Schoolless Olympic Village

[Kenneth Chan @iamkennethchan]

BC government will plan a new elementary school in Burnaby's booming Brentwood district.

It's the most expensive public school project in BC history.

With space for 800 students, it could also be BC's largest elementary school. #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre
https://t.co/VehsHUFIHU

[Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus]

I’m so tired of #bcpoli govts (all of them) dragging their feet instead of funding obviously needed school space. This is making so many families’ lives more difficult and stressful than they need to be. Enough already. #bced

[Schoolless Olympic Village @school_olympic]

@CityofVancouver Looking forward to the seawall reopening! The Columbia closure doesn't seem to be sitting well with drivers. In the span of 5 minutes there were multiple drivers disregarding the closure - and even driving in the "safe" bike lane. Hope we can make this closure more clear!

[Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation @ParkBoard]

🌳 We’re excited to share proposed designs for East Park, a new waterfront park coming to False Creek!

From today until April 16, have your say on two concept visions which propose a mix of habitat areas, connections and welcoming spaces.

Visit: https://t.co/qFwtBuRjrK

[Nic Laporte @nicthedoor]

Vancouver's "bike streets" are sadly not safe enough for the majority.

Tell the city we deserve better by signing the petition.

https://t.co/yo3QkBA0EH

[IPE BC @PublicEdBC]

Imagine having your neighbourhood school close its doors to your children even though you're living in the catchment area. School construction has simply not kept up with predictable population growth. Changes in the process are much needed! #bced #bcpoli
https://t.co/fpP3yTxqQC

[Vik Khanna @vikkhanna]

#EntrepreneurCallOut

I don't want to do the #FOIA stuff. @BCNDPCaucus, you made a mistake trying to charge $10.

Anybody have the data for Kindergarten Lotteries by year?

What about this #CAC data? Anybody have the data on where the monies were raised and where they were spent?

[Schoolless Olympic Village @school_olympic]

@vikkhanna @VaughnPalmer @simisara980 Not sure I would call it "on time" - but happy they will celebrate it:

"...begin in June 2021 for a completion by the fall of 2023."

[Paolo @internet_paolo]

hi @cityofvancouver has there been any progress in the last two months? This high-traffic section of the seawall is still closed and the weather is turning to spring. Do you have an ETA for a reopening?

[Vik Khanna @vikkhanna]

@LcpVan @BC_Housing @perkinswill @thinkmodus @pwlpartnership So I was chatting with @PtFry about the need for City Councilors to be liaisons to schools.

Here's an example of why:

The @VSB39 has NO PLAN to ever make Thunderbird Elementary School safe; rather it has covert plans for land disposition. This is fundamentally unfair, #vanpoli.

[Justin McElroy @j_mcelroy]

Approximately 270 children in Vancouver about to enter Kindergarten are on wait-lists to get into 15 separate schools across the city.

It happens year after year, and it won't be getting better for a while.

https://t.co/Kk2OiJng6E

[Schoolless Olympic Village @school_olympic]

@elviralount @tomhaibeck Sorry - did you set the google calculation to "child speed"? 🙃

[Schoolless Olympic Village @school_olympic]

@vancouverobert @BrendaBaileyBC Would love to hear your guess on what will happen when that green area becomes home to thousands... Could we aim for waitlists for every grade? #vanpoli

[Schoolless Olympic Village @school_olympic]

@j_mcelroy Nice to see some progress on something - even if it won't be ready for September 2024. #vsb39

[Lisa Cogan🌻 @lisapaige17.bsky.social @lisapaigecogan]

Friend applied to catchment school for Kindergarten and is 57th on wait list. She is a single mom. teaches at this school, and doesn’t drive. Being told there is no room at the school two blocks away.Daughter has to go to a school 40 minute bus ride away. How are you fixing this?

[Vik Khanna @vikkhanna]

Reality = Nothing announced in Vancouver! #vanpoli

Not even Olympic Village 🏫

@GeorgeChowBC is not talking about David Thompson or the need for a school in the River District. Why?

@MichaelLeeBC still not provided any answers on VSB land disposition & enrolment issues. Why?

[Schoolless Olympic Village @school_olympic]

@rohanarezel But did you get offered a spot at your catchment school?

[Schoolless Olympic Village @school_olympic]

@KeaGru The question is - how many kids didn't win the lottery in your catchment? All those families are struggling to recalculate their future with @VSB39.

It's a SAD first interaction with our glorious public school system. #vanpoli #bcelection2024