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The School District isn’t giving people enough time to have their say about decisions that could have a crippling effect on their lives, according to Jim Abram, Area C (Quadra and Discovery Islands) Director for the Strathcona Regional District. Specifically, he’s worried about the future of Quadra Elementary and Surge Narrows Elementary on Read Island and how a potential closure of those facilities would destroy the communities they serve. The district is taking community feedback on recommendations presented to the board at the Nov. 17 public meeting and include the closure of two elementary schools in the district, until the end of the month. Abram’s feedback is that he thinks there needs to be more time for the communities who will likely be effected by these recommendations to review the proposal before the board makes any decisions. “That’s not consultation,” Abram says. “That’s a joke. There are a whole whack of people out there who want you to talk to them about this, and you can’t do that in that amount of time. “The viability of our communities has already been seriously threatened by BC Ferries fares and service cuts and to now have to consider the possibility of a school(s) closure or reduction in classes will literally kill our communities,” he writes in a letter to the board. “Communities are built around the existence of elementary schools. To even consider closing the ones I have mentioned Continued on Pg. 3
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The 41st Rotary TV Auction generated record revenue last weekend. Auction Chair Ian Baikie said, “Our previous best year was about $95,000 and this year we made about $100,000 so that’s a huge win for us. The public came out and supported us, as they do every year and it was really great to see.” Baikie adds that a number of organizations and companies contributed cash donations, which helped increase the final total from the sale of donated auction items. Here auctioneers (from left) Steve Rossner, Debra Cunningham and Doug Reedman take bids at the Shaw community studio.
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