The Chair of the Vancouver School Board says a Supreme Court of Canada ruling Friday will have implications for school boards--particularly when it comes to budgets. The court found the North Vancouver school district discriminated against Jeffrey more, who has dyslexia, by not teaching him to read. Moore had been attending a centre for kids with … [Read more...]
Tofino mayor says delay in nofication from Province led to District’s decision to activate tsunami sirens, phone notifications
October 28, 2012 by
Tsunami sirens in Tofino went off last night, alerting residents to seek higher ground following the 7.7 magnitude quake in Haida Gwaii. Mayor Perry Schmunk says they made the call to alert people via siren and phone notifications after having trouble getting more information from the province. "It took about 45 minutes before we got kind of … [Read more...]
Enrollment drops in two of BC’s largest school districts
October 19, 2012 by
It has seen growth for thirty consecutive years but student enrollment is down in BC’s largest school district. And it's the same story in Vancouver as well, except in Vancouver it was expected. Vancouver School Board Chair Patti Bacchus says a drop of five-hundred students had been anticipated, but it turned out to be more … [Read more...]
School District’s fate still unknown
September 20, 2012 by
One day after CKNW reported the New Westminster School District has a deficit of more than 2-million dollars, the Ministry of Education isn't yet indicating what consequences if any the Board may face. Minister Don McRae was unavailable for comment, but in an e-mail, the Ministry says in these situations, it works with the District to develop … [Read more...]
Regional Districts: Will they stay or will they go?
June 19, 2012 by
The Township of Langley will have an open mind as they head into a meeting this week about possibly leaving Metro Vancouver. Mayor Jack Froese says on a scale of one to ten, his municipality is about a five for leaving Metro Vancouver. That said, Froese says he will meet with fellow Mayors in Abbotsford on Friday to discuss options which … [Read more...]
