No provincial response to SD73’s request for reconsideration of Batchelor Heights’ school

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“We are disappointed with the response. That is something we were heavily anticipating the support from, that we want to clearly understand, again, the reason why that business case was declined,” said Grieve. “Looking at how we then move forward with the community… and being able to be transparent to them, we can’t answer questions they may have of us when we actually don’t hold the information.”

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In their letter, SD73 stated the enrollment pressures remain a concern across Kamloops, and say students continue to be impacted by overcrowding, portable classrooms and limited learning spaces.

The board stresses the lack of an explanation or communication from the province makes it difficult to know how the district should advocate moving forward.

“I think that we can take a look at. Even as a community, knowing our population… we still have pressures and maybe those pressures have shifted. In an ideal world, maybe we’d be in a place where when you’re kind of in a queue, you’re able to say, ‘We’ve been waiting. We have these requests for capital builds,'” added Grieve. “In the last six months, we’ve noticed a trend that is showing this is no longer our priority and we don’t have to start over or go to the back of the line.”

Despite projecting a year-end surplus, district officials also say local operating dollars cannot cover the cost of a new school build.

Grieve says the board will continue to push for provincial funding while turning their attention to the future pressures in the southwest sector, where a new secondary school remains a top priority.