Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school vandalism hits record high

School vandalism hits record high
Maria Rantanen, The Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times [British Columbia]
Published: Friday, September 05, 2008
The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district spent more than a half-million dollars on repairs in the 2007/08 school year resulting from a record year of vandalism in the school district.
“Vandalism is a community problem,” said Kathie Ward, [...]

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Schools vandalized in Kamloops and Barriere

Vandalism down, graffiti up at schools
By Melissa Lampman – Kamloops This Week [British Columbia]
Published: August 26, 2008
School District 73 saw a drop in vandalism on its properties, but is finding more graffiti than ever.
During the 2007-2008 school year, the district spent nearly $40,000 on glass replacement, down from the 2005-2006 year when more than $50,000 [...]

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Schools attacked in Vernon and on Vancouver Island

Arson investigated at VSS
By Richard Rolke – Vernon Morning Star [British Columbia]
Published: August 19, 2008
Another Vernon school has been the target of arson.
Firefighters arrived at Vernon Secondary School Sunday at 12:30 a.m. to find a stack of lumber on fire.
“It did damage to the door frame of the shop and it got up into the [...]

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B.C. school vandalism heats up with summer

Anti-vandalism efforts boosted after worst year
Maria Rantanen, The Maple Ridge Times [British Columbia]
Published: Friday, July 04, 2008
The vandalism report for June 26 was grim: both Laity View Elementary and Maple Ridge Secondary had eight smashed windows, Westview had one and Golden Ears Elementary had one, but school district secretary-treasurer said it’s just a “continuation of [...]

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Langley RCMP look into three school fires

RCMP look into three school fires
Blacklock Elementary has seen two fires in a week, but damage has been slight.
Matthew Claxton, Langley Advance [British Columbia]
Published: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Blacklock Elementary has been the target of apparent arson twice in the past week, with a dumpster and a portable classroom set afire by unknown vandals.
Just before midnight [...]

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School vandalism down but still a problem

School vandalism down but still a problem
By Gary McKenna – The Tri-City News [British Columbia] – June 15, 2008
Smashed windows and graffiti continue to frustrate school district cleanup crews but the number of incidents of vandalism is down from last year.
While vandalism continues to be a problem, Jim Dueck, SD43’s manager of minor renovations, said [...]

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Blockade and student walk-out against Tsawwassen power lines

Fight the Power!

Powerful protest — A student-organized walk-out at South Delta Senior Secondary to oppose the VITR project attracted more than 600 people. Tyler Garnham photos (South Delta Leader), May 30, 2008
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Plenty of good reasons to object to new power lines
Letter
Vancouver Sun [British Columbia]
Published: Wednesday, June 04, 2008
I’m astounded at some of the comments I’ve [...]

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Maple Ridge student walkout Tuesday

Student walkout Tuesday
By Robert Mangelsdorf – Maple Ridge News [British Columbia] – February 23, 2008
Students across Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows plan to walk out of school on Tuesday, March 4 to protest the district’s switch to a co-ordinated linear timetable, but the organizer of an earlier rally wants nothing to do with it.
A group [...]

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Rock knocks out Nanaimo school district computers

Rock knocks out Nanaimo school district computers
Nanaimo, British Columbia, November 2007
According to a Nanaimo Daily News report dated November 24, 2007, rocks were thrown through the windows of the band room at Nanaimo District Secondary School and at the district administration office, tipping over an air conditioner, which cools the district’s communications servers and helps [...]

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Coquitlam vandals break 15 more windows at school

Vandals break 15 more windows at school
Wawmeesh G. Hamilton, Coquitlam NOW [British Columbia]
Published: Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Vandals broke 15 windows at Montgomery Middle School during the Remembrance Day long weekend, according to the latest figures released by School District 43.
Overall, 26 windows were broken at local schools during the one-week period ending Nov. 14.
“Most of [...]

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