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North Shore Outlook: West Van makes cuts to school bus service
September 15, 2010
Rebecca Aldous, North Shore Outlook
This year fewer West Vancouver students are riding school busses.
In anticipation of cuts, West Vancouver School District has culled its transportation services.
The B.C. Ministry of Education is reviewing its transportation funding formula. Although the overall dollar figure going into school transportation services may not change, the way it is distributed likely will, the district’s superintendent Geoff Jopson said.
The district is estimating it will see a $300,000 reduction in transportation funding, as money is reallocated to rural areas. Read more
North Shore News: WV school kids face new 4 km walk limit
Benjamin Alldritt, North Shore News
June 23, 2010
More of West Vancouver’s schoolchildren will be pounding the pavement this September after a decision by the school district to trim back its bus services.
Parents of students heading to a West Vancouver school in September will have to fill out an online request for transportation in order to register their child for bus service. To be eligible, students must be inside their school’s catchment area but outside the new “walk limits.” The walk limit is four kilometres for kindergarten to Grade 3 students and 4.8 kilometres for Grade 4 to 12 students. Read more.
North Shore Outlook: WV school district cuts supply funds to balance budget
May 19, 2010
Rebeccas Aldous – North Shore Outlook
Having anticipated a significant shortfall this year, West Vancouver School District let out a sigh of relief when it escaped the red.
“We were able to maintain our staffing positions,” the district’s superintendent Geoff Jopson said. “But we did have to cut our supplies.”
The cuts will effect equipment allotted to schools and areas such as facility vehicle leases and learning resources. Read more
North Shore Outlook: WV schools look to cut bus services
Rebecca Aldous – North Shore Outlook
March 3, 2010
In anticipation of cuts, West Vancouver School District is looking to cull its transportation services.
Next year, after the Ministry of Education finishes reviewing its transportation funding formula, West Van could see as much as a $300,000 reduction in funds, the district’s superintendent Geoff Jopson said. Read more
Contact local MLAs
MLA Joan McIntyre, West Vancouver-Sea to Sky (BC Liberal)
- Email: joan.mcintyre.mla@leg.bc.ca
- Constituency: 300 – 2232 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, V7V 1K4, Telephone 604 981-0045
MLA Ralph Sultan, West Van-Capilano (BC Liberal)
- Email: ralph.sultan.mla@leg.bc.ca
- Constituency office: 409 – 545 Clyde Avenue, West Vancouver, V7T 1C5, Telephone: 604 981-0050
