An information and organizing meeting was held last night at Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House with parents, members of the community and the media as represented by City TV. Shane Simpson, MLA for Vancouver-Hastings was on hand and provided encouragement and ideas for how to approach the board. Julianne Doctor of the Vancouver School Board (VSB) District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) attended and also offered some suggestions.
Kate Mulligan gave PowerPoint presentation showing some of the history of the move to close Garibaldi, along with utilization statistics of Nelson/Garibaldi and nearby schools. She also highlighted some of the current benefits of the school to the community through Frog Hollow and the Canucks Family Education programs. Kate's presentation will be linked here shortly.
Jenny Lam translated for the Cantonese speakers. Hal Milne presented his concerns centred around benefits to the community, as did Crystal Hollywood. There was good feedback and suggestions from the attendees.
Crystal enlisted some additional help distributing leaflets to the community and collecting petition signatures. Some of the volunteers enlisted speak Cantonese and Mandarin, so that that sector of the community will be reached.
City TV coverage (cable 13 in Vancouver) will likely air from 6-10:00 AM Thursday, November 15.
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