Our Guest Ponders the Question; What is the Value of Summer School?

The following is a post by a guest contributor who we refer to as our Concerned Taxpayer. What, I ask, is the educational value of offering summer school to elementary school-age children these days?    When I was growing up, summer school was reserved for those kids who had failed a specific course needed for graduation. These students hated [...]

Minister MacDiarmid Vs Patti Bacchus in UFC BC-Style

UFC 115 has come and gone from Vancouver and all reports are that the Ultimate Fighting Championship spectacle was a raging success. Of course if you are (were) a Chuck Liddell fan, the weekend did not end so well. It looks like his career as a MMA fighter is essentially over. Now before you question [...]

Report on the Vancouver School Board

Ouch. That must have been the collective response from the Vancouver School Board of Trustees after the Minister of Education appointed trustee issued her report on how the VSB is managing. The conclusion of the executive summary is perhaps the most stinging in its criticism of the board of trustees; “The Vancouver School Board’s current financial circumstances could [...]

Special Advisor Appointed to Look at VSB’s Budgeting Process

Minister of Education Margaret MacDiarmid recently announced that a special advisor has been appointed to examine the Vancouver Board of Education’s financial performance. According to the minister, the appointment is because; “The Vancouver board of education is either unable or unwilling to manage its resources to protect the interests of students, and we are interpreting [...]

BC Chamber of Commerce Luncheon with Premier Campbell and Cabinet

In recent months I have been attending the BC Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Series with a Cabinet Minister. I have posted articles on my breakfast with the Honourable Kevin Falcon (a guy who a few years ago worked as a security guard alongside a friend of mine) and also my breakfast with the Honourable George Abbott, now [...]