Concerned parents start petition calling for action on overcrowding at Surrey elementary school

Concerned parents start petition calling for action on overcrowding at Surrey elementary school

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Parents are calling on the superintendent of the school district and the Minister of Education and Childcare to speed up the delivery of promised portables and find long-term expansion solutions at Walnut Road Elementary School. Kate Walker reports.

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