Wildfire activity leads to different start for school year in North Okanagan-Shuswap

SALMON ARM — School District 83 will be taking a different approach to the start of the school year due to the wildfires in the region.
The majority of students enrolled in the North Okanagan-Shuswap District will have their first day of class on Wednesday, September 6, and it will only be a half day. Unlike other school districts that have their first classes Tuesday, teachers and staff at SD83 will be provided with an additional non-instructional day.
Meanwhile, plans have been put in pl