A total of 52 parent advisory councils (PACs) in Burnaby are getting money from the provincial government to help pay for school projects.
Today, Dec. 15, Anne Kang, Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA and B.C.’s minister for municipal affairs, announced $11.2 million in community gaming grants for more than 1,300 PACs and district PACs around the province.
The PAC funding — at more than $503,000 — can be used to pay for equipment and costs for extra-curricular activities such as sports, dances and field trips while the DPAC coin can pay for promotional materials, meeting travel and room rentals and presenter fees.
"As a mother and a teacher, I know first-hand how important it is for students to learn, grow and have fun together outside the classroom," Kang said in a news release.
"Parents who volunteer their time and energy to create opportunities for students shouldn't be left to do all the fundraising themselves. I know these grants are helping parent advisory councils create vibrant and healthy communities in their kids' schools."
The PACs in Burnaby that received the handouts are as follows:
- St. Helen's School Parent Support Group PAC = $6,460
- Rosser Elementary School P.A.C. = $3,160
- Confederation Park Elementary P.A.C. = $4,080
- Fawkes Academy DL Parent Advisory Council = $4,000
- Burnaby Central Secondary School PAC = $28,420
- Douglas Road Elementary School P.A.C. = $4,840
- District Parent Advisory Council S.D. #41 = $2,500
- Gilpin Parent Advisory Council = $4,580
- Parkcrest Parent Advisory Council = $5,700
- Holy Cross Elementary School Parent Support Group = $5,000
- Brentwood Park Elementary School PAC = $11,220
- Capitol Hill Elementary School PAC = $7,600
- Aubrey Elementary School PAC = $7,480
- Burnaby North Secondary Parent Advisory Council = $35,900
- Ecole Alpha Secondary School PAC = $22,920
- Lochdale Community School Association = $6,760
- Gilmore Community School Council = $9,280
- Kitchener Elementary School P.A.C. = $9,960
- Ecole Marlborough Elementary School P.A.C. = $19,600
- Maywood PAC = $10,640
- Moscrop Secondary Parent Advisory Council = $30,160
- Inman Elementary School PAC = $7,640
- Cascade Heights Elementary PAC = $9,500
- Chaffey Burke Elementary School PAC = $12,240
- Buckingham Elementary School PAC = $5,040
- Burnaby - Lakeview Elementary PAC = $5,320
- Morley Elementary School P.A.C. = $7,440
- École Brantford Elementary School Parent Advisory = $7,160
- Nelson Elementary School Parent Advisory Council = $7,260
- Burnaby South Secondary School PAC = $31,040
- Glenwood Elementary School P.A.C. = $2,000
- South Slope Elementary = $8,260
- St. Francis de Sales School PSG = $4,580
- Edmonds Community School PAC = $6,020
- Stride Avenue Parent Council = $5,800
- Twelfth Avenue School PAC = $6,220
- St. Thomas More Collegiate Parents Association = $13,880
- Our Lady of Mercy School PSG = $4,700
- Forest Grove Elementary School PAC = $7,220
- University Highlands Elementary PAC = $7,660
- Ecole Sperling School Parent Advisory Council = $10,040
- Westridge Elementary School PAC = $6,600
- Lyndhurst Elementary PAC = $2,000
- Cameron Elementary School P.A.C. = $9,460
- Cariboo Hill Secondary School - PAC = $14,420
- Armstrong Elementary PAC = $8,920
- Stoney Creek Community Council = $6,440
- Second Street Community School Council = $6,820
- St Michael's Parent Support Group = $4,620
- Seaforth Elementary School PAC = $9,280
- Montecito Elementary School PAC = $4,920
- Byrne Creek Secondary School PAC = $20,600
