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Grade 8 student Zephie Simon works on her poster, alongside Grade 2 student Alyssa Haber and parent Kazia Mullin, before heading to the Vernon Courthouse Monday to rally for an end to the labour dispute. For a video visit www.vernonmorningstar.com
Kids rally to get back to class JENNIFER SMITH Morning Star Staff
Not wanting her kids to fall behind, Kazia Mullin is doing what she can to homeschool her three children during the ongoing strike – but she admits, she is no teacher. “Nothing that I am doing is replacing the value of the teacher and the classroom experience,” said Kazia Mullin, who, like her kids, just wants school to start. That was the message more than a dozen students, ranging from Grade 2 to 12, made clear on the Vernon Courthouse steps Monday. “We want to go back to school,” said Alyssa Haber and Sadie Mullin, who can’t wait to see their friends whenever they get to start Grade 2 at Beairsto Elementary. “I want to go to school because I’m bored,” said Carson Armitage. Grade 11 student Reid Folk adds: “I’m here to show my support for students wanting to go back to school, me too, especially me, because I’m in high school. It’s really affecting all of us.” Binding arbitration sounds like a really
“They all like summer, but they want to be back in school.” — Steve Simon
good idea, said Kazia Mullin, but if that can’t happen then more needs to be done on both sides. “I just really would like both sides to sit down, put the kids first, get back to school, get back to work,” said the mom, as she proudly watched her kids fight for their education. Most of the students rallying Monday are from the new, yet to start, Vernon Community School, at Clarence Fulton Secondary. Parent Steve Simon said this was a way of not only getting a message across, but also a way to get the students active. “Even with the strike going on we think the kids need to be active. That action can
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take the form of something that’s topical,” said Simon. A few parents and the approximately 15 students met at the Vernon library first to draw up their signs before taking a stand to say they care about what’s happening. “They’d rather be in school,” said Simon. “They all like summer, but they want to be back in school, it’s where all their friends are and despite what you think about kids, they know this is where learning happens.” And the students were happy to do something constructive with their extended summer time. “I wanted to get something out of the first year, not go in halfway through the year and be like, ‘oh, I didn’t get much out of this year,’” said Celina Galbraith, who is going into Grade 7 at the Vernon Community School. Haber and Sadie Mullin hope their message is strong enough that, “the strike will stop.” Visit vernonmorningstar.com for a video of the rally messages from students and parents.
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Coldstream council has agreed to disagree with the provincial government’s plans to widen Cosens Bay Road. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is proposing a boundary adjustment on the 4.5 kilometres of road through Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park. If approved, the boundary adjustment would allow for road upgrades and widening to improve safety on the road, as well the provision for future utilities. Although the work would create safer access for the approximately 73 cabin owners out at Cosens Bay, Coldstream council is concerned about the environmental impact and safety of park users. “Certainly the users of the park would be more likely at risk if the roads were improved and the speeds were increased Richard Enns as a result,” said Coun. Richard Enns. Coun. Doug Dirk adds: “That’s one of the best traffic calming roads around.” Council unanimously agreed Monday to write a formal letter of input in opposition to the ministry’s proposal. “This road services very few properties that are zoned for seasonal cabins,” said Coun. Maria Besso. Of the approximately 73 landowners beyond the park who rely on the road for access, the ministry states that three to five are full-time, year-round residents with the rest primarily seasonal. The road carries up to 230 vehicles per day during the peak season, based on traffic counts from 2010. “We believe that control of the road excluded from the park is in the best interest of the public for safety, access and emergency service to both the park and lands beyond,” said Murray Tekano, transportation district manager, in a ministry report. The proposal must first be considered by Parks before a final decision is made at the Legislature. Although much opposition to the proposal has come from Coldstream residents, the section of road affected lies within the Regional District of North Okanagan, and is not under Coldstream jurisdiction.
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