness and Critic for Small Business and Tourism, as well as Deputy Critic for Natural Resources and Deputy Critic for Innovation, Science and Industry. In December 2021, he was named an inaugural member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research.
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