Media Round-up: March 9

More media attention around yesterday's presentations from both Earl Grey and LaVérendrye parents to the WSD Board of Trustees.

• CBC: spot on the 11:00 news, including LaV parent Trina Larson and Earl Grey parent Kathy Heppner (skip to about the 1:30 mark)
• Winnipeg Free Press: Parents make plea to stop school swap
• The Sou'wester: School swap the only option: community council

Media Round-up: March 4

Lots of media attention to LaVérendrye's overcrowding issues leading up to and following today's event.

• CBC: LaVerendrye parents to make their case for school swap, and radio interview with LaV parent Ratna Pandey, followed by trustee Mark Wasyliw (skip to 4 minutes)
• CJOB: Battle Brewing Over River Heights ‘School Swap’, and radio interviews with LaV Community Council President Stacy Huard and Earl Grey Parent Advisory Committee Darryl Balasko (select March 4 6:00 am, and skip to 45 minutes) and trustee Mark Wasyliw (select March 4 12:00 pm, and skip to 45 minutes)
• CTV: Proposed school swap spurs heated debate
• Radio-Canada: Surpopulation à l'École La Vérendrye : « Une situation tout à fait inacceptable »

Media Advisory: École LaVérendrye Parents to Launch Awareness Campaign over Overcrowding

Who: The Community Council at École LaVérendrye
What: Launching an awareness campaign about critical overcrowding at their school
Where: École LaVérendrye, 290 Lilac St, Winnipeg
When: 1pm, Wednesday, March 4th

Parents and members of the École LaVérendrye Community Council are launching an awareness campaign over the impacts of critical overcrowding at their school.

Contact: École LaVérendrye Community Council (lavcommcouncil@gmail.com)