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Anniedale Elementary? Surrey seeking proposals for school site near 97 Avenue and 176 Street
Contractor who repeatedly exposed workers is still operating
Appeal aims to jail asbestos violator by Jeff Nagel A NOTORIOUS Surrey-based demoli-
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by Sheila Reynolds IT’S LOCATED in a busy area near the new Golden Ears Bridge, but possible uses for the now-closed Anniedale Elementary School are now being accepted by the Surrey School District. The traditional program at Anniedale was moved to another school last September because the neighbourhood where it was located near 97 Avenue and 176 Street was becoming less and less appropriate for a school. According to Surrey’s communications manager, Doug Strachan, districts are required under the B.C. School Act to put out an expression of interest to see if any government agencies or community groups have a suggested use for closed schools. Only if no reasonable proposals are received can a school district pro-
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ceed with selling a property and/or building. That is precisely what happened with Fleetwood Elementary, which was closed in June 2009. The district also asked for proposals for that site, located on 88 Avenue near 152 Street, about a year-and-a-half ago. Nothing came from that effort and now, according to Strachan, there is a request into the B.C. Ministry of Education to finally put the Fleetwood site up for sale. The move to dispose of schools might appear at odds with the growing school district’s ongoing need for additional classroom space. But unfortunately, Anniedale and Fleetwood are in neighbourhoods of the city where student enrolment is declining, unlike parts of Cloverdale and South Surrey, where some schools are busting at the seams and having to use multiple portables. See IDEA DEADLINE / Page 4
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tion contractor who repeatedly exposed his unprotected workers to asbestos contamination is again in the crosshairs of WorkSafeBC. Arthur Moore last year defied repeated orders from the workplace safety agency and then continued his asbestos removal and demolition business in violation of a court injunction granted last August that indefinitely barred him from operating. WorkSafeBC tried this spring to have Moore jailed for contempt of court but lost the case on a technicality. An appeal has now been filed that could, if successful, put him behind bars for up to 120 days. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jeanne Watchuk last month found Moore was a “significant public safety concern” because he recruited vulnerable workers, including young teenagers and recovering addicts. See DEATHS / Page 3
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