Dozens of school buses damaged in weekend vandalism spree
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Dozens of school buses damaged in weekend vandalism spree
Chris Kitching 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:57 PM CDT
Vandals used fire extinguishers to damage dozens of Winnipeg School Division buses and an elementary school in a pair of weekend break-ins, disrupting transportation or lessons for potentially hundreds of students.
Several buses were taken out of service, resulting in cancellations or delays on some routes Monday, after 45 parked vehicles were damaged in a lot on Selkirk Avenue, west of Keewatin Street.
“We occasionally will have a fire extinguisher stolen or a little bit of damage, but this was certainly the largest-scale vandalism that we’ve seen in our (transportation) yard,” said Matt Henderson, superintendent of Manitoba’s largest school division.
“The result of that was a number of bus routes had to be cancelled (Monday), which is really problematic. There’s an added stress on families to get their children to school.”
Imagine being a young athlete who loves volleyball but attends a school without a net or even a ball.
For many students in Winnipeg, access to basic sporting equipment is something they rarely think about.
However, during my visit to Red Sucker Lake First Nation in northern Manitoba, I witnessed a very different reality. The local school did not have volleyball nets or balls. As someone who has had the opportunity to compete in volleyball across Canada and internationally, this experience made me realize how easily we take these opportunities for granted.
How can we expect young Indigenous athletes to discover their potential when they don’t even have the basic equipment needed to play? Talent and determination can exist in every community but without access to opportunities, that potential may never be realized.
A school safety patrol from Sargent Park School was sent to hospital after being hit by a car on Monday afternoon.
The student was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Dominion Street and Sargent Avenue around dismissal time, Winnipeg School Division Supt. Matt Henderson told the Free Press.
“There was a multi-car collision where one of the cars was bumped and it did collide with one of our patrols,” Henderson said. “The staff obviously went into high gear and supported the child until paramedics came.”
He said the child, who is not being identified for privacy reasons, was conscious when taken to hospital.
Letters, Oct. 27
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Letters, Oct. 27
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Declining turnout is indeed a threat to our democracy and, while I am grateful that the editorial mentioned proportional representation, the issue on the municipal level can be solved far more simply — using ranked-choice voting.