Latest News & Announcements

The Tumbler Ridge SD59 StrongStart will commence programming on Monday, March 30, 2026. For now, the program will run from 10:00 am-12:00 pm.

Cara McLean, the StrongStart Facilitator will welcome families to the temporary space located at Tumbler Ridge Strong Child and Youth Centre (Tumbler Ridge Place), 215 Main Street on the 2nd floor. There is space for strollers downstairs. Please follow signage for direction. 

Please email Cara McLean at camclean@sd59.bc.ca for inquiries. 

More details will be posted on Cara’s Facebook page for Tumbler Ridge StrongStart families.

February 27, 2026

The Ministry of Infrastructure connected with the president of the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), John Chenoweth, as they have a mobile trades training unit. NVIT is the only First Nations public post-secondary institution in British Columbia.  NVIT has graciously offered to lend the mobile trades training unit to the district for the rest of the school year. It will arrive in Tumbler Ridge in the coming days with an instructor who will orient school district staff to the operations of the trailer. The trailer will be located in the Phase 2 plan.

February 11, 2026

For the students, family and staff of School District 59 Peace River South, it is impossible to express the heartbreak that our communities feel for the families who have suffered this unspeakable tragedy. We will never understand it, but what we must do is try to offer comfort in what small ways we can to those who are hurting. To the families in mourning, we hold you in our thoughts and prayers with sorrow. Your grief is profound, and your loss is beyond words. May you feel surrounded by the love of this community. Countless acts of bravery and compassion took place in the midst of this situation. Our students, staff, and so many members of emergency and medical services yesterday experienced the worst of our fears and yet responded to the very best of our hopes.

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