Update about Long Range School Facilities Planning and Seismic Upgrade Schedule Meeting

Please read the following note from Marina Percy, Hudson PAC Chair. She has been lobbying tirelessly with a group of dedicated Hudson parents to look after Hudson’s future as we grow in population in the coming years and as Vancouver looks to follow through with much-needed seismic upgrades. Many thanks for all of their efforts and time!
January 20, 2016
I just got home from the very long Committee II meeting! Things went great…  All the relationship building and lobbying with Trustees has boded very well. Three Trustees made comments and recommendations that Hudson (along with two over-populated H1 schools also not previously on this this list), now be included in the following High Priority Seismic Upgrade Project List (the “A” List, shall we call it?!).  All Committee II Trustees but one voted in favour, all with positive supportive comments added. Motion carried.

The Committee II Trustees moved to adopt the following Recommendation for the January 25th Board meeting: That the Board request staff to provide immediate priority to the following SMP projects (in no particular order):
Cavell Elementary
Wolfe Elementary
Prince of Wales Secondary
Tennyson Elementary
Maple Grove Elementary
Weir Elementary
Jamieson Elementary
Thompson Secondary
Bayview Elementary
Point Grey Secondary
Hamber Secondary
Killarney Secondary
Lloyd George Elementary
Kingsford-Smith Elementary
Livingstone Elementary
Hudson Elementary
False Creek Elementary

(Thanks again to Committee II Trustees Patti, Joy, Penny, Mike, Allan and Janet for their support)
-Marina Percy

Hudson PAC Chair