If the federal government approves the request, students would no longer need to make a three-hour round trip to attend middle-school and secondary-school classes in Sooke
The Pacheedaht First Nation in Port Renfrew is stepping up its effort to establish a Grade 6 to 12 school in the community — sparing students the need to travel an hour-and-a-half each way to attend middle-school and secondary-school classes in Sooke 75 kilometres away.
The Pacheedaht have also partnered with the Sooke School District to push for a new kindergarten-to-Grade 5 school in the community, replacing one that opened in 1970. “It would be a boost for everyone,” he said. “It would bring people back to the community that had to leave because of education. It would increase the attractiveness for people moving back to the Port Renfrew area.”
Parmar said the school board has also sent a letter to the federal government backing the Pacheedaht request and calling the long journey students face “unacceptable.” Alistair MacGregor, who serves Port Renfrew as an NDP MP for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, is also a strong proponent of the new schools.
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