Marysville Elementary School
546 - 309th
Avenue,
Marysville, BC V1A 3J3
Ph: (250)
427-2241
2014-05-22
Dear
Parents,
This
morning I attended a meeting with the Ministry of Highways, the City of
Kimberley, Evan Stavrev Operations Manager for Kimberley Zone SD6 and Wayne
Pelter- SD 6 Health and Safety District Representative about the new crosswalk location
at the intersection of Highway 95 A and 309 Ave. in front of the Marysville Arena.
From the
discussion this morning we have been told that the crosswalk change is effective
immediately!! We are hoping with a few changes to current practice, the
transition will be smooth, and that the new protocols will make it safe for our
students. These changes affect some of the long standing protocols around
parking and dropping children off for school.
Crosswalk:
The children will continue to be
crossed by our crossing guard Penny Peyman. The children will be crossing on
the Rails to Trails side of 309th Ave. The path that leads to the
school is for pedestrians as well as bikers so we have asked the children, for
safety purposes, to please continue the practice of walking their bike from the
crosswalk to the school.
Parking:
The
City of Kimberley is placing NO PARKING
signs along the fence as the children will be walking down the path.
The staff
parking lot causes concern as the children will be walking on the path across
the opening of the parking lot. We will ask that there is No Parent and Visitor
Parking in the staff parking lot.
The
dumpster and the yellow recycle bin will be moved to the far end of the parking
lot to increase visibility for the walking children.
While
change is often difficult we have tried to think of the children’s safety in
all of the above decisions. Thank you
for your cooperation and support in assisting us in this new transition.
Please
contact Marilyn Bancks with any questions or concerns.
Marilyn
Bancks
