New Transcona K-8 school approved
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The East Kildonan-Transcona community committee held a regular meeting on Feb. 23.
Plans for a new public school at Devonshire Drive West and Private Davy Drive were presented. The English-language school, for kindergarten to Grade 8 students, will be in the River East Transcona School Division and could accommodate up to 800 students, 75 faculty, and nine additional staff, as well as 104 childcare-facility students and 21 child-care staff. Both vehicle and bicycle parking exceed the minimum requirement.
Although both Couns. Jeff Browaty (North Kildonan) and Emma Durand-Wood (Elmwood-East Kildonan) said they would rather see more, smaller elementary schools than one large, central one, the plans were approved.
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Plans for a new K-8 school in Transcona were approved by the East Kildonan-Transcona community committee on Feb. 23.
Landscaping plans for 1555 Regent Ave W. were once again presented, after being laid over four times since they were first presented. They were received as information.
One public hearing, regarding a zoning agreement amendment to allow for a reduced rear-yard of 21.5 metres at 132 Skowron Cres. was held. The reduction, the owner stated, only amounts to approximately 1.5 metres. The application was approved.
Sheldon Birnie
Community Journalist
Sheldon Birnie is a reporter/photographer for the Free Press Community Review. The author of Missing Like Teeth: An Oral History of Winnipeg Underground Rock (1990-2001), his writing has appeared in journals and online platforms across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. A husband and father of two young children, Sheldon enjoys playing guitar and rec hockey when he can find the time. Email him at sheldon.birnie@freepress.mb.ca Call him at 204-697-7112
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Sheldon Birnie
Community Journalist
Sheldon Birnie is a reporter/photographer for the Free Press Community Review. The author of Missing Like Teeth: An Oral History of Winnipeg Underground Rock (1990-2001), his writing has appeared in journals and online platforms across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. A husband and father of two young children, Sheldon enjoys playing guitar and rec hockey when he can find the time. Email him at sheldon.birnie@freepress.mb.ca Call him at 204-697-7112
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