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Sidney schoolyard fire hall alarms parents
Saanich school district trustees will make recommendations March 4 regarding a proposal to locate Sidney's new emergency headquarters on the property of Sidney Elementary School. But worried parents are weighing in already.
"People are very concerned trustees are getting a lot of emails," said school district chairwoman Victoria Martin, adding that the final decision will not necessarily be made March 4.
But two committees finance and facilities, and educational directions will have looked closely at the initiative, which was unveiled to the board on Feb. 10.
The proposal involves the municipality buying the southern third of the nine acre property, about half the schoolyard. The area is overlooked by multi storey townhouses and condos on James White Boulevard. Ambulance services, the Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization, an RCMP school liaison officer and training facilities.
Sidney considered seven sites for a new fire hall. A drawing in the town's feasibility study shows four bays for fire trucks and three for ambulances. The vehicles would exit onto Seventh Street.
"My first instinct is that it's a very, very bad idea," said Heather Carley, mother of a kindergarten student at the school.
Carley, a member of the district wide parent advisory committee, said Martin has reassured parents that the district has agreed to nothing.
But the municipality would have been wise to specifically invite parents to its Feb. 2 meeting about the proposal rather than allowing them to "panic" at the idea of what might happen, she said.
Parents picking up their children at school this week sounded more con than van cleef and arpels long necklace knock off pro at the idea of emergency headquarters so close to an elementary school.
"I think it would be pretty disruptive for the kids," said mother Lauralee Mitchell, whose son is in Grade 4 at the school. "I understand it needs to be in a central space and there's not lot of land in Sidney, but I don't think this is the best spot."
She's not keen on the idea of emergency vehicles "flying" onto Seventh Street and said she would worry about children on the sidewalk crossing the exit for emergency vehicles.
"Doesn't sound like a good fake van cleef inspired necklace idea to me," added dad James Holliday, who was picking up his Grade 1 child.
He said the children about 300 students in kindergarten through Grade 5 attend the school need the field and the new headquarters would take up a lot of space. The feasibility drawing shows structures with an estimated size of 38,000 square feet.
Mother Jennifer Van Tankeren could see how the setup could be distracting, but noted her Grade 2 son would find it "super exciting."
"We need emergency services," she said.
Pam Dupont, whose children are in Grade 2 and 4, said some parents might find it a comfort to have emergency services so close to their kids.
There are precedents to schools next to emergency services, including South Park Elementary in James Bay, which is far closer to Victoria Fire Station No. 2 on Michigan Street.
But noise, disruption of teaching, the sense of safety and whether emergency services are appropriate on a site filled with young children need to be examined, Martin said.
Despite the time and energy the town has invested in its proposal, Martin said, the board needs to respond to the educational community. All school boards could use the money, but the board needs to consider what might be needed in 10 or 20 years, if the community grows, she said.
Sidney Mayor Steve Price has said that even a mild to medium earthquake in Sidney would destroy the current Third Street fire hall and likely incapacitate the town's first responders and their life saving equipment.
There are also concerns that the fire hall is too small. When it opened in 1989, the town had barely half the 12,000 residents it has today.
Moreover, 37 per cent of Sidney residents are over 65, meaning the town has a "markedly higher" number of at risk residents, noted a report to Sidney council by director of copy van cleef and arpels long necklace development Marlaina Elliott.
Saanich school district trustees will make recommendations March 4 regarding a proposal to locate Sidney's new emergency headquarters on the property of Sidney Elementary School. But worried parents are weighing in already.
"People are very concerned trustees are getting a lot of emails," said school district chairwoman Victoria Martin, adding that the final decision will not necessarily be made March 4.
But two committees finance and facilities, and educational directions will have looked closely at the initiative, which was unveiled to the board on Feb. 10.
The proposal involves the municipality buying the southern third of the nine acre property, about half the schoolyard. The area is overlooked by multi storey townhouses and condos on James White Boulevard. Ambulance services, the Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization, an RCMP school liaison officer and training facilities.
Sidney considered seven sites for a new fire hall. A drawing in the town's feasibility study shows four bays for fire trucks and three for ambulances. The vehicles would exit onto Seventh Street.
"My first instinct is that it's a very, very bad idea," said Heather Carley, mother of a kindergarten student at the school.
Carley, a member of the district wide parent advisory committee, said Martin has reassured parents that the district has agreed to nothing.
But the municipality would have been wise to specifically invite parents to its Feb. 2 meeting about the proposal rather than allowing them to "panic" at the idea of what might happen, she said.
Parents picking up their children at school this week sounded more con than van cleef and arpels long necklace knock off pro at the idea of emergency headquarters so close to an elementary school.
"I think it would be pretty disruptive for the kids," said mother Lauralee Mitchell, whose son is in Grade 4 at the school. "I understand it needs to be in a central space and there's not lot of land in Sidney, but I don't think this is the best spot."
She's not keen on the idea of emergency vehicles "flying" onto Seventh Street and said she would worry about children on the sidewalk crossing the exit for emergency vehicles.
"Doesn't sound like a good fake van cleef inspired necklace idea to me," added dad James Holliday, who was picking up his Grade 1 child.
He said the children about 300 students in kindergarten through Grade 5 attend the school need the field and the new headquarters would take up a lot of space. The feasibility drawing shows structures with an estimated size of 38,000 square feet.
Mother Jennifer Van Tankeren could see how the setup could be distracting, but noted her Grade 2 son would find it "super exciting."
"We need emergency services," she said.
Pam Dupont, whose children are in Grade 2 and 4, said some parents might find it a comfort to have emergency services so close to their kids.
There are precedents to schools next to emergency services, including South Park Elementary in James Bay, which is far closer to Victoria Fire Station No. 2 on Michigan Street.
But noise, disruption of teaching, the sense of safety and whether emergency services are appropriate on a site filled with young children need to be examined, Martin said.
Despite the time and energy the town has invested in its proposal, Martin said, the board needs to respond to the educational community. All school boards could use the money, but the board needs to consider what might be needed in 10 or 20 years, if the community grows, she said.
Sidney Mayor Steve Price has said that even a mild to medium earthquake in Sidney would destroy the current Third Street fire hall and likely incapacitate the town's first responders and their life saving equipment.
There are also concerns that the fire hall is too small. When it opened in 1989, the town had barely half the 12,000 residents it has today.
Moreover, 37 per cent of Sidney residents are over 65, meaning the town has a "markedly higher" number of at risk residents, noted a report to Sidney council by director of copy van cleef and arpels long necklace development Marlaina Elliott.
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