Calgary Council Rejects Charter School in Industrial Park

0:00Calgary City Council just shut down a plan to turn a vacant office building in a northeast industrial park into a K through 12 charter school for about 750 students. The Rocky Mountain Charter School Foundation wanted to repurpose the spot in Dearfoot City Business Park right by the highway, airport, and heavy warehouses. Council said no, 12 votes to two, citing safety risks and mismatch with city development rules. The Foundation chairs say this could ease Calgary school crunch with conditional OK from Alberta education and a weightless topping 1000. Kids, they see it as a quick fix for their first school using an empty building while planning more across the province. Counselors weren't buying in, pointing to nearby factories, an ambulance training spot, glass makers, construction gear storage, and even a police shooting range just blocks away. They worried about kids walking there without safe pass or crossings, calling it the worst spot imaginable for school. Two counselors push back, arguing surplus

1:03industrial land and past approvals for daycares and parks and similar zones make this fair game. They wanted to tweak safety at the next stage and think outside the box for more schools. Now the Foundation's hunting for a new home with the province stressing they knew the risks all along. Kids on my weight list are still waiting and empty buildings like this one keep sitting idle amid the shortage. I'm Cory with the story that your Canada News today update AI powered and always on.