by Carl BR Johnson
June 3, 2013
Photo by stock photo — Mike Bernier, Christy Clark and Pat Pimm on the campaign trail. The Peace Region’s two MLAs-elect have promised to put the rural bus issue at the top of their agendas once the government is formed.
The issue of the Peace Region’s school districts’ bus budget being substantially reduced just isn’t going away and will be exasperated by a government in limbo.
Liberal MLA elect Mike Bernier said he can’t do much about the issue right now because the entire B.C. government system is still in limbo following the recent election.
“Because the ministers haven’t been sworn in yet, we don’t have anyone to talk to about it,” said Bernier.
“The premier still needs to choose the various ministers which should be completed by the end of next week, then I’ll know who to go talk to about this.”
MLAs haven’t been officially sworn in yet and definite date as to when that will occur have not been determined.
“Even I still need to be sworn in – I don’t know when yet will happen either. The phone call I got yesterday told me that I might be sworn in next week or it might be the week after,” he said.
Bernier explained that final judicial recounts for the province’s ridings still have to occur because some B.C. riding’s counts came close for each contender.
Bernier said that this government limbo is considered “normal” after an election.
He stressed that the school bus budget cut is “still at the top of my mind, for both of us” – referring to his MLA elect counterpart Pat Pimm in Peace River North.
“He and myself will be working together with both school districts to see what if any changes can be made to fix this issue,” he said.
Pimm indicated the he is already “working with the North Peace” on this issue, but also lamented he is only an “elect” at this point as he too, has not been officially sworn in as an MLA yet.
Pimm said the cut to the school bus budget might be more accurately characterized as a “shuffling” within the province’s school districts’ budgets due to a new formula the province initiated.
“Some districts were net winners and some areas had their budgets cut, and unfortunately, SD 59 and SD 60’s school bus budgets were cut,” he said.
Pimm reiterated that the earliest residents can expect any resolution to the issue is January of 2014, “when they (the school districts) initiate any special charges.”
He added: “I don’t believe that people should have to pay for school bussing in rural areas of the province so we’re gonna do our darnedest to see that it gets fixed up.”
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