British Columbia universities are top choices for international students coming to Canada to study.

Parents in the Peace can mark Thursday, Nov. 24, on their calendars to share their thoughts on student progress reporting, including report cards.

Getting more students into seismically safe schools is the goal of the announcement by Education Minister Mike Bernier and Vancouver School Board official trustee Dianne Turner that they are directing the Vancouver Project Office (VPO) to look for ways to fast-track seismic upgrades or replacements in Vancouver.

More than 20,000 B.C. students are being rewarded for taking action in their communities with a concert they’ll never forget at the 2016 WE Day Vancouver event. The year’s line-up includes Serena Ryder, Paula Abdul and Lilly Singh among many others.

The Government of British Columbia is providing $702,000 to the Vancouver school district to repair, upgrade and improve five of its facilities to make sure students, teachers and staff have comfortable and refreshed places to learn and work.

 Students, teachers and staff at Fort St. James Secondary school in the Nechako Lakes school district will benefit from $223,300 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.          

Students, teachers and staff at École Côte Du Soleil in the Conseil Scolaire Francophone school district will benefit from $151,540 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.

Students, teachers and staff at Nisga’a Elementary Secondary school in the Nisga’a school district will benefit from $110,157 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.