CE reschedules schools meeting

Central Elgin councillors, who had planned to meet with parents from New Sarum, Sparta and Port Stanley public schools as well as those residing in Belmont, where a new school is being proposed, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, have rescheduled their hearing to Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. at the municipal administration building south of St. Thomas.

Parents from New Sarum don’t want their school closed, and those from Sparta don’t want theirs switched to only French Immersion classes.

Belmont parents, meanwhile, want their children to go to a new school in their village rather than being bused to South Dorchester Public School which, if that went ahead, would also be closed.