Ever wonder why your hometown has a questionable education policy? I do, and I found an answer. Here's the latest from my unfortunate old hometown of Kitimat which has recently been operating on a four day school week because of budget cuts:
Coast Mountains school trustees have voted to continue the status quo, saying they didn't get enough new money from the provincial government to return to the traditional 5-day week.Ahhh, they need more money...about a $1 or so......Hey! What's this in the next article?
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Secretary-treasurer Marcel Georges said even with the additional money, a five-day week would result in a $1.3 million deficit. While more money is welcomed, Georges cautioned, "It sounds rosy on paper, but it's not the case. We have to reduce potential holdbacks."
The provincial government will give the city another $1 million towards the pool retrofit.Way to prioritize.
2 comments:
The Liberals certainly have a way of setting their priorities! They are not shared by me!
Rick:
Fair enough.
I'm thinking Kitimat's lobbying efforts were/are misplaced, though. They lobbied for cash for a pool retrofit, rather than for badly needed money for education in the Coast Mountain District.
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