Councillor says elected DECs help keep party politics out of education

Erica Butler
CHMA News, Local Journalism Initiative, Community Radio Fund of Canada

On today’s show, we talk with Anglophone East District Education Councillor Kristin Cavoukian about a court action filed last week by Minister of Education Bill Hogan, seeking to dissolve the Anglophone East DEC. Cavoukian talks about the DEC’s decision to appeal a judge’s decision in its recent case against the province, and what’s at stake with the possible dissolution of the elected district council.

Plus in news briefs: Mount Allison’s Athletics Director is gone suddenly; Tantramar council decides to take a break from scheduled council meetings until August 26; and funding comes through to add pedestrian bridges to maintain a one kilometer walking loop around the new retention pond.

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