Well tonight we had an information meeting at city hall here in Airdrie. Huge Turnout! There were even politicians although Ed Stelmak though it was fine to miss so he sent his deputy.
We did have a couple of cabinet ministers and a couple of speeches including two stories of how the overcrowding of the schools is really affecting the kids. There was a few questions from concerned parents that went after the Alberta cabinet ministers immediately. But they do deserve it. Alberta government keeps on saying that we have no money but come on where was the money that should have been spent on schools during the oil boom, and by oil boom I mean the last one.
Here in Alberta there is always a boom and bust economy based on oil prices and although there is a bit of a lull right now it is not nearly as bad as some of the other busts that Alberta has had and the schools now are suffering like the government has completely run out of money, what were they doing pissing it away during the boom?
Sorry, I am a bit prone to rants. Anyway the meeting tonight was great. We had TV and other media there covering it and now it is up to parents to take the next step and get the pressure on the government to announce more schools. Airdrie really does need about another four schools in the next couple of years and that is how long it takes to build them. Actually it takes about 4 years to build a school but the Alberta Infrastructure minister Ray Danyluk was saying tonight that they can actually build a school in 20 months instead.
Now we will see what happens. The TV lights and stories go out tomorrow and then unless we as Airdrie parents push things we will not get any schools in Airdrie anytime soon. I am looking forward to seeing what will happen next.
