Langley Times, January 27, 2015

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Great Digital Film Fest at Colossus

TUESDAY January 27, 2015 • www.langleytimes.com

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NEWS It’s Playtime at Blacklock

ARTS & LIFE Fort Gallery Turns 10

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SPORTS Rivermen on a Roll

Step Lively, Now! Fiddle player Denis Leclerc provided an authentic live soundtrack for the Vive les Voyageurs festival at historic Fort Langley on Sunday. The celebration included a number of demonstrations, including barrel making and blacksmithing, as well as an opportunity for visitors to sample maple syrup taffy, made the way it was in the 1800s, when the fort was an active trading post. More photos on page 2. D A N FE R GUS ON Langley Time s

LSS discussion removed from agenda POLICY GOVERNING SCHOOL CLOSURES REQUIRES 60-DAY CONSULTATION MO N I Q U E TA M M I N G A Ti m e s Re por t e r

The potential closure of Langley Secondary School and decisions around the future of Langley’s schools has been taken off Tuesday’s board of education agenda. Originally, it was expected that the board was going to vote on a direction for its long-term facilities plan, but that would violate the policy procedures when considering closing a school. Trustees gave notice of the pos-

sible closure of LSS at their Dec. 16 meeting, and the policy requires the board hold a 60-day consultation period. The 60 days will be up on Feb. 14. In the meantime, a public meeting is being held at LSS on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. to gather information from the community about the impact of the potential closure. Members of the community are encouraged to speak at this meeting. The board is then plan-

ning on holding a public special meeting on Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. at the School Board Office to address the possible closure of LSS in accordance with Policy No. 5029. A decision on a long-term facilities plan business case will be made only after the LSS closure is considered, said board chair Rob McFarlane. “We are looking forward to hearing more from the LSS school community as we face this decision,”

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said McFarlane. “As a board, we understand the emotional attachments students, past and present, have with Langley Secondary and we plan to honour those connections, whichever direction we follow.” The public can make presentations, either written or oral, at the LSS Feb. 10 meeting. They are asked to email their requests to speak or submit written presentations after Feb. 2 to dgreen@sd35.bc.ca.

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