Cheryl Sluis is running for New Westminster School Board, and she answered my questions!
With NWSS finally built and opened, what school do you see the province neglecting to tear down and replace for the next fifty years?
Neglect of schools by the province is a ghost that we will vanquish. See below.
Council will soon be introducing coyotes to New West parks in what many are calling a misguided effort to boost tourism. Okay, it was all my idea, they’re not actually doing that. But if they do, what do you feel is the optimal coyote-student ratio for our school grounds?
New West Schools: A coyote in every class!
With a 50% success rate on names for new schools built in the past few years (hits: Qayqayt, Skwo:wech; misses: Fraser River, New Westminster), what will you do to improve this rate?
Can’t joke about this one – meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities is a must.
One thing my daughter learned at a New Westminster school is that New West is one of the most haunted cities in Canada. I’ve asked this question before but that was an election and a half ago so I’m asking it again: who would be three people to join you as Ghostbusters?
I choose Nadine Nakagawa because she is fearless, Elliott Slinn because he can catch the ones up high, and Ruby Campbell because she knows EVERYBODY (including ghosts, no doubt)!
We all know that school space is at a premium, and buying new land for schools is expensive. Will you support the hostile takeover of City Hall to turn it into a new school?
Let’s stick with Simcoe Park but use City Hall as the playground!
Thank you Cheryl!
And don’t forget to go out and vote!