from the ground up - The Tyee

Excerpts from the ensuing discussion in The Tyee’s comment section:nice fancy schoolsposted by “ooolaah” on February 9, 2011Well, it’s nice that the provincial government has setthese rules about how new schools are to be built andsuch. What about all of the children that are not livingin Vancouver/Lower Mainland area, where these newschools will not be built? Does the government havefunds for improving their schools?Students and teachers are more healthy and productiveposted by “freebear” on February 10, 2011Students and teachers are more healthy and productivein sustainably-built schools located in unsustainableneighborhoods and cities!To Ooolaahposted by “KHyslop” on February 9, 2011Yes, the money is for all new provincial schools. Iwas trying to keep my word limit down so I didn’tmention the other schools in the province, but theMinistry of Education told me that the followingschools are LEED Gold:Crawford Bay Elementary (SD 8)Coldstream Elementary (SD 22)Woodward Hill Elementary (SD 36)Steveston-London Secondary (SD 38)Glen Elementary (SD 42)Duchess Park Secondary (SD 57)Penticton Secondary (SD 67)There are 31 schools in the province in the design/developmentstage, and 10 in the planning stage. Theyare not, however, providing funds to any districts inthe province for updating existing schools to bringthem up to LEED Gold standards.And more wood too!!posted by “USWoodWorks” on February 9, 2011With the Wood First Act, our children will not onlyhave nice new schools but they’ll be built out of woodtoo - right?59