Supports complex upgrades
Correspondence received by Powell River Board of Education at its meeting on March 13 included letters from School District 47 superintendent of schools Jay Yule in support of accessibility grant applications being submitted by City of Powell River to install an elevator and automatic sliding door at the front/west entrance of Powell River Recreation Complex. Yule said the additions would be a great asset to residents of Powell River, especially those with mobility issues or carrying heavy gear to access various parts of the complex.
Discusses trade program tours
At its March 13 meeting, the board discussed personalized learning programs that included grade seven students from all School District 47 elementary schools touring Brooks Secondary School trades programs. Students visited the kitchen at Brooks, which included lunch, and then welding, carpentry and automotive shops. In April, hairdressing students will visit elementary schools to offer styling and haircuts to students.
Receives rural education report requests
Correspondence received by the board before its March 13 meeting called for the release of BC Ministry of Education’s Rural Education Report. The report was headed by Boundary-Similkameen MLA Linda Larson and had only been completed to a draft stage before her BC Liberal government was defeated last year. The NDP government released a heavily redacted version of the report on March 9 in response to a Freedom of Information request.
