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February 10, 2010 the Valley Voice 1 February 10, 2010 The Valley Voice 1 Volume 19, Number 3 February 10, 2010 Delivered to every home between Edgewood, Kaslo & South Slocan. Published bi-weekly. “Your independently owned regional community newspaper serving the Arrow Lakes, Slocan & North Kootenay Lake Valleys.” WE Graham and Winlaw Schools under review for closure or re-configuration by Jan McMurray The estimated savings of closing move the VWP to Mt. Sentinel. near Castlegar that was closed, but kindergarteners, and said she hoped School District No. 8’s board Winlaw School is $64,000. In this Campbell answered, “Anything is the funding was still coming in and parents would ask board members to of education will decide the fate of scenario, it was assumed that all possible.” there were still community programs consider this in their decision. Winlaw and WE Graham Schools kids from the two communities Another concern if WEG running at the school. Ahead of the February 16 on April 13, as part of the district’s would go to WEG, although it was closes is the fate of WE Graham Former Slocan Valley school meeting at WEG, parents are asked ongoing review of its facilities. acknowledged that some parents Community Service Society. The trustee, Penny Tees, commented to submit their ideas in writing to the At a public meeting in Winlaw would choose to send their children society gets some of its funding from that busing was at the core of the district office in Nelson, or to book on February 1, the board and some south to Brent Kennedy. The 7/8 the school district because WEG has three options. She pointed out a spot to make a presentation by district staff members presented the outdoor class and 9/10 VWP would community school status. Dooley that busing would make the day contacting Elaine Henderson at 250- three options they feel are viable: remain at WEG. The Strong Start said she knew of a community school very long, especially for full day 505-7046 or [email protected]. close Winlaw Elementary; close currently at Winlaw School would WE Graham; or make Winlaw a move to WEG, where there would K-3 school and WEG a grades 4-6 be a classroom available for it. school plus the grades 7/8 outdoor The estimated savings of closing program and the grades 9/10 Valhalla WEG School is $110,000. In this Wilderness Program. scenario, all K-6 kids would go to Superintendent Pat Dooley Winlaw and all grades 7-12 kids encouraged community members would go to Mt. Sentinel. This would to “think outside the box” and try require one or two extra classes to come up with a better option, at Mt. Sentinel, and a portable at which is what happened during Winlaw for the Strong Start. If the the recent school closures and re- VWP were to survive this option, configurations in Nelson. it would move to Mt. Sentinel. The The Slocan Valley review $110,000 savings assumes having process will involve three more just one extra class at Mt. Sentinel; meetings: February 16 at WEG at if two extra classes were needed, 6:30 pm, primarily for the public another approximately $90,000 for to provide input; March 29, for the a teacher would reduce the savings board and staff to respond to the to about $20,000. public input; and April 13, decision The third option of keeping day. both schools open would result in It was explained that the no financial savings and would not district is taking into account address utilization concerns, but is the environmental, educational, the most acceptable option to the community and financial impacts communities. in their decision-making process. All three options address the Dooley said the board has to respond educational concerns of multi-grade to enrolment trends and to look at the classes. In all three scenarios, there utilization of its facilities. would be a K, a grade 1 class, a 2/3, WE Graham has the lowest a 3 / 4, a 4/5, and a 5/6. If WEG utilization rate of all schools in the remained open, there would also be district at about 23%. It was built for the 7/8 and 9/10 classes. 