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DECEMBER 4, 2013
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Smelly classroom startles parents
on-site inspections.” After finding no obvious signs of mould or water Reports of potential damage, district maintemould in a classroom at nance staff drilled several 100 Mile House Elementary holes into the walls and by School have led to investi- using a camera to take a gations by School District closer look, he explains. #27 (SD27) and the Parent “No mould was found, Advisory Council and the wood and (PAC). insulation in the After hearing the walls appeared to be children were supin very good condiposedly wearing tion.” coats and hats in While the cause of a classroom where the smell was deterwindows were wide mined by SD27 to Elke open, the school’s not be caused by PAC took immedi- Baechmann mould, some other ate action. potential odorSchool PAC president ous sources were found, he Elke Baechmann went to explains. the school on Nov. 21, the Three heater ventiladay the report came in and tor units in the classroom talked to principal Donna were cleaned, and additional Rodger. She also followed insulation was provided to up with visits and calls dur- one of the units. ing the following week or “Maintenance staff also so, while SD27 was checking discovered a vent going to into it. a crawl space in the classBaechmann says she did room. The crawl space was not witness children with inspected and was found coats on, but did speak to to be clean, dry and mould various SD27 administra- free.” tion and staff members, who He adds the vent will be confirmed a smell had been sealed up, as it is not needed, reported in a classroom and and so will a similar vent that it would be checked. found in an adjacent classSD27 superintendent room. Mark Thiessen says inves“While no mould has been tigations were carried out found, the district is hopeful shortly after hearing these that the odour problem has reports, and a bad smell was also been taken care of.” discovered emanating from Baechmann adds she is somewhere in a classroom. relieved, but notes is it for“After hearing second- tunate she and SD27 were hand reports of a possible alerted to what potentially mould issue in a 100 Mile could have been a hazardHouse Elementary class- ous situation because no one room last week, [SD27] Continued on A3 conducted two thorough
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Mikayla Watson was adorable as Cindy Lou Who on the Safeway Canada float, with its The Grinch Who Stole Christmas theme, during the annual 100 Mile House Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 29. There was good turnout from both participants and spectators for the South Cariboo Chamber of Commerce event. See more photos on page B1 and B19 as well as in Friday's Cariboo Connector.