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CAPE Responds To The Minister of Education’s Special Advisor
CAPE Responds To The Minister of Education’s Special Advisor To Cowichan School Board’s Public Denoucement of The Cowichan Valley’s Opposition To The Ministry Agenda June 1st, 2008 Dr Southern has performed a great service to the ministry and supplied … Continue reading
April 9th, 2008- Decision Day for our Schools
(Subsequently this meeting was cancelled due to the appointment of a Ministry advisor. May 26th is new date for this D Day) As we approach the day of decision on four of our district schools, this is a good … Continue reading
Opposing The Sell Off Of Community Property And Demanding “School Lands For Public Use”
Speech Given On April 7th, 2008 By Duncan Brown At The Provincial Legislature Hello to you all and thank you for being here. I would like to tell you about my community’s experience in defending the public nature of … Continue reading
Our Public Lands For Our Public Need
JH Boyd is in the news as it has been from time to time for a couple of years .It is gratifying to observe that despite busy lives many members of our community are taking a direct role in the destiny of this piece of public land and the future of our town.
Regional Meetings: Real Consultation or Engineered Consent?
In spring 2003 the community of Lake Cowichan was invited to participate in a meeting that was billed as a consultation with school district #79. At that gathering we were asked to consider 5 options at little tables and report … Continue reading
Community Voices Must Shape School Reviews
Public education is a partnership between the community, parents, students, staff and the elected board. Election to office does not mean that decisions should be made without respect for this partnership. A decision making process that engages the community will … Continue reading
Public Education Funding: Who is Responsible?
John Young, a lawyer and long time member of the Victoria school board was successful in his attempt to remove student fees from our public schools. Last September the Supreme Court of BC affirmed that the BC School Act, Section … Continue reading
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A Martyr to a Noble Cause
A few short weeks ago our neighbour Archie Greenwell passed away and there was considerable note given to his contributions towards advancing the conditions we have come to expect in our workplaces. He is the embodiment of trade unionism at … Continue reading
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The Drive to Reshape Public Education
My last column presented the measures our school district uses to shut down a small school like Yount. Now I would like to examine the formulas and policies that the ministry imposes on school boards in their drive to reshape … Continue reading
Keep Our Kids At the Lake
Yount Elementary in Youbou lost its teacher last week despite strong opposition from the community -forcing it to become a one classroom school. This has pushed it ever closer to the school district’s goal of closure as laid out in … Continue reading