Parents in the Applewood Acres neighbourhood of Mississauga fear for their children’s lives if they send them to school next week.
Two massive floods swept through Applewood Acres’ streets this summer, along with muddy sewage water.
In the path of the floods was the local elementary school. Inside, water levels rose up to five-feet high and outside the parking lot filled with deep water that carried a current.
What would have happened if school was in session? Would it have been possible to safely evacuate students? What is being done to prevent the next flood?
These are the questions Sofia Bonilla, mother of two students at St. Edmund Catholic Elementary School, has repeatedly been asking city and school board officials as the start of the school year quickly approaches.
“I have a hard time imagining how they would evacuate the school,” she said. “What I saw was almost like a river. How is a teacher with 15, 20 kids, going to safely evacuate them if the building is flooded? Especially the youngest ones.”
Denne historien er fra August 29, 2024-utgaven av Toronto Star.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra August 29, 2024-utgaven av Toronto Star.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
Taking care of business at home
Reds host fellow bubble team Austin, aiming to end woes at BMO Field
King's Plate runner-up vies for $IM at Woodbine
He’s firmly among Canada’s top three-year-olds but My Boy Prince faces a stiff test Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack.
Korda powers early U.S. lead at Solheim Cup
Nelly Korda danced at the urging of teammate Megan Khang as they walked off the first tee together at the Solheim Cup after a pep talk from former U.S. president Barack Obama.
If Dodgers can get playoff relief from Ohtani, they should
When the Dodgers last won the World Series in 2020, the final seven outs were perfectly navigated by a pitcher who had worked out of the bullpen just once that season.
Not alrighty then
How Jim Carrey helped Raptors icon DeMar DeRozan face depression
Latest concussion should be Tua's last
Miami quarterback should retire before life altered forever
Trump or Harris? Putin's preference isn't clear cut
Kremlin's best-case scenario might actually be a contested election
Can joy coexist with suffering?
The idea of coping is central to Annie Baker's 'Infinite Life'
I'll retire when I can't stand to hear my voice'
Superstar singer Andrea Bocelli on his TIFF documentary, his former stage fright and his sadness about Céline Dion's stiff-person syndrome
Condo comes with wrap-around balcony
North York home extends indoor living space to outdoors, overlooks nearby park for $799,900