School Closures

school closures: Instead, a moratorium was placed on school closures, according to Vancouver Courier. In January, a motion to extend that moratorium until December 2018 failed. The schools in this story did not close. Trustees decide the fate of Champlain Heights annex, Sir Richard McBride annex, Sir Guy Carleton, Queen Alexandra and Sir William Macdonald elementary schools Dec. 14. Despite tight timelines and limited resources, activists rallied communities, launched petitions, attended meetings, dreamed up ways to attract students, and secured provincial and federal political support. Closure threats ignited five grassroots campaigns to save the East Side schools. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.