TUESDAY MAY 27, 2014
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TEACHERSâ JOB ACTION
Strike closes area schools
For now, Wednesday is the only day classes are suspended AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com
District 69 schools will be behind picket lines tomorrow (May 28) as part of the B.C. Teachersâ Federationâs rotating one day strikes. While rumours fly, there is no indication that classes will be affected by job action on other days, unless further action is taken by either side. Mount Arrowsmith Teachersâ Association president Debbie Morran said they donât take the action lightly. âAs teachers, we care deeply about our students and we empathize with parents who have to re-work their schedules,â she said in a news release. âMany of us are parents too, and that is one of the reasons we are taking this action.â The rotating closures are part of a two-stage plan teachers approved in March, with an 89 per cent yes vote. Every district in the province will be on strike for one day this week, with this district shutting down Wednesday along with 13 other districts from Victoria and the Lower Mainland to the Okanagan and north. See EVENTS CANCELLED, page A8
Army on the move JOHN HARDING
editor@pqbnews.com
The Salvation Army is looking at bringing all of its services in the Parksville area under one roof, city council heard last week. Major Norman Hamelin told council a committee has narrowed down the list of possible new sites to two locations in downtown Parksville. Currently, the Salvation Army has four locations it provides services: the food bank (and administration offices) in French Creek, and downtown Parksville where it has a church (with cold-weather shelter and soup kitchen) and two thrift stores. âThe Salvation Army is in the business of bringing hope to some of the underprivileged of our community,â said Hamelin, adding the push for bringing all its services under one roof was spurred by the âinefficiencies of multiple locations.â See WALLS LEAKING, page A8
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FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS: Hundreds of people scattered along Qualicum Beach Saturday night to watch the firework show light up the sky and the Strait of Georgia, kicking off Family Day in Qualicum Beach and celebrating the 32nd anniversary of Quality Foods. See page A5 and our Facebook page â www.facebook.com/PQBNews â for more photos from Family Day.
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