By Adam Donnelly

SD73 Trustee Candidates take part in DPAC Forum ahead of Saturday’s election

Oct 16, 2018 | 11:57 PM

KAMLOOPS — With the civic election just days away, opportunities to get to know more about the candidates running are becoming fewer and further between. On Tuesday, the District Parent Advisory Council held a forum for the 10 candidates for School District 73 trustees at the Henry Grube Education Centre, all of whom made their final pitches to the more than 50 voters who showed up to find out more about what the candidates have planned to help improve conditions in SD73 schools.

With election day closing in fast, 10 of the candidates for School District 73 trustee gathered at the Henry Grube Centre Tuesday night, Oct. 16, to take part in a forum organized by the SD73 District Parent Advisory Council.

Members of the audience submitted questions to the moderator, Radio NL  news director Shane Woodford, who then gave each candidate 60 seconds to give their best answer.

The discussion quickly turned to capital funding, and how each candidate would approach the challenge of acquiring much-needed funds to help improve facilities throughout the district.

Some candidates had unique ideas as to how SD73 might be able to get the money necessary to address the issues around ageing, over-capacity facilities.

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Another issue which garnered a great deal of discussion was the shortage of qualified teachers across the province.

Inevitably, the discussion turned back to funding. One candidate brought up the fact the board had reported a significant surplus in their last budget, but some of the incumbents on the panel took time to rebut that comment and spoke to the realities of the district’s fiscal situation.

Despite differences in opinion, all the candidates seemed sincere in their desire to improve education for students in the district, and want to be sure people get out and cast their vote come election day.