I know it's been forever and a day since I've last posted on this blog but I have been doing some work on my other blog.
As most of you that followed this blog last year will know that I covered the Norwich Jr C Merchants during their playoff run, well never fear I am still covering their playoff run this year just on a different blog. The Blog is called the Merchant Report and can be found at http://themerchantreport.blogspot.com.
As for news on the Ingersoll ARC front, The TVDSB trustees voted 12-o in favor of the Boards recommendations to go ahead and close 4 schools and build a brand new one in North Ingersoll, which now has been confirmed to be at Garnett Elliot Park. It's really no big surprise that the trustees vote turned out to be the way it did. I am however surprised at how easy the supporters of the schools closing caved and went along with the board proposals as quick as they did. I still have my worries that meddling parent groups are going to totally screw up the new transition groups when these school populations have to merge. It will be interesting to see how the Parent Group's merge and how the ego's of some of the leaders get in the way of the betterment of their childrens schools.
As for the proposed new school they will be lucky to get everything approved in time as some of the residents of the Garnett Elliot Park area are protesting the site and are hoping the town of Ingersoll doesn't grant the zoning change. The protesting residents have their point in there message and I whole heartedly support them. As for the some Parent Group members that are saying these protesters should drop their concerns and support the board I say SHUT UP, You've had your say already in the ARC proposals, leave the protesters alone already.
