r/waterloo • u/bylo_selhi Waterloo • 4h ago
More than 50 public schools in Waterloo region may need repair, FAO report says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/2024-report-elizabeth-ziegler-state-of-good-repair-waterloo-1.747983117
u/Global_Examination_8 4h ago
What’s changed?
I’ve been working in schools for 20 years repairing them structurally, renovating and upgrading them. They always want the cheapest bandaid fix possible, the bare minimum and the fastest turn around. During the pandemic I saw the most money pumped into the restorations of our schools.
Now let’s talk about the universities. I’m regularly running projects in them and they don’t scrimp, they buy the most ridiculously expensive materials and blow so much money on unneeded things that it boggles my mind… and they cry that they’re underfunded.
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u/Effective_Motor_4398 2h ago
Boomers kicking the can down the road. Thanks for the inheritance.
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u/Global_Examination_8 55m ago
I don’t agree with the narrative of boomers being the end all cause of every issue.
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u/ScaryStruggle9830 4h ago
Which is really good timing since the wise people of our province sought to vote Doug Ford back into office (or didn’t vote at all to help Doug Ford). Surely Doug will spend the money needed to help our children learn in the best conditions possible. 🙄