Portables

• ‘We need support now’: New Westminster faces school ‘crisis’ with enrolment surging

  It's not just Surrey. New Westminster is also facing surging school enrollment, and being forced to make tough calls about how to accommodate students.

  Education

  Mar 14
  
• B.C. Conservatives pledge to eliminate Surrey portables by increasing class sizes

  Leader John Rustad unveiled the policy on Monday, saying the current situation, with students learning in close to 400 portables in the school district, sucks.

  Politics

  Feb 26
  
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• Portable pediatric waiting room installed at Surrey Memorial Hospital

  Fraser Health said the portable was installed as a 'temporary pediatric emergency waiting area' to 'prepare for potential surges in pediatric volumes this winter.'

  Health

  Nov 8, 2023
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• More than a dozen Surrey portables still without heat as winter approaches

  Students in 13 Surrey portables are still using space heaters, after surging enrollment left the district scrambling to deploy the mobile classrooms and connect them to heat.

  Education

  Nov 2, 2023
• ‘Mind-blowing’: Surrey parents, teachers concerned about ‘double-decker’ portables

  Surrey is currently home to more than 360 portables, and the district says that number could climb over 400 next year.

  Education

  Apr 26, 2023
• Police investigate theft of laptops, electronics from Guelph school

  Police in Guelph, Ont., say more than $4,500 worth of electronics were stolen during an overnight break-in at one of the portables on school grounds.

  Crime

  Nov 17, 2022
• Report suggests boundary changes as TVDSB faces rising enrolment

  According to the report, even if four new schools are built, it won't be enough to address capacity issues within the Thames Valley District School Board.

  Education

  Nov 22, 2021
• B.C. announces $57 million in funding for Surrey School District

  The provincial government has announced extra funding for a brand new elementary school, and additions to two others, in an effort to get students out of portables and into quality learning spaces.

  Jun 4, 2020
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• Forget Surrey: Chilliwack’s portable problem is even worse, and it’s not improving

  One school, Vedder Middle, will need another two portables to handle this year's new arrivals. The school already has 10.

  Education

  Sep 6, 2019
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• Portables being constructed at relatively new Bedford high school to address overcrowding

  Several schools that feed into CPA have resulted to using portable classrooms over the past few years.

  Education

  Aug 9, 2019