Portables

• ‘It’s very sweaty’: Trustees say New Westminster’s sweltering portables need AC

  With B.C. baking in an early-season heat wave, two New Westminster school trustees are calling for air conditioning in school portables.

  Education

  Jun 10, 2025
  
• Burnaby looks at staggered school schedules as it grapples with overcrowding

  In extending the school day, Burnaby would be following the example of Surrey, which implemented staggered schedules this school year. 

  Education

  Oct 23, 2024
  
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• Back to school in Surrey means back to portables and crowded classrooms

  Enrolment in the Surrey School District, B.C.'s most populous, is expected to increase by up to 2,000 students for a total of 85,000 this year.

  Education

  Sep 3, 2024
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• ‘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, 2024
• 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, 2024
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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