254 students and has an enrolment In the two cases involving of 60. There are three classes this school closures, there is the savings year: a K-6, the 7 / 8 outdoor class of one principal position. During and the 9 / 10 Valhalla Wilderness public question period, one person program (VWP). suggested that option 3 could result The K-6 split class is causing in the same savings if there were just educational concerns. During public one principal for the two schools. question time, Dooley said, “The Superintendent Dooley said this reason we are looking at these could certainly be considered – it options is because WE Graham is the case elsewhere in the district. has 23% utilization, and multi- Another suggestion was to look The ladies had it this year at the 18th annual Winter Blues Boogie with Holly and the Blaze Kings and headliners No Excuse in a show age classes that are putting a lot at four-day weeks. Dooley pointed that kept visitors from as far afield as Spokane dancing ’til the midnight hours. Holly Burdon gets into the zone on bass and vocals. of pressure on us to add more out that this would only address staffing, which impacts the rest financial concerns, and would not Bachman and Turner confirmed to rock Nakusp Music Fest of the district that has already had affect utilization or multi-grade submitted and album charts as well as placing a solo rock album with different lots of changes, and we have new classes. She also pointed out that it Nakusp Music Fest is excited a half dozen more songs in the Top vocalists. He and Fred had rekindled environmental considerations and would make the day even longer for to announce that legendary rock 50. Takin’ Care of Business, You Ain’t their friendship years before. After financial considerations.” She also kindergarteners. icons Bachman and Turner will be Seen Nothin’ Yet, Let It Ride, Roll On Fred sang on the title track, Rock ‘n’ mentioned that full day kindergarten If WEG closed, one parent asked appearing at the festival on July 17. Down the Highway, Hey You, Blue Roll Is the Only Way Out, their one- is being implemented province-wide if there would be room for the Randy Bachman and Fred Turner Collar, Not Fragile, Four Wheel off collaboration evolved naturally over the 2010/11 and 2011/12 school extra grades 7-10 students at Mt. led Bachman-Turner Overdrive Drive, Looking Out For #1, My into a Bachman and Turner album years and said, “We worry about Sentinel, which has a utilization (BTO) to the height of international Wheels Won’t Turn – all classic rock and now a Bachman and Turner tour. kids starting off their school life in a rate of 94%. Mt. Sentinel principal, success. Over a four-year run they anthems written by Bachman and Nakusp will kick off the Canadian multi-age class.” Glen Campbell, was at the meeting earned a staggering 120 platinum, Turner. In their heyday, Bachman- leg of the tour. Winlaw Elementary’s utilization and said he would not know for gold and silver disks notching up hits Turner Overdrive sold in excess of For more information contact rate is also quite low, at about 58%. sure about space until the numbers in over 20 countries. The hard rock 30 million records and performed at Doug Switzer at 250-265-2141 or It has a capacity of 124 students and of students came in. Another parent Canadian quartet reached number the biggest arenas in the world. [email protected] or an enrollment of 73. wanted to know if it was viable to one on both the Billboard singles In 2008, Randy began recording visit www.nakuspmusicfest.ca. The Valley Voice is 100% locally owned 2 NEWS The Valley Voice February 10, 2010 Slocan Lake Stewardship Society provides update on foreshore project by Art Joyce is public land. According An initial foreshore fish and Five sensitivity zones have water mark. It features high discussion, Anne Sherrod About 60 people turned to Bruce MacDonald of the wildlife habitat assessment has been designated along the use by deer, for bird nesting of the Valhalla Wilderness up for a project update from federal Fisheries and Oceans been completed, but more field foreshore that contain fragile and critical fish habitat. Society urged caution the Slocan Lake Stewardship Nelson office, there are eight work remains to be done to ecosystems vulnerable to any Red zones identified as very r e g a r d i n g c o m m u n i t y Society (SLSS) the afternoon foreshore management plans refine current data. Settlement development. These zones high sensitivity account for 6 endorsement of a management of January 31. SLSS President currently underway in BC, patterns on the lake are another include all stream mouths and percent of the total shoreline. plan due to the fact that Therese DesCamp introduced but Slocan Lake is the only factor being analyzed to see the lake outlet, macrophyte Orange zones account for government environmental aquatic biologist Luce Paquin one to be done proactively, what the level of impact will zones (aquatic vegetation), about 70 percent of the assessments “are proven of Galena Environmental, and before intensive development be. shallow shelf/gravel beaches, shoreline. These will require to be a sham.” “Equally provided a brief synopsis of has occurred.
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