MURAT YÜKSELIR / THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: TILEZEN; OPENSTREETMAP CONTRIBUTORS; VANCOUVER SCHOOL BOARD
Sarah Payne moved to Burke Mountain in Coquitlam 10 years ago. She bought in a rush, caught up in a high-intensity real estate market, but noticed there was a site up the street that was to be the future home of Burke Mountain elementary school.She has spent most of the past decade driving one child or another to schools much further away, including the neighbouring city of Port Coquitlam.In Surrey, Karen Tan, a long-time activist parent, said the district never seems to catch up.
Ms. Broady said everyone is struggling to get all the levels of government – school boards, city councils, the province – to work together and ensure that land is set aside early for schools or not sold to developers, that good population projections are done and that there’s an efficient process in place for getting schools built.
“Since 2017, to date we have invested nearly $2.8 billion for new and expanded schools, seismic upgrades and site purchases for future schools throughout B.C. This investment includes over 130 major capital projects including 69 new/expansion projects and 59 seismic projects,” said a statement from the Education Ministry. “Under the previous government: 2012 [to] 2017, they invested in 81 major capital projects including 38 expansion projects and 43 seismic projects.
Recent census numbers show that the biggest increases in the numbers of school-age children in Vancouver were in areas such as the Olympic Village or the River District, where there is a lot of new apartment development.
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