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No special need to move son: Mom District says transfering boy a matter of resources Kelly Ryan believes a vociferous group of parents have gotten her 5-yearold son, Hudson, kicked out of Sea Island elementary. Alan Campbell/ Richmond News
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Kelly Ryan got a call from someone at General Currie elementary saying her son, Hudson, was being registered at the school for the fall. Not an unusual call, by any stretch, for a mom to take. The problem is, five-year-old Hudson goes to the tiny, 40 or so-student Sea Island elementary and Ryan hadn’t asked for her son to switch schools for Grade 1 next school year. According to the school district, Hudson — who has fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and ADHD — will get more support at the near 500-student General Currie, which is in the family’s Brighouse catchment area. Whereas, Sea Island, which Hudson attends because of the proximity to the family’s specialized daycare, apparently has “limited resources” to deal with his needs. Ryan fully acknowledges her son has behavioural issues and that he can be aggressive due to his special needs. But the single mom-of-two is equally aware of the acute learning support Hudson needs to succeed in mainstream
education and she’s adamant it’s readily available at Sea Island, without the need to uproot her already delicately balanced son. “He doesn’t do well in large groups,” said UBC research technician Ryan, who added she has a written diagnosis from Children’s Hospital, detailing exactly what level of care Hudson needs at school. “He gets constant reminders about personal space and boundaries and he needs full-time supervision, especially at recess, as he can go from 0-10 in a second. “Hudson has very special needs, there’s no getting away from that; but Sea Island was happy to take him last year and allow him to be part of their school. “They were very understanding and had been doing a great job with Hudson.” Sea Island had a part-time EA (educational assistant), but that support increased soon after Hudson started last fall. There were altercations with students throughout the school year, admitted Ryan. And more recently, there was a claim that Hudson tried to strangle another boy. “The parents phoned the school board and said this was a safety concern,” said Ryan. see ARCHER › page 4
Prices rise at some pubs, but ‘happy hour’ on its way Graeme Wood
Staff Reporter gwood@richmond-news.com
At least two pubs in Richmond will have to raise prices for beers, thanks to new government regulations that some are calling an outright “tax grab.” The Pioneer’s Pub and Kingswood Pub will both see rate hikes for their low-end daily specials: A pint of beer at Kingswood costs $4.90 while the house special at
Pioneer’s costs just $4.25. “It means we’ll have to raise our prices. Now we’ll have to start charging $5, so it’s working in reverse for us,” said Pioneer’s manager Justin Brow, speaking to the recent changes in liquor laws that were supposedly intended to liberate pubs and restaurants from bureaucratic red tape. “I know our customers aren’t happy,” he said. According to new regulations, released
last Friday by the Ministry of Justice, cider and draught beer cannot be priced lower than 25 cents per ounce, wine at 60 cents per once and liqueurs and spirits at $2 per ounce. A true pint of beer will now cost a minimum of $5 no matter where you go in the province. The new regulation, however, will not affect most pubs in Richmond such as the Flying Beaver, Legends, ANAF Steveston, and the
Pumphouse Taphouse because a pint of their cheapest beer already sells for $5 or more. The price changes happened concurrently with the introduction of happy hours, which will now allow pubs and restaurants to alter the prices of alcoholic drinks throughout the day with the intention of drawing customers in during off-peak hours.
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