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Calling it "pure luck" that students haven't been hurt, Flin Flon School Board Trustee Colleen McKee wants to see a stop sign or two go up at an intersection near McIsaac School Ecole McIsaac. At Tuesday's board meeting, she made a successful motion to ask the City to slow down traffic at the intersection of Pine Avenue and Princess Boulevard, which she said many students cross while heading to and from classes. Trustee McKee called it a "huge" safety issue, saying that motorists often pick up speed while driving down Pine Avenue because there are no signs to slow them down. "This is an intersection that has bothered me for some time," she told her fellow trustees. There are currently two stop signs at the intersection, both on Princess Boulevard, but Trustee McKee said she would like to see it turned into a three or four-way stop. The board's motion will see a letter sent to the City asking that the Traffic Commission review the situation and offer some type of remedy. In another matter, the board granted permission for the Hapnot Collegiate Travel Club to travel to Paris and the south of France next year. "Several students have approached (us) and are interested in traveling next spring," read a letter from Hapnot teachers Trent Tuttosi and Lindsay Danielson, who are planning the trip. The trip is slated for spring break in 2005. A recap of other matters: Superintendent Blaine Veitch was pleased to announce that the school division has received an additional $67,000 in targeted provincial grants. Chairman Wilson noted that all grade 5 students will participate in a National Aboriginal Day celebration at the Friendship Centre on June 21. See 'Motion' P.# Con't from P.# A motion carried to allow the Trout Festival to borrow canoes, paddles, and life jackets for canoe races on Ross Lake this summer. Superintendent Veitch wished all grade 6 students good luck, as they will write their provincial English exams next week. Superintendent Veitch noted that a recent planned evacuation of McIsaac School Ecole McIsaac went well. All students and staff left the school and made their way to nearby Arctic Beverages on Green Street to practice the school division's Emergency Preparedness policy. A motion carried to send information to all the schools relative to the Manitoba Association of School Trustees' Aboriginal Youth Achievement Awards. The deadline for nominations will be September 10.
