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Funding up, deficit remains for SD72 J.R. RaRdon Campbell RiveR miRRoR
School District 72 will see a projected increase of more than $437,000 for its 2015-16 budget, but the district remains in a structural deficit for the foreseeable future, the Board of Trustees learned during its regular meeting Tuesday night. The district received its preliminary funding grant from the Ministry of Education March 12, of $48,424,337. This represents an increase over the final current-year budget of $47.987 million, but is subject to change when actual enrolment figures are submitted after the school year begins. “This is the preliminary amount based on our forecasted estimate of students,” treasurer Kevin Patrick told the board. “We do a final count in September of the actual number of students, and our funding amount will be revised.” The budget increase next year is due significantly to a $1.3 million increase resulting from the labour settlement following last year’s job action by the BC Teachers’ Federation. That amount was offset by revenue lost to decreased enrolment of 49 students, a reduction in special education funding, the annual Continued on Pg. 3
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Jammin’ in the kitchen
Instructor June Cannon teaches a beginner/intermediate class during Fiddle Fest at the old yellow Mereville Hall last Saturday afternoon. The workshop was part of a two-day long festival which included fiddle lessons, a jam session, a performance by the Foggy Hogtown Boys on Friday and a contra dance on Saturday night to wrap up the festival.
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The city is encouraging everyone to turn the lights off this weekend. On Saturday, from 8:30-9:30 p.m., to be exact. That’s when Earth Hour will be
celebrated in 120 countries and 24 time zones across the world. This will be the seventh year that the City of Campbell River has participated in Earth Hour, an event which Mayor Andy Adams proclaimed at Monday’s council meeting.
“It’s a movement that’s achieved a massive environmental impact, including legislative changes by harnessing the will of people to reduce energy consumption,” Adams said. “Whereas Campbell River has a community and energy emissions plan and Campbell River
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