Future high school to be moved from seton to legacy

[flamefan74]

Originally Posted by psicodude

The larger problem here is that the other Catholic high schools in the South are pretty much at capacity already and will only be worse in the coming years. So, do you gamble on the better location and possibly not having a high school for 5 or 7 years, or build in a less desirable location with a guaranteed opening of Sept 2017?

Could also be that they're thinking its better to take the funds and build the school now rather than wait and hope the money is there in the future? Especially if the province goes into a belt tightening mode.

[guzzy]

Originally Posted by Slava

Great. Plenty of suburbanites have no sympathy for people who buy in the inner city and have their schools closed due to falling attendance (not me). Neither ill-intentioned opinion helps in a rational discussion though.

Great!!!!!...except I said nothing about inner city. I used to live inner city and loved it. Once i had kids i became a suburbanite. Only difference....i moved to a three year old house with plenty of options of schools that were already built and close to home.

Regardless, people need to plan better. I can't think of one instance where someone moved to a new development that promised schools by a certain date, and those dates were achieved. It doesn't happen, which is why people should plan better. Don't depend on others, especially when you are dealing with a combination of public and private sector to get something done.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

Yup, always annoyed the hell out of me when these types go to the media with their "boo hoo, my kid's school is closing, somebody please think about my kids!". If it's not sustainable, too bad for you. I really don't care that you spent more money to move into the inner city. That's your problem. Move out.

Those situations aren't completely analogous. If you move into a community with no school, you know there's no school there. If you move into a community with a school, you might very well expect it to stay there.

And the choice to live closer to the inner city isn't necessarily a choice to spend more money. Often it's the choice to spend the same money that you would spend in the burbs, but in a small, older house.

And we're not even necessarily talking inner city here. There are communities well out of the city centre, like Braeside and Woodlands, that have schools kids can walk to that are accepting students. A lot of the houses are goodly sized, by modern standards. But they have old carpet, ugly kitchens, etc.

It's all about trade-offs. People should make them with open eyes about the consequences. My wife and I gave up the prospect of a modern kitchen, hardwood floors, new furnace, etc. to raise our kids in an older community with lots of schools and greenspace, and in a house with 20 year old linoleum, bad wallpaper, and bathrooms out of the Reagan era.

[psicodude]

Originally Posted by flamefan74

Could also be that they're thinking its better to take the funds and build the school now rather than wait and hope the money is there in the future? Especially if the province goes into a belt tightening mode.

Very good point and probably quite accurate. I've heard many times that a provincially funded project isn't real until the money gets transferred.

[InglewoodFan]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

And we're not even necessarily talking inner city here. There are communities well out of the city centre, like Braeside and Woodlands, that have schools kids can walk to that are accepting students. A lot of the houses are goodly sized, by modern standards. But they have old carpet, ugly kitchens, etc.

Interestingly, I don't know if Woodlands/Woodbine has a jr. high. My oldest walks to school in Haysboro (Elbow & Heritage) and every single one of his friends is from Woodbine. I spend my life driving back and forth down there. But a very nice neighborhood, Woodacres Drive is a hidden gem.