Posted:
July 7, 2021
Goats returning to Idlewild to munch on invasive plants
A popular trip of local goats from Vahana Nature Rehabilitation will be returning to Idlewild Park on Monday, July 12, to help continue to manage invasive plants.
Weather permitting, the goats will dine at Idlewild Park from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The natural invasive plant management will once again be in partnership with Vahana Nature Rehabilitation and Columbia Outdoor School.
Back in May, the goats started clearing one of three priority areas around Idlewild Lake, focused on the Priority 2 zone, between the new wetland area and the lake. Their latest adventure will have the goats again munch on the Priority 2 zone and begin grazing in the Priority 3 zone in the wetland area of the park.
SD5 Board Notes
The following is a summary of motions carried by the School District No. 5 (SD5) board of directors during the December 9 board meeting.
Motions Carried
Policy
That the hyperlink to the MyEducation BC Standards Manual will be added to the bottom of Policy 7.8. Remove attachment of Regulation 7.8 A from the current School District No. 5 (Southeast Kootenay) Policy Manual.
Finance/Operations
The Board of Education approved Christmas donations, in lieu of holiday treats at the worksites, to the Cranbrook and Fernie Salvation Army and the Jaffray, Sparwood and Elkford food banks in the amounts reported in option number three that reflect the FTE students in our school sites.