People will soon be able to get better protection against COVID-19, as the Province rolls out the new combination bivalent vaccine through its fall booster program.

That familiar September feeling is in the air as thousands of students return to school throughout B.C. this week, anticipating the new school year while looking forward to reconnecting with friends and meeting new teachers. Whether they’re coming back to the school they were at last year, or moving to a new one, it’s an exciting time to embrace the opportunities and challenges the year will bring. 

Students at Upper Halfway school in the Peace River School District are a step closer to having a gym of their own.

Students and families will benefit as hundreds of new school spaces open in Surrey. 

Hundreds of Langford students are starting at a new elementary school this September.

Students at École Dr. Knox Middle school will soon have an expanded place to learn now that funding has been approved for a 12-classroom addition.

Students and staff are heading back to safer classrooms now that seismic upgrades are complete at James McKinney Elementary school.

More than 1,000 students will move into new school spaces this September as the new Stitó:s Lá:lém Totí:lt Elementary-Middle school opens and a major expansion at Vedder Elementary is now complete.

Students at Seaforth and Parkcrest Elementary schools in Burnaby are heading back to seismically safer schools.

Students, families and staff can look forward to returning to new and improved schools in Abbotsford.